Spelling+Rules*

Spelling Rules Here are some good resources to use to help you remember and use spelling rules to help you become a better speller and writer.

[|Spelling Rules] : This sight has a whole lot of carefully explained spelling rules. It also gives examples and some exceptions to the rule.

[|English Spelling Rules:] This sight is a little dry but helpful nonetheless.

Six Spelling Rules (Using these rules you will be able to correctly spell over 300 words.) [|CLICK HERE]

Complete list of spelling rules for nouns and verbs [|click here] Mr. G


 * SPELLING RULES COVERED SO FAR THIS YEAR**
 * //1. "i" before "e" except after "c."//** We've decided that this is not a very good rule as there seems to be more words that don't fit the rule that actually fit it.


 * 2. "q" is always written as "qu." It never stands alone.** After looking at tis rule we decided to change the word "never" to "early always." So our new rule will say, " **"q" is always written as "qu." It nearly always stands alone.**" Here are some words that don't follow the rule. Qantas (this is an acronymn of Queensland And Northern Territory Air Service), burqa, coq, qi, Iraq. (Thanks to Mrs O'Connell for some of these.)


 * 3. We double "l, f and s" after a single, short vowel at the end of a word.** eg. claa, tall, toss, miss, stiff, stuff. Some exceptions: if, us, bus, gas, of, this, nil, pal.


 * 4. The sound of "ee" on the end of a word is nearly always "y."**


 * 5.**  **Regular plurals are made by adding "s."** eg. animals, horses, monkeys, cliffs

 **6. To form plurals of words with a hissing ending, add "es." ie. after x, s, z, sh and ch.**" eg. buses, foxes, buzzes, wishes, churches.

 **7. We spell with " ** **cial ** **" after a vowel as in "so ** **cial ** **" and with " ** **tial ** **" after a consonant as in "essen ** **tial ** **." **  ** 8. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 82%;">A silent "e" on the end of a word <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 11.7px; font-weight: normal;">makes the vowel in front say its own alphabetic name. e.g. ** hate, ride, cube, bake, shire <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; line-height: normal;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11.7px;">, mare, lobe **. ** <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; line-height: normal;">** Exceptions: ** done, come, some, give ** and ** have **. **

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">e.g. potatoes, volcanoes. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Exceptions: pianos, solos, Eskimo
 * 9. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> Words ending in "o" preceded by a consonant usually add "es" to form the plural. **

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">e.g. leaf – leaves; wolf – wolves. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Exceptions: dwarfs, roofs, chiefs
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> 10. Nouns ending in a single "f" change the "f" to a "v" before adding "es" to form the plural. **


 * <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">11. If a word ends in a consonant plus a "y", <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> change the "y" to and "i", before adding any ending. __Except__: "ing". **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">**12. When "w" comes before "or" it often says "wer" as "worm".** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> e.g. worship, worst, worth, work. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Exceptions: worry, worried, wore

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">e.g. stop, stopped, stopping <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> flat, flatter, flattest <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> swim, swimmer, swimming <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Exceptions: **fix, box, fox, mix**. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">"x" is the same as "ck" that is it counts as a double consonant ending
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">13. Words ending in both a single vowel and a single consonant, double the last consonant before adding an ending. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> e.g. centre, ceiling, circle, cycle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> cottage, cave, cream, curious, clever
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">14. When "c" is followed by "e", "i" or "y", it says "s". Otherwise it says "k" **