Syllabication/vowel suffixes

Word parts that are added to the end of words are _?_.

• prefixes

• syllables

• suffixes

• compound

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Two kinds of suffixes are ___.

• end, start

• vowel, consonant

• open, closed

• long, short

Answer explanation

Vowel suffixes begin with vowels: -able, -y, -ed,

-er, and -ing,

Consonant suffixes begin with consonants:

-ness, -ly, -ment, -s, -ly, ful, and -less.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Divide the word: dripping

• dr-ipping

• dri-pping

• dripp-ing

• drip-ping

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Divide the word into syllable: tapping.

• ta-pp-ing

• tapp-ing

• tap-ping

• tap-p-ing

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Divide this word: speedy.

• spee-dy

• spee-dy

• sp-eedy

• speed-y

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Divide this word: weepy.

• we-epy

• wee-py

• weep-y

• we-e-py

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Divide this word: higher.

• hig-her

• hi-gher

• high-er

• highe-r

Answer explanation

The digraph gh needs to stick together so the vowel suffix does not grab the consonant in front of it like it would normally. Instead divide it like this: high-er.

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Divide this word: swimmer.

• swim-mer

• swi-mmer

• swimm-er

• swi-m-mer

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Divide this word: darker.

• dar-ker

• dark-er

• d-ar-ker

• darke-r

Answer explanation

The vowel suffix -er grabs the consonant in front of it, so it is divided this way: dar-ker.

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Divide this word: grinning.

• gr-in-ning

• grinn-ing

• gri-nning

• grin-ning

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A