Base Words and Suffixes

Miss Hini introduces Module 5, focusing on word analysis skills, specifically suffixes -ity and -ty. She explains how these suffixes change the meaning of base words to indicate a state of being. The lesson includes examples like 'security' from 'secure' and 'rarity' from 'rare'. Students learn to identify base words by removing suffixes, with tips to ensure understanding.

What is the main focus of this lesson?

• Grammar rules

• Suffixes -ity and -ty

• Prefixes and their meanings

• Vocabulary building

What do the suffixes -ity and -ty generally indicate?

• The state of being something

• The process of making something

• The action of doing something

• The quality of something

When the suffix -ity is added to a word, what is often done to the base word?

• Add an extra letter

• Change the first letter

• Double the last consonant

• Drop the final 'e'

What is the base word of 'security'?

• Secures

• Securing

• Secured

• Secure

What is the base word of 'rarity'?

• Rare

• Rarer

• Raring

• Rarest

What is the base word of 'finality'?

• Finalist

• Finalize

• Final

• Finally

What is the base word of 'safety'?

• Safest

• Safe

• Safely

• Safeguard

What is the base word of 'certainty'?

• Certifiable

• Certain

• Certify

• Certainty

What is the base word of 'novelty'?

• Novelist

• Novelty

• Novel

• Novelize

Why is it important to identify the base word?

• To learn grammar

• To make new words

• To understand the word's meaning

• To improve spelling