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Spelling Unit # 4

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) sudden ness (sudden + ness) 2) truthful ly (truthful + ly)

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Spelling Unit # 4

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  1. 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: --

  2. 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)

  3. 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.

  4. 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)

  5. Roots/prefixes/suffixes: inter = between intro = into intra = within spec = look

  6. 12) internationalbetween nations 13) intrastatewithin states (intrastate highway vs. interstate highway) 14) introspectiveto lookinto one’s own mind 15) spectator an onlooker

  7. 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!

  8. Review Words: 18) there/they’re/their (location, contraction, possessive) 19) definitely(definite + ly) 20) neighbor(ei--sounded as a)

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