Master Spelling: Understanding Rule Words and Common Mistakes
This unit emphasizes essential spelling rules, particularly when adding suffixes like -ness and -ly without altering the base word. Discover exceptions such as "suddenness" and "truthfully." Learn academic verbs that enhance writing, like "conclude," "assert," and "vary." Explore commonly misspelled words and roots/prefixes/suffixes to deepen your vocabulary. Clarify commonly confused words like "were" and "where," and review frequently misused variations such as "there," "they're," and "their." Strengthen your spelling skills today!
Master Spelling: Understanding Rule Words and Common Mistakes
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Spelling Unit #4 Spelling “rule” of the week: When adding -ness or -ly to a word, do not change the spelling of the word itself. Exceptions: --
Focus Rule Words: 1)suddenness (sudden + ness) 2) truthfully (truthful + ly) 3) daily (da + [y to i] +ly) --an exception, covered under a rule in another chapter. Hmm… 4) awkwardly (awkward + ly) 5) jokingly (joking + ly)
Academic Verbs: 6) concludeto draw a conclusion or provide an ending statement At the end of my essay, I concluded by restating the main ideas. 7) assertto emphasize or make known The author asserts her argument in the form of a thesis statement. 8) varyto change or demonstrate difference Try to vary the words used at the beginning of each sentence.
Commonly misspelled words: 9) argument (argu [-e] + ment) 10) throughout (through + out) Let’s rough it out throughout! 11) address (two d’s: ad + dress)
Roots/prefixes/suffixes: inter = between intro = into intra = within spec = look
12) internationalbetween nations 13) intrastatewithin states (intrastate highway vs. interstate highway) 14) introspectiveto lookinto one’s own mind 15) spectator an onlooker
Commonly confused words: 16) were (linking verb, past tense of “are”) You were fast! 17) where (p.o.s. varies) used to pinpoint location That’s where the wild things are!
Review Words: 18) there/they’re/their (location, contraction, possessive) 19) definitely(definite + ly) 20) neighbor(ei--sounded as a)