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Practice writing words
Break words up in syllables
Look the meaning up in a dictionary
Review for 15-20 min. daily
Create a sentence using spelling words Create a story using spelling words
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We must know and understand the rules
of spelling in order to understand theexceptions.
English is one of the most difficult
languages even for native speakers.
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i beforee, except afterc
achieve, believe, bier, brief, chief, fiend,
friend, grief, grieve, hygiene, patience,pierce, priest, thief
ceiling, conceive, conceit, deceive, deceit,perceive, receipt, receive
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words that make the a sound
beige, freight, neighbor, sleigh, vein, weight, andweigh
Exceptions that do not have a pattern
either, feint, foreign, forfeit, height, leisure,
neither, seize, weird
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Change y to i when
adding an ending
supply supplies supplied supplying
worry worries worried worrying
merry merrier
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When ing is added,keepy.
When a vowel comes before they, keepy
cry crying cries criedstudy studying studies studied
obey obeyed obeying obeys obeyer
say said saying says sayer
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Add -sor esto
make wordsplural.
shoe + s =shoes
porch + es = porchesbox + es =boxes
bush + es = bushes
blitz + es = blitzes
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For proper nouns, keep
yand add -s.
Kennedy+ s= Kennedys
Words with a consonant ending plus -y,
change the -yto -iand add -es.companyy+ i+ es= companies
Words with a vowel ending plus
y, keepyand add -s
toy + s= toys
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The plain truth is they just need tobe memorized. child = children
foot = feet goose = geese
louse = lice
man = men
mouse = mice ox = oxen
tooth = teeth
woman = women
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Words that end in -ss, -sh, -chor-xadd -es.
switch= switches
Most nouns ending in for feadd s.Some change thefto vand add sor es.
belief = beliefs half = halves
Most nouns ending in oadd s.
Some add -es.
studio= studios cargo= cargoes
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Dropsilente if the endingbegins with a vowel.
advance+ -ing= advancing
surprise+ -ing= surprising
Keep silente if the ending begins with a consonantadvance+ ment = advancement
like+ ness = likeness
If a vowel comes before silenteDROPsilenteargue+ -ment= argument
true+-ly= truly
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ADMIT+ -ed= ADMITTED
1. ADMITends with a consonant2. Follows a vowel
3. Accented on the last syllable4. Therefore double thet before adding an -ingor ed1. admitting2. admitted
FLAP+ -ed= FLAPPED
The word FLAP is a one syllable word
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COUNSEL + -ing= COUNSELING
When there are two syllables with the stress on thefirst syllable, do not double the consonant before.
DESPAIR + -ed= DESPAIRED
When there are two vowels together before theconsonant, do not double the consonant.
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Change the-cto-ck
panic panickingpicnic picnicking
Words that end in -c
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With some verbs ending in -l, -m, and pyou can either doub le the consonant or
not .
t ravel travel ing or travel l ing
program program ing or programm ing
wo rsh ip wo rsh ip ing or wo rsh ipp ing
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Some words have silent letter combinations. You
must memorize these patterns.
gn, pn, kn= n
gnome pneumonia kniferh, wr = r
rhyme wrestle
pt, ght= t
ptomaine height
ps, sc= s
psalm science
wh= h
whole
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"When two vowels go walking, the first
one does the talking?"team
coat
waitNOTE: There are plenty of Exceptions!!
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Adding a prefixseldom changes the
spell ing of a word.
misspelled
unnecessary
dissatisfieddisinterested
misinform
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Becoming a Master Speller takes a
personal commitmentand
Finding your own method to add this
important skill to your writing arsenal.
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