Spelling Standard I, Basic Spelling
Lesson 120, Beginner Compounds and Homophones
Knowing words made of two smaller words are called compounds
Knowing to spell the smaller words first and then put the words together
Knowing card+board = cardboard
Knowing down+town = downtown
Knowing hand+made = handmade
Knowing rail+road = railroad
Understanding common word endings
Understanding these common suffixes: -ance: appear+ance = appearance; -ion: destruct+ion = destruction; -ment: appoint+ment = appointment
Understanding that when –ed is added to most words that end in a single consonant, you double the consonant before the –ed: drop+ed = dropped snap+ed = snapped slam+ed = slammed cram+ed = crammed
Understanding the common prefix un- : Un+clear = unclear Un+certain = uncertain
Understanding that there are words that sound alike but are not spelled alike (These words are called homophones.)
Knowing a list of some common homophones: mane / main, haul / hall, stair / stare, some / sum, pear / pair, pail / pale