Guided Notes 7th Grade 12-3-2013 Lesson 34
1. CLAMARE is a Latin word meaning_____TO SHOUT_________. Words that come from this
include CLAMOR- a lout outcry- and PROCLAMATION- a public announcement.
2. Rules for doubling final consonants:
a. When a one-syllable word ends with a _____CONSONANT______________preceded by
a ___VOWEL______, we double the final consonant before adding a suffix that begins
with a vowel. Examples:
b. Drop + ed =dropped
c. Sin + er= sinner
d. Trip + ing= tripping
e. Big + est= biggest
f. Run + y= runny
3. Exceptions: bused, sewing, _writing, edited_________
4. When a word of two or more syllables ends with a single
___CONSONANT____________preceded by a single ___VOWEL___________, we double the
final consonant if the word is _____STRESSED____________on the last syllable:
a. Forget + ing= forgetting
b. Repel + ed=repelled
c. Submit + ed=submitted
5. DO NOT DOUBLE……
a. The final consonant of a word ending with a ____CONSONANT PRECEDED BY A
VOWEL______, when adding a suffix that begins with a consonant. Examples: sadly,
spotless, madness
b. ALSO, DO NOT DOUBLE the final consonant if it is preceded by two vowels or another
____CONSONANT_______. Examples: rained, warmly, broadest
6. PRACTICE TIME! Add the suffixes to these words.
a. Chop +ing = CHOPPING
b. Commit + ed= COMMITTED
c. Bad + ly= BADLY
d. Pain + less= PAINLESS
e. Luck + y= LUCKY
Now try it on your own:
Tap + ed=
Stop + ing=
Glad + ly=
Benefit + ed=
Flat + ness=
7. LIABILITY: __SOMETHING THAT IS A DISADVANTAGE________
8. INVERTEBRATES have no____BACKBONE______________.
9. ARCHIPELAGO: a chain of ____ISLANDS_____________.
10. What is the past tense of SLAP? SLAPPED
11. Underline each action verb: My ancestor, Patrick O’Hara, left Ireland and sailed to New York
City.
12. Underline the linking verb: The dog looks very unhappy in her kennel.
13. Underline each preposition: Near the abandoned village of Dudley Town lies a cemetery.
14. Correct this sentence fragment: Captain America, a well-known hero.
Captain America, a well-known hero, is one of the Avengers.
15. Underline each compound noun: Motorboats were all over the lake.
16. What is the present tense form of SIN? SINS
17. Write the present participle, past tense and past participle of the verb SCURRY. Use the table!
IS SCURRYING, SCURRIED, HAS SCURRIED
Verb
Present Present
Past
Past
Tense
Participle Tense
Participle
Elude
Eludes Is
Eluded Has
eluding
eluded
18. Underline the words that should be capitalized. “yes,” said mr. o’hara, “i am a ghost that
haunts northern ireland.”
19. Underline the possessive noun in this sentence: The ghost’s anger scared the people.