Grade 5 lesson 6

1. Grade 5 lesson 6 • Review Lesson & • Doubling and Dropping Rules for adding vowel suffixes

2. Vowel suffixes • A suffix is a letter or letters added AFTER the base word to create a new word. • We know a suffix is a VOWEL suffix if the first letter of the suffix is a vowel. • Examples: • - ing • - y • -ed • -er • est

3. Adding vowel suffixes • When you add a vowel suffix to a base word, you MUST know if the final syllable of the base word has a short or long vowel sound. • DOUBLING RULE: When you hear a base word with a short vowel sound, double the final consonant before adding the vowel suffix. • DROPPING RULE: When you hear a base word with a long vowel sound, drop the silent e before adding the vowel suffix.

4. DOUBLE OR DROP? DOUBLING RULE WORDS DROPPING RULE WORDS Base Word w/ Long Vowel Sound nose + y = nosy fade + ed = faded shine + ing = shining bake + er = baker • Base Word w/ Short Vowel Sound • bag + y = baggy • spin + ing = spinning • clip + er = clipper • blot + ed = blotted

5. Spelling words • bagging dividing • baggy faded • blotting fading • blotted hoped • clipper hoping • clipping nosy • dimming rosy • dropping shining • maddest taping • spinning using