1. Lesson 44 Level 3 Language Arts Adding Suffix Rules Friendly Letter
with Ms. Sheri
Lesson 44
Adding Suffix Rules
Friendly Letter

2. Adding Suffixes
Learning to recognize prefixes, suffixes, and root words will help you be able to read and spell longer words.
We have already talked about some rules for adding suffixes to words that end with magic e.

3. Adding Suffixes love lovable lovely Let's Review.
When a word ends in magic e, you drop the e before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel.
You keep the e before a suffix beginning with a consonant.
love
lovable
lovely

4. Adding Suffixes
When a word ends in ce or ge and the suffix begins with a, o, or u , you keep the e.
notice
noticing
noticeable
manage
managing
manageable
service
servicing
serviceable

5. Adding Suffixes pronounce pronouncing pronounceable trace tracing
traceable
change
changing
changeable
outrage
outraged
outrageous
advantage
advantaged
advantageous

6. Adding Suffixes
The e is kept on the following words in order to keep their pronunciation in tact.
acreage
canoeing
dyeing
hoeing
mileage
shoeing
singeing
tingeing
toeing

7. Adding Suffixes In previous lessons we learned:
Change y to i before suffixes except suffixes that begin with i.
try
tries
trying
baby
babies
babyish
copy
copied
copyist

8. Adding Suffixes
When a word ends in a vowel then y, you keep the y when adding a suffix.
enjoy
enjoying
enjoyable
play
playing
played
delay
delayed
delaying

9. Adding Suffixes employ employing employable pray praying prayed sway
swayed
swaying

10. This is the end of the phonics lesson for today.

11. Friendly Letter
Writing letters can be fun and are a good way to stay in touch with someone far away.
Friendly letters have five parts:
date, greeting, body, closing, and signature.

12. March 7, 2012
Dear Bonnie,
Thank you for the birthday card you sent. I had a fun birthday. We went to an Indian restaurant for dinner. Anne baked a chocolate cake for me.
I wish you could have been there.
Please write me back and tell me how you are doing.
Love,
Sheri
date
greeting
body
closing
signature

13. Friendly Letter
The first word in the greeting and closing begin with a capital letter and end with a comma.
The date, greeting, closing, and signature have their own lines.

14. Friendly Letter Find what is missing from the following letter.
____________
Dear Brent,
You are invited to my house for a sleepover. Let me know if you can come Sincerely
________
June 5, 2011 ,
Jackson

15. Friendly Letter Find what is missing from the following letter.
May 21, 1995
Dear Kelsea
I went to the library the other day. Can you come with me sometime
________
Evan , ?
Your friend,

16. 1. Complete the Friendly Letter worksheet
Assignment:
1. Complete the Friendly Letter worksheet
2. Write a friendly letter. You can use the Friendly Letter Draft Form if needed.
3. Read the letter aloud to another person
4. Read A Surprising Thing Happens
from The Adventures of Buster Bear
5. Pick two prompt from the Reading Response Prompts list and write responses in journal
Good bye