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Spelling Unit # 6. Spelling “rule” of the week: Drop the final silent e before adding a suffix beginning with a vowel. Exceptions: notic e able, courag e ous. Focus Rule Words: 1) separat ing (separat [-e] + ing) 2) concentrat ing (concentrat [-e] + ing)
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Spelling Unit #6 Spelling “rule” of the week: Drop the final silent e before adding a suffix beginning with a vowel. Exceptions: noticeable, courageous
Focus Rule Words: 1)separating (separat [-e] + ing) 2) concentrating (concentrat [-e] + ing) 3) refuting (refut [-e] + ing) 4) investigating (investigat [-e] + ing) 5) experiencing (experienc [-e] + ing)
Academic Verbs: 6) proceed to go forth Let’s proceed in the investigation. 7) precede to come before Chapter one precedes chapter two. 8) apply to put something into effect, to have relevance See if that rule applies.
Commonly misspelled words: 9) necessary (one c, two s’s) 10) grammar (two m’s, -ar not -er) Pirate: “Arrre you liking your grammar?” 11) unacceptable (un + accept + able) two c’s in accept
Roots/prefixes/suffixes: scrib/script = write semi = half pre = before sub = under
12) describe to writedownin words 13) prescribe to lay down a rule (“write” it) beforehand 14) semicircle a half circle 15) subordinateunder someone or something else in terms of order
Commonly confused words: 16) too (adverb) also, more than enough That’s too much sugar! 17) two (noun) 2; (adjective) more than one Two students finished early. 18) to (part of an infinitive verb) Ex: to dance; (preposition) Ex: to the store I must go to the office.
Review Words: 19) quit/quite/quiet(to end / entirely / noiseless) 20) exercise(ex + er + cise)