51. Word Lists and Sentences
| List 1 | |
|---|---|
| extra | alive |
| aside | vodka |
| Debra | arose |
| alone | cobra |
| Sandra | villa |
- The volcano in Kenya started to erupt a long time ago. What came out of it? Hot, melted rock spilled from it onto the delta.
- Their grandpa and grandma came to their home. What’ll they all do when they arrive? They will have a huge hug and then read on the sofa.
- He likes films circa the 1950’s with ultra-funny plot lines adapted from old paperbacks.
| List 2 | |
|---|---|
| Add – ance to these words. | |
| abund_____ | domin_____ |
| intoler_____ | expect_____ |
| repent_____ | |
| Add -ence to these words. | |
| perman_____ | confid_____ |
| depend_____ | frequ_____ |
| pertin_____ | |
| Add -able to these words. | |
| profit_____ | claim_____ |
| adopt_____ | accept_____ |
| float_____ | |
| Add -ible to these words. | |
| comprehend_____ | deduct_____ |
| impress_____ | prevent_____ |
| corrupt | |
| Add -age to these words. | |
| crib_____ | block_____ |
| drain_____ | salv_____ |
| Use the ‘drop the e’ spelling with these words and add -able. Why do we drop the e? | |
| like_____ | note_____ |
| live_____ | |
| Keep the ‘e’ with these words and add – able. Why does the e need to stay for these spellings? | |
| trace_____ | change_____ |
| manage_____ | |
- Melvin has a high tolerance for pain and kept his ailment to himself for a while until he couldn’t stand the pain any longer.
- He also didn’t want to bother anyone and that increased his reluctance to making us aware of the discomfort he was feeling.
- Have you noticed that when you get ready to place your name at the end of a contract there is always that fine print that is barely readable?
- What’s the difference between that blue and this blue?
- In most cases it’s about whether or not the agency you purchased the products from cannot be held accountable if the deliverable date of your goods is not met.
- Please don’t forget to pick up postage stamps at the post office in Shopper’s since you’re going in to fill your prescription.
- Which one of you is responsible for making this lovely dinner?
- It’ll save you standing in line at the counter and waiting if you also get some of the Band-Aid bandages that are on sale.
Review Words
| awoke | digestible |
| atone | edible |
| Aladdin | forcible |
| Alaska | legible |
| tundra | sensible |
| wisdom | turbulent |
| gotten | steeped |
| final | decent |
| blossom | juggled |
| phantom | teenager |
| abundance | placed |
| acceptance | placated |
| insurance | ultra |
| observance | tangent |
| reluctance | aloft |
What Says?
| 1. | 6. |
| 2. | 7. |
| 3. | 8. |
| 4. | 9. |
| 5. | 10. |
Spelling and Sentence Dictation
| 1. | 6. |
| 2. | 7. |
| 3. | 8. |
| 4. | 9. |
| 5. | 10. |
| 11. | 12. |
| 13. | 14. |
| 15. |
| 1. |
| 2. |
| 3. |
Review
schwa ‘a’ – Alaska – /ŭ/ – ‘a’ says /ŭ/ in an unstressed syllable
vowel suffix -ance – /Әnce/ – turns adjectives into nouns;
vowel suffix -ence – /Әnce/ – turns adjectives into nouns;
vowel suffix able, /ŭbӘl/, turns verbs into adjectives;
vowel suffix ible, /ŭbӘl/, turns verbs into adjectives;
vowel suffix age – /Əge/ – forms nouns.
Practice
- What type of syllable? Place a checkmark in the correct column.
Syllable Closed Open VCe R-Controlled Vowel Team Cle baf fle nee dle la cle war ble crin kle - Complete the following chart. Write your answers in the spaces below each given word.
Add the suffix for ‘in the past’ value propel confer bar crane Add the suffix for ‘one who’ dodge outfit dive win jive - Add the following suffixes to these base words. Which spelling is used (the ‘1+1+1’, or the ‘drop the e’)?
- ‘ed’ to charge? _______________________
- ‘ing’ to begin? _______________________
- ch or tch?
sti_____ pa_____work per_____ed scor_____ing unma_____ed - c, k, or ck?
mee_____ dis_____rete s_____illset _____omprehended cli_____ers - ge or dge?
le_____ pu_____ plun___ flan_____ mer____
