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15 Cards in this Set
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PLURALS
add s |
*to form most plurals
if the word ends in a vowel followed by y (key- keys) *to words ending in a vowel followed by o (radio-radios) *to most words ending in f (some exceptions) |
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PLURALS
add es |
*if the noun ends in ch,s, sh x or z
(lunches, gases, brushes, boxes, waltzes) *if the noun ends in consonant followed by a y, change y to i and add es (lady- ladies) *to most words ending in a consonant followed by an o (echo-echoes) *to some one-syllable nouns ending in a singe f or fe, change the f or fe to v when you can hear the v sound in the plural form then add -es (leaf-leaves) |
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PLURALS
change the spelling of some words rather than add -s or -es |
child- children tooth-teeth
foot-feet ox-oxen goose-geese woman-women man-men louse-lice mouse-mice |
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PLURALS
some words are the same for both singular and plural form |
bison
deer grouse moose sheep swine |
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POSSESSIVES
add 's |
if the word does not end in s
(boy's) |
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POSSESSIVES
add ' |
if the word ends in s
boys' |
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POSSESSIVES
add nothing |
to a personal pronoun
(his, its, yours) |
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PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
prefixes |
add to the beginning of a word.
no changes. (unhappy) |
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PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
suffixes |
add to a word without changes unless there is a rule that applies
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PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
final c |
if a word ends in a silent e, drop the e when adding a suffix beginning with a vowel. (no change if beginning with a consonant)
except: when a word ends in ce or ge and the suffice begins with a or o, don't drop the final e. (peace-peaceable manage- manageable |
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PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
final y |
if the word ends in a consonant followed by y, change the y to i before adding endings thta do not begin with (ing, ist)
(carry- carrying -carried keep the y if adding to a proper name (Murphy's) |
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PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
doubling |
double the final consonant before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel if both of the following conditions are met: the word has 1 syllable or is accented on the last syll.once the suffix is added and 2. the word ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel except when the final con. is x,w,or y
(pep-peppy forget- forgetting) |
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PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
-tion -sion |
if a word ends in de, t, te, or se, drop those letters before adding tion or sion
(decide- decision educate- education) |
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PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
make a noun |
add one of the following suffixes to a base word to make a noun: ian ment ness ar ance ist ity tion ion er ence ty ation sion or y
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PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
make a verb |
add one of the following suffixes to a base word to make a verb: ate en ify ish ize ise
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