Spelling Patterns — Answer Key
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
She was runing and skiping down the path after school.
Corrected: She was running and skipping down the path after school.
The corrected sentence is: "She was running and skipping down the path after school.". The original sentence "She was runing and skiping down the path after school." contained an error that needed to be fixed.
2. Fix the sentence:
The nattion celebrated the invenshun of the telephone.
Corrected: The nation celebrated the invention of the telephone.
The corrected sentence is: "The nation celebrated the invention of the telephone.". The original sentence "The nattion celebrated the invenshun of the telephone." contained an error that needed to be fixed.
3. Fix the sentence:
It was a beautful and joious spring morning.
Corrected: It was a beautiful and joyous spring morning.
The corrected sentence is: "It was a beautiful and joyous spring morning.". The original sentence "It was a beautful and joious spring morning." 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 pilot prepared for the flight across the ocean. (-ight pattern)
Flight follows the -ight spelling pattern, just like night, light, and sight.
2. We watched a short cartoon about good nutrition. (-tion pattern)
Nutrition uses the -tion spelling pattern, where -tion makes the /shun/ sound.
3. Adding re- to the word build makes the word rebuild.
The prefix re- means 'again.' Adding re- to build makes rebuild, meaning to build again.
4. When you add -ed to stop, you double the p and write stopped.
When a short vowel word ends in a single consonant, you double the consonant before adding -ed. Stop becomes stopped.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The prefix re- means "again," so rewrite means to write again.
True False
Flight does follow the -ight pattern, along with words like night, light, and might.
2. You double the last consonant before adding -ed to the word jump.
True False
When a short vowel word ends in a single consonant, you double the consonant before adding -ed. Hop becomes hopped.
3. The words nervous, famous, and joyous all end with the -ous pattern.
True False
The prefix re- does mean 'again.' For example, rebuild means to build again.