Transcript Spelling #3 PowerPoint

Tip of the week—
Unit #3
If adding a –ness or –ly ending,
do not cut off the spelling of
the base word.
exceptions– words ending in y that
change to i—tip to be studied in a
future week
Tip words—
1) definitely
2) sincerely
Academic Verbs—
3) refute to argue or prove false
I will refute the writer’s argument because of his
weak evidence.
4) counterto oppose or argue against
I plan to counter the other speaker’s claim.
Commonly misspelled words—
5) fortunately
Wasn’t it fortunate that I ate
today?
Roots/prefixes/suffixes—
de = down
equi = equal
dis = away
extra = beyond
6) descend to go down
7) equilateral having equal sides
8) dismiss to send away
9) extraordinary beyond ordinary
Commonly confused words—
10) there (adv., used to describe a
situation or location)
There are many books.
11) they’re (contr. for “they are”)
They’re avid readers.
12) their (poss.—belongs to them)
That’s their teacher.