When a base word ends in a
consonant and a y, change the y to
an i before adding a suffix.
Exception: If a suffix begins with an i,
the y does not change.
Definition
1: the quality present in a
thing or person that gives
intense pleasure or deep
satisfaction to the mind
What is it like?
Examples:
(n) very pretty
the belle of
the ball
-loveliness
-fairness
-attractiveness
-belle
The woman chosen to be Miss America is always a real
beauty.
Definition
1: plural of beauty
Examples:
(n) more than one
beauty in
this crowd
What is it like?
- attractive
- pretty
The girls on the floats are all beauties.
Definition
1: delighted
2: fortunate
3: glad
What is it like?
-cheerful
-joyous
-merry
-pleased
Examples:
(adv)
a happy
family
couple enjoying
watching tv
doctor pleased
his patient is
doing better
Mr. Smith was very happy to be elected mayor.
Definition
1: with pleasure
2: luckily
3: appropriately
Examples:
(adv) playing
together
jumping for joy
What is it like?
- merrily
- blithely
- jubilantly
smiling happily
June sang happily as she honored her mother on her 50th
birthday.
Definition
1: to weep, shed tears, with
or without sound
2: a fit of weeping
3: call out
What is it like?
-sob
-shout
-yell
-scream
Examples:
(v)
you hear me
(n)
can’t
find my
mom
another soda
I always cry when I watch a sad movie.
lost
Definition
1: past tense of cry
What is it like?
- sad
Examples:
(v) hungry
lost
can’t find
his herd
My little brother cried loudly when he fell and hurt his knee.
Definition
1: in the first part of a
period of time
2: before the usual time
Examples:
(adj)
that early bird
will get his worm
early morning
sunrise
What is it like?
-ahead of time
-beforehand
-too soon
(adv)
They arrived early and found their hosts still dressing.
Definition
1: before
2: back in time
What is it like?
- previous
- former
- past
Examples:
(adj)
can’t go
back in
time
house was
built a long
time before now
Earlier in the day, the weather was horrible.
Definition
1: of great weight
2: of great amount
3: hard to cope with
What is it like?
-massive
-severe
-gloomy
Examples:
(adj) cement is
heavy
heavy grain
sacks
heavy snow fall
Trying to carry my backpack and my food and water for the
hike became a very heavy task.
Definition
1: of greatest weight
2: of the most serious
importance
Examples:
(adj)
he chose
the heaviest one
What is it like?
-most difficult
-most laden
he’s heaviest
An elephant is the heaviest land animal I have ever seen.
She cried.
my mother always mak my
Carri the heaviest
Baggs from the stor
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