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Unit 3 Quiz Prep
Question | Answer |
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What are the 3 layers that make up the English language? | Anglo Saxon, Latin, and Greek |
Hop + ing= | hopping |
Hope + ing= | hoping |
If a word ends in a vowel + Y, do you have to change anything before adding a suffix? (Ex- play +ed) | No, just add the suffix. (played) |
If a word ends in a consonant + Y, do you have to change anything when adding a suffix? (empty +ed) | Yes, change the Y to an I before adding the suffix. (emptied) **Exception--if the suffix begins with an I you don't have to change anything. (fry + ing = frying) |
fry + ed= | fried |
fly+ing= | flying |
fly+ ed= | flied |
What is the doubling rule? | When a base word ends in a SINGLE CONSONANT that comes after a SINGLE VOWEL, double the final consonant if the suffix begins with a vowel. |
sad +er= | sadder |
drop+ing= | dropping |
boil+ing= | boiling |
chant+ed= | chanted |
ship +ment= | shipment |
glad+ly= | gladly |
red+er= | redder |
What is the silent E rule? | If a word ends in a silent E, drop the E if the suffix begins with a vowel. (drive+ing=driving) *Sometimes you keep the E to keep a soft G or C. (change +able=changeable) |
Where do prefixes occur in words? | at the beginning |
Where do suffixes occur in words? | at the end |
What is the prefix in the word UNLIKE? | UN |
What is the prefix in the word MISUNDERSTAND? | MIS |
Latin roots usually contain what? | The stressed syllable |
Dict, vent, struct, ped, form, duct, flex, port, gress, lect, and flect are just some examples of ____________. | Latin Roots |
Tele, kilo, graph, auto, psych, sphere, gon, poly, ology, bio, and scope are just some examples of ____________________. | Greek Combining forms |
How do you divide the word PHONOGRAPH into syllables? | Pho/no/graph |
How do you divide the word PHYSICAL into syllables? | Phys/i/cal |
How do you divide the word ORTHODONTIST into syllables? | Or/tho/don/tist |