Below are each word and the applicable spelling rule:
1. profit + -eer
Rule: Do not double the final consonant if the suffix begins with a consonant.
Application: Do not double the "t" in "profiteer."
arrange + -ment
2. Rule: If the suffix starts with a consonant, keep the e and add the suffix.
Application: Keep the "e" in "arrange" before adding the suffix "-ment."
torture + -ous
3. Rule: If the suffix starts with a vowel, drop the e and add the suffix.
Application: Drop the "e" in "torture" before adding the suffix "-ous."
tune + -ing
4. Rule: If the suffix starts with a vowel, drop the e and add the suffix.
Application: Drop the "e" in "tune" before adding the suffix "-ing."
free + -ing
5. Rule: If the suffix starts with a vowel, drop the e and add the suffix.
Application: Drop the "e" in "free" before adding the suffix "-ing."
change + -able
6. Rule: If the suffix starts with a consonant, keep the e and add the suffix.
Application: Keep the "e" in "change" before adding the suffix "-able."
manage + -ment
7. Rule: If the suffix starts with a consonant, keep the e and add the suffix.
Application: Keep the "e" in "manage" before adding the suffix "-ment."
8. The rule that would be applied to the word "manage + -ment" is If the suffix starts with a consonant, keep the e and add the suffix. This is because the suffix "-ment" starts with a consonant ("m"), so the final "e" in the base word "manage" is kept.
If a base word has only one syllable and ends in one consonant, double the final consonant before adding the suffix.
Therefore, If the suffix starts with a consonant, keep the final e and add the suffix. If the suffix starts with a vowel, drop the final e and add the suffix.
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The answer choices are spelling rules about what to do before adding suffixes to a base word that ends in y. Identify the rule that was applied to the word below. beauty + -ful If a base word ends in a consonant and y, change the y to i before adding the suffix, unless the suffix is -ing. If a base word ends in a vowel and y, do not change the y before adding the suffix.
Identify the rule that would be applied to the word below.
profit + -eer
Do not double the final consonant if the suffix begins with a consonant.
If a base word ends in more than one consonant, just add the suffix without changes.
If a base word has three or more syllables, do not double the final consonant.
If a base word has only one syllable and ends in one consonant, double the final consonant.
If a base word ending in one consonant has two syllables, and the first syllable gets the accent, do not double the final consonant.
If a base word ending in one consonant has two syllables, and the second syllable gets the accent, double the final consonant.
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The answer choices are spelling rules about what to do before adding suffixes to a base word that ends in e. Identify the rule that would be applied to the word below.
arrange + -ment
If the suffix starts with a consonant, keep the e and add the suffix.
If the suffix starts with a vowel, drop the e and add the suffix.
If a base word ends in double e, do not drop the final e, but never write three e's in a row.
Keep the final e only if it lets g or c make their soft sounds.
This word is an exception to the rule.
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The answer choices are spelling rules about what to do before adding suffixes to a base word that ends in e. Identify the rule that would be applied to the word below.
torture + -ous
If the suffix starts with a consonant, keep the e and add the suffix.
If the suffix starts with a vowel, drop the e and add the suffix.
If a base word ends in double e, do not drop the final e, but never write three e's in a row.
Keep the final e only if it lets g or c make their soft sounds.
This word is an exception to the rule.
The answer choices are spelling rules about what to do before adding suffixes to a base word that ends in e. Identify the rule that would be applied to the word below.
tune + -ing
If the suffix starts with a consonant, keep the e and add the suffix.
If the suffix starts with a vowel, drop the e and add the suffix.
If a base word ends in double e, do not drop the final e, but never write three e's in a row.
Keep the final e only if it lets g or c make their soft sounds.
This word is an exception to the rule.
The answer choices are spelling rules about what to do before adding suffixes to a base word that ends in e. Identify the rule that would be applied to the word below.
free + -ing
change + -able
manage + -ment