Key Cards Level 3

Question 1

Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled __________

Answer 1

differently

Question 2

To protect a short vowel, we often _________

Answer 2

double the consonant

Question 3

What can we add to the end of a base word to make a new word? __________

Answer 3

a suffix

Question 4

1. When we add a CONSONANT suffix, do we double the last consonant of the base word? _________
2. When we add a VOWEL suffix, do we double the last consonant of the base word? _____________

Answer 4

1. no

2. sometimes

Question 5

1. Use the 1-1-1 Rule when adding a ________

2. Double the consonant in the base word has _________, __________, and ___________

Answer 5

1. vowel suffix
2. 1 syllable
   1 vowel
   1 consonant at the end

Question 6

The six questions words are:

Answer 6

who what where when why how

Question 7

Past tense means __________

Answer 7

it happened in the past

Question 8

Tell me the base word of ____________

Answer 8

biked farmed loved painted played burned fished liked pointed shipped called giggled joked pressed snowed clapped glued kissed pushed stormed cleaned handled landed rested waited cooked hinted mapped sanded voted crushed hoped mended skipped walked dropped invented nailed stapled wanted fried jumped packed patted yawned

Question 9

Use the Drop the E Rule when you add _______________

Answer 9

a vowel suffix

Question 10

How do you add a suffix to a word ending in single vowel y? ___________ unless ___________

Answer 10

1. Change the y to an i and add the suffix

2. Unless the suffix begins with an i