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Base Words and Inflected Forms

VCCCV Pattern

Comparing Adjectives

Writing and rammar

Mariah Keeps Cool


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Base Words and Inflected Forms

Inflected endings can change the meaning

of a base word

Present to PastAssist 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


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Identifying the Base Word. I do.

Insisted, insisting, insists

Adding Endings: -ed, -ing , -s

So, base word is insist.

Dictionary entry:


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Identifying the Base Word.We do.

She started realizingthat the surpriseparty was going to be more work than

she had planned.

Added Ending:

-ing

Base Word:

realize

Find the definition in a dictionary.


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Identifying the Base Word. We do.

The hardest work cont inuedto be

getting ready for the meet.

Added Ending

-ed Base Word

continue

Find the definition in a dictionary.


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Word Base

Word

Example

Sentence.

Definition

Denise was

separating clothing

and filling boxes.

Denise was more help

than Mariah had

imagined.

Lynns 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


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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

cannotsplit them apart.

Syllable break is going to be before theblended 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.


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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


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VCCCV Pattern. I do.

Trina complainedof all the work that needed to bedone for the party.

VCCCV Pattern

complained Blend

pl

Com/plained or compl/ained


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VCCCV Pattern. We do.

Whew! Mariah exclaimed.

VCCCV Pattern

exclaimed Blend

c l

ex / claimed or excl / aimed

Definition: (to cry out surprisingly)


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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?


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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 cont ro l.

2. Lynn was very surpr ised.

3. Mariah didnt want to exclude

anyone.

4. The company suppl iedthe

equipment.


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Comparing Adjectives

Add the ending er to most adjectives to compare

two things

Brandons banner was longerthan his sign.

Add the ending est to most adjectives to compare

three or more things

Michelles banner was the longestbanner in the contest.

Use morewith long adjectives to compare two

things

Angela was mo re helpfu l than Cynthia.

Use mos twith long adjectives to compare three ormore things

Denise was the most helpfu l of all.

Objective: I can write the correct adjective in a sentence to

compare two or more things.


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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 smal lerthan clothing for

adults.


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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 smal lestof all.


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