Language/Spelling Quiz

woe + ful = woeful

What number of key concept are we applying?

• 3. To add a suffix starting with a or o, keep the e in words with the soft c or g sound.

• 1. To add a suffix starting with a consonant, keep a word's final silent e.

• 4. To add most suffixes to words ending in ee or oe, keep the final e.

• 2. Exception to memorize.

defense + less = defenseless

What number of key concept are we applying?

• 2. Exception to memorize.

• 4. To add most suffixes to words ending in ee or oe, keep the final e.

• 1. To add a suffix starting with a consonant, keep a word's final silent e.

• 3. To add a suffix starting with a or o, keep the e in words with the soft c or g sound.

The word aweful from the topic Keeping the Final Silent e, is an exception to memorize.

• True

• False

annoy + ance = anoyance

What number of key concept are we applying?

• 2. Keep the y when adding -ing.

• 3. Keep the y if a vowel precedes it.

• 1. Change the y to i if a consonant precedes the y.

lonely + ness = loneliness

What number of key concept are we applying?

• 3. Keep the y if a vowel precedes it.

• 2. Keep the y when adding -ing

• 1. Change the y to i if a consonant precedes the y.

testify + ing = testifying

What number of key concept are we applying?

• 1. Change the y to i if a consonant precedes the y.

• 2. Keep the y when adding -ing.

• 3. Keep the y if a vowel precedes it.

1. The ending /íz/ is spelled -ize in many words.

What word spells -ize?

• despise

• hydrolyze

• athorize

The ending /íz/ is spelled -yze in only a few words.

What word spells -yze?

• pulverize

• franchise

• paralyze

The ending /íz/ is spelled -ise in some words.

What word spells -ise?

• despise

• scrutinize

• analyze

hereditary

What suffix are we using?

• -ory

• -ary