Suffix Rules

What are two rules for adding a suffix that starts with a vowel?

• If there is a long vowel, just add the suffix.

• If there is a short vowel, the word has one syllable, and the word ends with a single consonant, double the final consonant before adding the suffix.

• If the word ends with a silent e, drop the e before adding the vowel suffix.

• If the word has a vowel team, double the final consonant.

When we add the suffix "able" to the root word "manage," what happens?

• The new word becomes a noun

• The new word becomes an adjective

• The new word becomes a verb

• The meaning of the word does not change

When we add the suffix "ing" to the root word "bake," it becomes

• bakeing

• baking

When we add the suffix "ly" to the root word "happy," we

• double the consonant "L" and change the "Y" to an "I"

• only double the consonant "L"

• only change the "Y" to an "I"

• add the suffix to the root word without changing the spelling

Choose the correct spelling of the word with its suffix.

enrole + ed

• enroled

• enrolied

• enrolled

• enroleed

What is the 1-1-1 rule?

• If the root word has 1 syllable and 1 hard vowel, we add 1 consonant before adding a consonant or vowel suffix.

• If the root word has 1 syllable, 1 short vowel, and 1 final consonant, double the final consonant before adding the vowel suffix.

• A rule for adding consonant suffixes.

When we add the suffix "ing" to the root word "smile," it becomes

• smiling

• smileing

• smileeing

When we add a suffix, the root word's spelling

• might change

• will always stay the same

• will always change

"challenge" + "able" =

When we add the suffix "er" to the root word "run,"

• the verb becomes a noun

• the noun becomes a verb

• the verb becomes an adjective

• the adjective becomes a verb