Week of February
6th-10th
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postpone
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postwar
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overlooked
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overboard
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forecast
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forearm
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overreact
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conserve
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conditions
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consoled
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compete
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forewarn
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overcome
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company
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cooperate
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conquer
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foresee
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contribute
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commend
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committee
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~A closed syllable is when two or more consonants follow a shsort
vowel. Example: hot + dog
= hotdog
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~An open syllable ends in a vowel and the vowel is long and says its
name. Example: pro gram
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A silent e syllable
is when an "e" is preceded by a vowel and a consonant. The "e" indicates that
the vowel that comes before it makes a long sound. Example: lake
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~An r-controlled syllable has a vowel
followed by the consonant "r." The "r" controls the sound the vowel makes.
Example: Proc +
tor =
Proctor
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A consanant-le syllable is a final syllable in
which the e is silent: thus it sounds like a "consonant
-el". Example: pur
+ ple= purple
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A double vowel syllable has two vowels that together make one sound.
Double vowel syllables can be vowel digraphs or vowel
diphthongs.
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Vowel digraphs have two vowels that make the long vowel sound of one of the
vowels. Example: rain + coat
= raincoat.
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Vowel diphthongs make an unusual sound, like "oo or ow."
Root Words
The root is the part of a word that
carries the most meaning. Knowing the
meaning of Greek and Latin roots can help you figure out the meaning of many
words.
Prefixes
Prefixes are word parts added to the beginning
of a root or base word to create new meaning.
Example: auto... self + mobile...movement = automobile...self
movement
Suffixes
Suffixes are combinations of letters or
single letters attached to the end of a word or word part. A suffix sometimes
changes the meaning of the word or the function of a word (the way it is used).
Example: auto + mate (v)- to
operate by automation: by itself
auto + matic (n)- operates mostly
by itself