Context Clues
Beauty and the Beast
- "Gaston" worksheet
- Do the first column of guessing, then watch the movie and look at
the lyrics to do the context clues. The last thing to do is the dictionary
list. If you guessed the word correctly, then just put a check mark
instead of rewriting the definition in the box
- "Gaston"
movie clip
- "Gaston" lyrics
The Little Mermaid
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Spelling Rules
Plurals (list 1 and 2)
List 1
1. For most words, add s
lightsaber = lightsabers
2. For words ending in:
A. -sh, -ch, -x, -s, -z just add -es
dish = dishes
lunch = lunches
fox = foxes
mess = messes
B. -y (preceded by a consonant) - change the y to i and add -es
fly = flies
C. -y (preceded by a vowel) - just add -s
donkey = donkeys
D. -o (preceded by a consonant) - add -es
tomato = tomatoes
*EXCEPTION* Musical terms are always made plural by just adding -s
alto = altos
banjo = banjos
E. -o (preceded by a vowel) add -s
radio = radios
List 2
F. -f or -fe (and sounds like "f" when made plural) - add
-s
roof = roofs
chief = chiefs
G -f or -fe (and soundsd like "v" when made plural) - change
the -f or -fe to -v and add -es
wife = wives
*Some words can go either way*
hoof = hoofs or hooves
dwarf = dwarfs or dwarves
H. -us change the -us to -i
octopus = octopi
3. For compound nouns, make the important word plural.
mother-in-law = mothers-in-law
4. Some words follow their own rules:
child = children
criteria = criterion
crisis = crises
goose = geese
die = dice
deer = deer
5. When making words (as words), letters, or numbers plural, add -s.
1930s
study the three Rs
How many ands are allowed in a sentence?
UNLESS it would be confusing - then add 's
THIS IS THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THE RULE!
How many s's are in "Mississippi"?
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List 3
Spelling rule - i before e except after c or when sounds
like "A" as in neighbor and weigh.
List 4
Homophones - words that are spelled differently but
sound the same
its = belongs to it
it's = it is
there = a place or an object
their = belongs to them
they're = they are
your = belongs to you
you're = you are
to = a movement towards someplace or teh beginning of
an infinitve verb
too = excessively (too much)
two = the number
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