spelling

Spelling Rules

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sliyBcvrtVM&safe=active

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I93ySM-PNKM&safe=active

Words that end with “e”

• Drop the “e” if the suffix (ending) starts with a vowel

Blame + ing = Blaming

Don’t drop the “e” if the suffix starts with a consonant

Same + ness = SamenessBlame+less= Blameless

Y: Consonant or Vowel?• When the letter serves as a vowel, and in

fact sounds like one, it is a vowel. The same is true when the Y serves as the only vowel in the syllable. Examples of both of these cases are such names as Lynn, Yvonne, Mary, Betty, Elly, and Bryan.

However, if the Y does not provide a separate vowel sound, as when it is coupled with another vowel, it is considered a consonant. In names such as Maloney or Murray, the Y is a consonant, because the vowel sound depends upon the long E in Maloney and the long A in Murray.

Words ending in a consonant and ‘y’

• Change the “y” to an ‘i’ before adding ending

Pretty + ness + prettiness

. . . Unless the ending begins with an ‘i”

Cry + ing = cryingTry + ing = trying

Words ending with a vowel and “y”

• Keep the “Y”Destroy + ing = destroyingSay + ing = saying

One syllable words

• If they end with a single consonant and a single vowel, double final consonant

Slam + ed = slammed Shop + ing = shopping

“i” before “e” except after “c”

• Niece• Piece• But . . . Receipt, receive,

deceive

Exception: when the word sounds like “way”

Sleigh Neigh

Rules to improve spelling

• Use a dictionary or spell-checker• Check it over yourself. You will catch more

mistakes than you think• Break larger words into smaller:– Beau ti ful

– Look for smaller words in larger ones• To mor row

Apply the Rules

• Use the rules we have just learned to add and ‘ing’ to the following words

• Help: • Parade: • Tame:• Drop:• Slant:• Control:

Break the Following Words into Syllables

• Analyze• Bicycle• Committee• Dining • February• Manufacture• Souvenir

Identify the Smaller Words Within

• Illiterate• Behaviour• Adolescent• Gymnasium• Mortgage• Loneliness• Laboratory• Restaurant

Identify the Errors• Claire was a grate (1) athlet (2) and

was also incredably (3) intelligente (4). She was an excelent (5) role modle (6) for her friends (7). It was basicly (8) a guarentee (9) that she would be excepted (10) to the universitty (11) of her choose (12), weather (13) she wanted to attend or not. The principle (14) of her school choose (15) her as the student of the year and she ran strait (16) home to tell her parents. They realise (17) that she has received (18) a excellente (19) education and would probly (20) achieve a lot in life.

Corrected Version

• Claire was a great athlete and was also incredibly intelligent. an excellent role model for her friends. It was basically a guarantee that she would be accepted the university of her choice, whether she wanted to attend or not. The principal of her school chose her as the student of the year and she ran straight home to tell her parents. They realize that she has received an excellent education and would probably achieve a lot in life.