Word study

UNIT 10 Word study

AES Grade 5 English

​Explanation of Suffix-ous

This suffix changes nouns (name words) to adjectives (describing words). The change happens by DELETING the last letter of the noun and adding the letters: O U S

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​- In the example the noun fame is used - fame is the name for someone or something being known by many people.

​​- The word changes to the word famous which is the adjective to describe a person or thing who has fame (who is known by many people)

​STUDENTS LISTEN THEN PRACTICE PRONUNCIATION Link to Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1doi5JeqYbnWmKa2PkCMD52lc_b_Bjwg1/view?usp=sharing

​Adventurous

Carnivorous

Spacious

Humorous

Envious

Venomous

Mountainous

Marvelous

​Next we will make a noun for each of the adjectives in the list and then make sentences using the adjectives and the nouns!!

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​NOTE: Document should be filled in and new copy saved when done!!

​Link to the next document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WWHc_Pt9kASTmlcTIrhR1tkMNVgkL9gU41smVRcxPqc/edit?usp=sharing