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Spelling Sort 13

Explore how changing word endings can alter long vowels to short vowels. Learn examples and rules in this informative guide.

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Spelling Sort 13

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  1. Spelling Sort 13 Vowel Alteration

  2. Base word with long vowel changed to short vowel • When you change the ending on some words that have a long vowel sound, the new word changes that vowel to a short sound.

  3. Reptile/Reptilian • any cold-blooded vertebrate such as turtles, snakes, lizards, and crocodilians. • The crocodile is a reptile belonging to the reptilian family.

  4. Mine/Mineral • a place where such minerals may be obtained, either by excavation or by washing the soil. • The gold mineral was found in the mine.

  5. Rite/Ritual • a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use • The rite of passage in Native American culture is an important ritual.

  6. Flame/Flammable • burning gas or vapor • Do not get the flame near the flammable material.

  7. Base word with long vowel changed to short /u/ sound • Sometimes when a word ending is changed that has a long vowel sound, the vowel sound changes to a short u sound.

  8. Compete/Competition • to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, or profit. • He will compete in the arm wrestling competition for a $1000 prize.

  9. Relate/Relative • to have some relation with. • How can I relate to my weird relative when we have nothing in common?

  10. Major/Majority • greater in size, extent, or importance • The majority of Majors in the military are not women.

  11. Confide/Confidence • to have full trust; have faith • She has confidence that she can confide her body to the strong hands of her friends.

  12. Define/Definition • to explain or identify • The teacher will define the rules for locating the definitions of our vocabulary words.

  13. Nature/Natural • the natural world as it exists without human beings or civilization • In nature we find many natural resources.

  14. Reside/Residence • to dwell permanently or for a considerable time • I will reside in this residence for the next 20 years.

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