Understanding Vocabulary and Inflectional Endings

Mrs. Rhodes introduces a lesson on inflectional endings, focusing on 'ed' and 'ing'. She explains how these endings change verb tense or noun form without altering the part of speech. The lesson includes reading a word list, identifying base words, and understanding syllable stress rules for consonant doubling. Students learn to apply these rules and understand the meanings of key words.

What materials are needed for the lesson?

• A laptop and a calculator

• A dictionary and a notebook

• A purple book and colorful writing utensils

• A ruler and a pencil

What is an inflectional ending?

• A suffix that changes the verb tense or noun form

• A synonym for another word

• A prefix that changes the meaning of a word

• A root word that stands alone

Which of the following words has an inflectional ending?

• Run

• Running

• Runner

• Ran

What should you do when you see a word with 'ed' or 'ing'?

• Underline the base word

• Circle the ending

• Highlight the first letter

• Cross out the vowels

What does a pink circle represent in the key?

• A prefix

• A base word

• An inflectional ending

• A vowel

What rule applies when adding 'ed' or 'ing' to a word ending in 'e'?

• Add an extra 'e'

• Double the last consonant

• Drop the 'e' before adding the ending

• Change the 'e' to 'i'

How do you determine where to slice a word into syllables?

• By finding the stressed syllable

• By identifying the base word

• By counting the vowels

• By looking for double consonants

When should you double the consonant before adding 'ed' or 'ing'?

• When the first syllable is stressed

• When the word ends with a vowel

• When the syllable touching the ending is stressed

• When the word has more than two syllables

What does the word 'admitted' mean in the context of the lesson?

• To confess or acknowledge

• To submit a document

• To suggest an idea

• To allow entry

What does 'amusing' mean?

• Boring

• Sad

• Funny

• Serious