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Unit
14
Vocabulary

Open
and
Closed
Syllables

and
Inflectional
Endings

The
vowel
pattern
in the
final
syllable
determines
the
rule

for
adding
inflectional
endings.

Final
Syllable
Vowel
Final
Syllable
Vowel
Other
Patterns:
VCC,

Pattern
VCe
Pattern
VC
VVC,
VV,
Open
Vowel

Drop
e Double
the
Final
No
Change

Consonant
prevent
+ed or
ing =
excuse
e + ed
oring
=
prevented,
preventing

excused,
excusing
submit
+t + ed or ing
=
explain
+ed or ing
=
settle
e + ed or ing
= submitted,
submitting

explained,
explaining

settled,
settling
patrol
+ l + ed
oring
=
borrow
+ ed or ing
=
patrolled,
patrolling

borrowed,
borrowing

echo
+ edor ing
=

echoed,
echoing

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