Wednesday, February 17, 2010

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary: 2/17-?

Our spelling & vocabulary tests are tentatively scheduled for next Tuesday, 2/23. Please be sure to watch the agenda, though, for exact info.

SPELLING: Changing final -y to -i + a suffix
*Please know how to spell the base word and the spelling word.
1. liberties
2. victories
3. countries
4. spied
5. enemies
6. armies
7. scariest
8. dirtier
9. happiness
10. abilities
11. pitied
12. ladies
13. busier
14. duties
15. lilies
16. worthiness
17. tiniest
18. emptiness
19. replies
20. dizziness
21. unified
22. levied
23. colonies
24. rivalries
25. strategies

VOCABULARY: Suffixes -ist, -ic, -ation/-tion, -ism, -ent
*Be sure you know what each suffix means and how it changes the base word.
1. dentist
2. perfectionist
3. heroic
4. historic
5. accusation
6. optimism
7. journalism
8. turbulent
9. succulent
10. recreation

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