Mastering Medial Vowels and Suffixes

Which of the following words contains a medial vowel "y" that makes the long 'i' sound?

• system

• happy

• cycle

• fly

What is the correct spelling of the word that means "the act of creating" and ends with the suffix "tion"?

• creatian

• creation

• creatien

• creatian

Fill in the blank: I made the _ to go to college after graduating high school.

• decision

• decition

• decician

• decicial

Which word is spelled correctly with the suffix "-cial"?

• offical

• official

• offecial

• officiel

Fill in the blank: "When I went to the spa, I was excited to get a_ to help open up the pores on my face."

• special

• social

• facial

Fill in the blank with the correct spelling: "Mrs. Smith was very _ when she allowed me to turn in my assignment for full credit even though it was two weeks late."

• grashous

• gracious

• gratius

• graciouce

Which of the following is the correct spelling for a word meaning "having the quality of being careful"?

• cautius

• cautous

• cautious

• cauticious

Which word contains a medial "y" that sounds like a short "i"?

• gym

• my

• fly

• sky

Choose the word that correctly uses the suffix "-tion" to form a noun from the verb "educate".

• education

• educasion

• educatial

• educatious

Fill in the blank: "Gene decided to not go to the dance because he was not feeling very _, and did not want to be around people."

• partial

• facial

• social

• essential