Spelling Patterns — Answer Key
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
I saw a bright lite in the sky last nite.
Corrected: I saw a bright light in the sky last night.
The corrected sentence is: "I saw a bright light in the sky last night.". The original sentence "I saw a bright lite in the sky last nite." contained an error that needed to be fixed.
2. Fix the sentence:
We had a long discushun about the school elecshun.
Corrected: We had a long discussion about the school election.
The corrected sentence is: "We had a long discussion about the school election.". The original sentence "We had a long discushun about the school elecshun." contained an error that needed to be fixed.
3. Fix the sentence:
The fameous explorer made an amasing discovery.
Corrected: The famous explorer made an amazing discovery.
The corrected sentence is: "The famous explorer made an amazing discovery.". The original sentence "The fameous explorer made an amasing discovery." contained an error that needed to be fixed.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The knight wore shiny armor and rode through the night. (-ight pattern)
Night follows the -ight spelling pattern, just like knight, light, and sight.
2. Our class took a field trip to the fire station. (-tion pattern)
Station uses the -tion spelling pattern, where -tion makes the /shun/ sound.
3. Adding un- to the word happy makes the word unhappy.
The prefix un- means 'not.' Adding un- to happy makes unhappy, meaning not happy.
4. When you add -ing to hope, you drop the silent e and write hoping.
When a word ends in silent e, you drop the e before adding -ing. Hope becomes hoping.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The words light, right, and sight all share the -ight spelling pattern.
True False
Night does follow the -ight pattern, along with words like light, sight, and fight.
2. When a word ends in silent e, you always keep the e before adding -ing.
True False
The word 'run' does not have a silent e. Instead, you double the final consonant to make running.
3. The suffix -tion makes a word sound like it ends in "shun."
True False
Nation uses the -tion pattern, where -tion makes the /shun/ sound.