Transcript Base Word Families

Suffix –ship, -ment, -ity
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-ship, -ment, -ity
• Most words keep their original spelling
when –ship and –ment is added
• When –ity is added to a word that ends in
“e”, the “e” is dropped
Spelling Words
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statement
friendship
leadership
partnership
activity
ability
argument
personality
electricity
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championship
community
majority
responsibility
curiosity
necessity
authority
Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary MUST be spelled correctly on your test!
• persist (V): to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of
opposition
• precede (V): to be, go, or come ahead of; to be earlier
than
• prejudice (N): an opinion formed without sufficient
knowledge; an attitude of hostility against an individual, a
group, a race, or their supposed characteristics
• psychology (N): The science of mind and behavior
• receipt (N): a written acknowledgment of receiving goods
or services
• receive (V): to come into possession of; acquire