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Name _______________________________________
Lesson 22
Base word changes
| enter |
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entrance |
four |
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forty |
| winter |
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wintry |
curious |
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curiosity |
| monster |
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monstrous |
generous |
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generosity |
| disaster |
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disastrous |
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| remember |
-- |
remembrance |
explain |
-- |
explanation |
| hunger |
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hungry |
maintain |
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maintenance |
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detain |
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detention |
Look at the word pairs in each group. Notice that the second word in each pair has
lost a vowel or vowels from its base form.
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When the base form of the first group of words is changed, what happens
to the er? _ ___________________________________________
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| 2. |
In the next group of words, the ou changes. What letter
is dropped in these three words? _____
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In the last three words, the ai changes. How many words
keep the letter a and drop the i? _____
What happens to the ai in the other words? ___________________________________________________ |
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Lesson Generalization
A few common words change the spelling of the base word in
an unusual way when a suffix is added. These unexpected spellings result
from dropped or changed vowels. Invent mnemonic devices, such as these,
for troublesome words.
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- Plan your explanation.
- I get hungry on wintry nights.
- It was monstrous and disastrous.
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- He came through the entrance in a trance.
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- Her generosity was a curiosity.
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