The Challenge Suffixes Parts of Speech in a Dictionary Irregular Verbs Writing and Grammar Suffixes Parts of Speech in a Dictionary Irregular Verbs Subject-Verb Agreement

Decoding: More Suffixes -en When Jose wiped his bloody nose on his shirt, he saw the fabric darken. The suffix –en means “to become”. “to become darker.” -ize The school should modernize its racquetball courts. The suffix –ize means “to make or do”. “should make modern.” -ify She asked him to clarify his answer. The suffix –ify means “to make or do”. “to make more clear Decoding: More Suffixes

Decoding: More Suffixes PB pg. 235

Parts of Speech in a Dictionary He wanted to make Laina notice him. in this sentence notice is used as a verb The teacher posted a notice on the bulletin board. in this sentence notice is used as a noun n. =noun v. =verb adj. =adjective

Vocabulary: Parts of Speech in a Dictionary

Vocabulary: Parts of Speech in a Dictionary PB pg. 239 Vocabulary: Parts of Speech in a Dictionary

Regular/Irregular Verbs Basic forms of a verb are: Present Present participle Past Past participle A verb is regular when its past and past participle are formed by adding –ed. A verb is irregular when its past and past participle are formed in some other way.

PB pg. 240

Subject-Verb Agreement A present tense verb and its subject must agree in number. Add –s or –es to a verb if the subject is singular. Do not add –s or –es of the subject is plural or I or you