Syllabication/vowel suffixes

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

• prefixes

• syllables

• suffixes

• compound

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.

Divide the word: dripping

• dr-ipping

• dri-pping

• dripp-ing

• drip-ping

Divide the word into syllable: tapping.

• ta-pp-ing

• tapp-ing

• tap-ping

• tap-p-ing

Divide this word: speedy.

• spee-dy

• spee-dy

• sp-eedy

• speed-y

Divide this word: weepy.

• we-epy

• wee-py

• weep-y

• we-e-py

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.

Divide this word: swimmer.

• swim-mer

• swi-mmer

• swimm-er

• swi-m-mer

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.

Divide this word: grinning.

• gr-in-ning

• grinn-ing

• gri-nning

• grin-ning