In the month of February, we will be
working on making longer words by adding suffixes
(s, es) to the basewords.
Students have to remember that by adding those suffixes, words become plural;
meaning more than one.
There are two kinds of suffixes:
vowel suffixes(they begin with a vowel like -es) and consonant suffixes (they
begin with a consonant like -s). The suffix -es is used when the base
word ends with a ch, sh, s, x or z. The suffix -s is used with all other
base words.
Another way to think about this rule
is to ask yourself:
When I say the plural form of the
word out loud did I add a syllable? If so, then remember to use -es
as your suffix.
For example, bench becomes benches,
dress becomes dresses, etc.
The way we mark the suffix -es is the
same way as we mark suffix -s. We underline the baseword and circle the suffix
-es.
Remember - WE DO NOT TAP SUFFIXES!!!
tap out your base word and then say your suffix at the end.
In the month of March,
we will learn about how to add suffix -ed and suffix- ing to action words.
We add suffix -ed to
show that something already happened. For example: kick - kicked. We circle the
suffix -ed and underline the base word.
We add suffix -ing to
the baseword when we want to show that something is happening . For
example : kick- kicking. We circle the suffix -ing and underline the base
word as well.
**IMPORTANT**
When we tap out
our words to read or spell, we never tap out the suffix. Simply tap out
the base word and then add the suffix as a whole.
Trick words: never, another, day,
words, look, through
Words of the day: wishing, rented,
blended, slashing