Week 4 Spelling with Suffixes

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What is a suffix?

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A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function.

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What does the suffix '-ing' indicate?

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The suffix '-ing' indicates an action that is currently happening, such as in the words 'running' or 'swimming'.

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What does the suffix '-ed' indicate?

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The suffix '-ed' indicates that an action has already happened, such as in the words 'jumped' or 'laughed'.

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Which word is spelled correctly: 'smiling', 'smileing', 'smillin', 'smieling'?

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smiling

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Which word is spelled correctly: 'boasted', 'bostd', 'bostad', 'boastd'?

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boasted

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Which word is spelled correctly: 'taped', 'tappt', 'tapped', 'taptd'?

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tapped

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Which word is spelled correctly: 'swimming', 'swiming', 'swimminge', 'swimmeing'?

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swimming

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Which word is spelled correctly: 'laughed', 'laffed', 'laughd', 'laufed'?

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laughed

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What is the purpose of using suffixes in spelling?

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Suffixes help to modify the meaning of a word and indicate tense, mood, or aspect.

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Can you give an example of a word with the suffix '-ful'?

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An example is 'joyful', which means full of joy.