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The document outlines various spelling rules in English including:
- Doubling consonants before adding suffixes like 'ed' and 'ing' depending on syllable stress and vowel sounds
- Changing 'y' to 'i' before suffixes unless adding 'ing'
- Adding 'es' to form plurals of words ending in certain consonants like 's', 'x', 'z'
- Doubling final consonants preceded by a single vowel if the word is accented on the last syllable
- Using 'able' or 'ible' depending on the root word and sounds
- Always writing 'q' as 'qu' and never alone
- Doubling 'l' after a single vowel before suffixes
The document outlines various spelling rules in English including:
- Doubling consonants before adding suffixes like 'ed' and 'ing' depending on syllable stress and vowel sounds
- Changing 'y' to 'i' before suffixes unless adding 'ing'
- Adding 'es' to form plurals of words ending in certain consonants like 's', 'x', 'z'
- Doubling final consonants preceded by a single vowel if the word is accented on the last syllable
- Using 'able' or 'ible' depending on the root word and sounds
- Always writing 'q' as 'qu' and never alone
- Doubling 'l' after a single vowel before suffixes
The document outlines various spelling rules in English including:
- Doubling consonants before adding suffixes like 'ed' and 'ing' depending on syllable stress and vowel sounds
- Changing 'y' to 'i' before suffixes unless adding 'ing'
- Adding 'es' to form plurals of words ending in certain consonants like 's', 'x', 'z'
- Doubling final consonants preceded by a single vowel if the word is accented on the last syllable
- Using 'able' or 'ible' depending on the root word and sounds
- Always writing 'q' as 'qu' and never alone
- Doubling 'l' after a single vowel before suffixes
A silent "e" on the end Drop the final "e" from a
of a word makes the root word before adding vowel in front say its an ending beginning own alphabetic name. with a vowel, but keep it e.g. hate, ride, cube, before a consonant. bake, shire, mare, e.g. love, loving, lobe. Exceptions: lovely. drive, driving, done, come, some, driver. settle, settled, give and have. settling. grace, graceful. SPELLING RULES
Words of one syllable Words of two or more
ending in a single syllables double the final consonant preceded by consonant before adding a single vowel double ed and ing when these the final consonant conditions are met: the last syllable ends in a before adding ed and single consonant ing (trim - trimmed - preceded by a single trimming). vowel, and the accent is on the last syllable (refer - referred - referring). SPELLING RULES
Regular plurals are made by Words ending in an "o"
adding "s". e.g. animals, preceded by a consonant horses, monkeys, and usually add "es" to form the cliffs. plural. e.g. potatoes, To form plurals of words with volcanoes. Exceptions: a hissing ending, add "es". pianos, solos, Eskimos i.e.after "s, x, z, sh, and Nouns ending in a single ch". e.g. buses, foxes, "f" change the "f" to a "v" buzzes, wishes and before adding "es" to form churches. the plural. e.g. leaf – leaves; wolf – wolves. Exceptions: dwarfs, roofs, chiefs. SPELLING RULES
If a word ends in a Words ending in both a
consonant plus "y", change single vowel and a single the "y" to and "i", before consonant always double adding any ending. Except: the last consonant before "ing". e.g. party – parties; adding an ending. e.g. heavy – heaviness marry – stop, stopped, stopping. married; funny – funnily flat, flatter, flattest. swim, carry – carriage; pretty – swimmer, swimming. prettier but; cry – crying; Exceptions: fix, box, fox, hurry – hurrying mix. "x" is the same as "ck"; that is it counts as a double consonant ending. SPELLING RULES
When "g" is followed by "i", If a word of more than one
"e" or "y", it says "j". syllable ends in a "t", Otherwise it says "g" as in preceded by a single vowel, gold. e.g. gentle, giant, and has the accent on the gymnastic. gallon, gold, last syllable, then double the guide, glass, grow. final consonant. e.g. Exceptions: get, got, begin, permit; permitted. admit; girl, give, gear, geese, gift, admitted. regret; regretted. girth, geyser, giddy. But, if the accent is on the first syllable, don’t double the "t". e.g. visit; visited. benefit; benefited SPELLING RULES "able" or "ible" endings. Use "ible" After non-root Use "able": After root words. words. e.g. audible, horrible, e.g. available, dependable. possible. When the root has an After root words ending in "e". immediate "ion"form. e.g. e.g. desirable, believable, digestible, suggestible, usable (drop the "e"). After "i". convertible. After a root ending e.g. reliable, sociable. When in "ns" or "miss". e.g. other forms of the root word responsible, comprehensible, have a dominant "a" vowel. permissible. After a soft "c" or e.g. irritable, durable, "g". e.g. legible, negligible, abominable. After a hard "c" or forcible, invincible. "g". e.g. educable, Exceptions: contemptible, practicable, navigable. resistible, collapsible, Exceptions: formidable, flexible. inevitable, memorable, probable, portable, indomitable, insuperable. SPELLING RULES
For words ending in a "q" is always written as
single "l" after a single "qu". It never stands by vowel, double the "l" itself. e.g. quick, before adding a suffix, queen, quarrel. regardless of accent. e.g. cancelled, traveller, signalling, metallic. SPELLING RULES
Keep the ´e´ in order to keep the ´soft´ sound
of c or g before suffixes beginning with a, e, or o. - Charge + -able = chargeable - Notice + -able = noticeable - Courage + -ous = courageous