Base Words and Inflected Forms

VCCCV Pattern

Comparing Adjectives

Writing and GrammarMariah Keeps Cool

Base Words and Inflected Forms

• Inflected endings can change the meaning of a base word– Present to Past

• Assist to Assisted– Singular to Plural

• Automobile to automobiles• In order to find the inflected form of a word

in a dictionary, you must identify the base word then look up the word.

Objective: I can use a dictionary to write sentences using a base word and its inflected forms. S3C5PO1

Identifying the Base Word. I do.• Insisted, insisting, insists

• Adding Endings:– -ed, -ing, -s– So, base word is insist.

• Dictionary entry:

Identifying the Base Word. We do.She started realizing that the surprise party was going to be more work than

she had planned.• Added Ending:

– -ing• Base Word:

– realize• Find the definition in a dictionary.

Identifying the Base Word. We do.

The hardest work continued to be getting ready for the meet.

• Added Ending– -ed

• Base Word–continue

• Find the definition in a dictionary.

Word Base Word

Example Sentence.

Definition

Denise was separating clothing and filling boxes.

Denise was more help than Mariah had imagined.

Lynn’s eyes widened, her mouth opened, and she quickly covered it.

The cake, hot dog buns, chips, and all the relishes were on the table.

separating

imagined

widened

relishes

VCCCV Pattern• Words can be broken into syllables.• Each syllable must have a vowel sound.• VCCCV words always have two

blended consonants that are pronounced in the same syllable. You cannot split them apart.

• Syllable break is going to be before the blended consonants or after.

• VC / CCV or VCC / CV

Objective: I can write where a word breaks into syllables by labeling words with the VCCCV pattern.

Blended Consonants

Can you think of any consonant blends?

• bl, br, ch, cr, cl, dr, fl, fr, gh, gl, gr, pl, pr, sh, sl, sm, st, th, wh

VCCCV Pattern. I do.

Trina complained of all the work that needed to be done for the party.

• VCCCV Pattern

• complained• Blend

– pl

• Com/plained or compl/ained

VCCCV Pattern. We do.

“Whew!” Mariah exclaimed.• VCCCV Pattern

• exclaimed• Blend

– cl

• ex / claimed or excl / aimed

Definition: (to cry out surprisingly)

VCCCV Pattern. We do.

• mischief– mis-chief

• illness– ill-ness

• laughter– laugh-ter

• district– dis-trict

Can you label the VCCCV pattern and find the consonant blend?

VCCCV Pattern. You do.

Follow the same steps we used on the examples to find the syllable breaks in the underlined words.

1. The party seemed under control.

2. Lynn was very surprised.

3. Mariah didn’t want to exclude anyone.

4. The company supplied the equipment.

Comparing Adjectives• Add the ending –er to most adjectives to compare

two things– Brandon’s banner was longer than his sign.

• Add the ending –est to most adjectives to compare three or more things– Michelle’s banner was the longest banner in the contest.

• Use more with long adjectives to compare two things– Angela was more helpful than Cynthia.

• Use most with long adjectives to compare three or more things– Denise was the most helpful of all.

Objective: I can write the correct adjective in a sentence to compare two or more things.

Comparing Adjectives. I do.

Clothing for children is ___________ than clothing for adults. (small)

• Is the adjective the base word?• How many things am I comparing?

Clothing for children is smaller than clothing for adults.

Comparing Adjectives. We do.

Clothing for babies is the ___________ of all. (small)

• Is the adjective the base word?• How many things am I comparing?

Clothing for babies is the smallest of all.