English Conventions Flashcards
How do you add the suffix -ing to fry?
Since the suffix begins with an i, the word becomes frying.
How do you add the suffix -ful to beauty?
Since the root word (beauty) has a consonant (t) before the y, and the suffix does not begin with “i”; the y is changed to i. The word becomes beautiful.
How do you make vex plural?
since it ends with -x, you add -es to make it plural.
Vexes
How do you make recess plural?
since it ends with -s, you add -es to make it plural.
It becomes recesses
What are homophones?
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently.
Which word is spelled correctly:
1. acheive
2. beleif
3. cheif
4. relieved
relieved
- I before E
How do you make church plural?
since it ends with -ch, you add -es to make it plural.
It becomes churches
How do you add the suffix -ed to pray?
Since there is a vowel (a) before the y in pray, the word becomes prayed.
How do you make knife plural?
since it ends with -fe, you add -ves to make it plural.
knifes
How do you add the suffix -ing to stop?
Since there is a single vowel (o) before the final consonant (p) and it is a one syllable word, double the final consonant. The word becomes stopping.
How do you add the suffix -ed to refer?
Since there is a single vowel (e) before the final consonant (r) and the consonant ends on an accented syllable (FER), double the final consonant. The word becomes referred.
How do you make cash plural?
since it ends with -sh, you add -es to make it plural.
It becomes cashes.
Which word is spelled incorrectly:
1. caffiene
2. neither
3. vein
4. perceive
- caffiene
-caffeine
How do you add the suffix -ment to arrange?
Since the suffix -ment begins with a consonant, the “e” is kept and the word becomes arrangement.
How do you make box plural?
since it ends with -x, you add -es to make it plural.
Boxes
