Lesson 18 Word Lists and Sentences

Suffixes -s, -es Nouns/Verbs

Add suffix s to the following words.

1. Jack bit off big bites of the cake that Deb spent a lot of time to make.
2. You can make a lot of contacts while on the job.
3. Jess intends to sell the old car she got from her mom next fall.

Add suffix es to these words.

1. 1. On the last date of the classes, Jen passes the test and rushes home to tell all the friends.
   2. Wendell picks bunches of endives to make the best lunches.
   3. Quinn bumps the set of drums and it crashes onto the desktop and smashes.

Review Words

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Spelling and Sentence Dictation

Review

(Suffix) –s, -es, noun/verb

In this lesson, we learned about base words and suffixes. A base word is a word that that can stand on its own and have meaning; a word that you cannot take anything away from.

A suffix is added to the end of a base word and changes the meaning or function of the word. Suffixes are on red cards in our sound deck.

Examples:  cats, buses, boxes, buzzes, patches, flashes

Suffixes

suffix s – /s/ – changes a noun to plural

suffix s – /z/ – changes a noun to plural

suffix s – /s/ – used with the third person singular verb he/she/it –

suffix s – /z/ – used with the third person singular verb he/she/it –

suffix es – /ĭz/ – changes a noun to plural

suffix es – /ĭz/ – used with the third person singular verb
he/she/it-

Practice

Use c or k to complete the spelling of each word. What rule did you apply?

Use ch or tch to complete the spelling of each word. What rule did you apply?

Add suffix s or suffix es to the following words.

Circle the compound words.

Circle the suffix.  Is it a plural noun or a third person verb?

Circle the suffix. Mark the vowels with a V.  Mark the consonants with a C. What syllable pattern do you see?  Divide the syllables. Read the word.