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Spelling Rules

• Spelling Rules (3)

  For teachers

  • • Using "ch" or "tch"
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  • • Rule: 'ch' or 'tch'? Use 'tch' after a short vowel.
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  • • "ch" or "tch"? Use "ch" after two vowels.
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  • • Plural Rules: Adding 's' and 'es'
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  • • All letters are usually retained when adding a suffix
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  • • Words beginning with 'wr'
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  • • Words beginning with 'kn'
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  • • The letter 'a' sometimes makes a short 'o' sound
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  • • Rule: Drop final 'e' before adding a suffix.
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  • • The letters 'or' can make a 'er' sound
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  • • A 'y' acts as a vowel
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  • • Plural Rule: If "y" is preceded by a vowel just add "s" to make the plural
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  • • Plural Rule: Change 'y' to 'i' before adding 'es'
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  • • A "c" can say "s" when followed by 'e' 'i' or 'y'
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  • • The letter 's' sometimes makes a 'z' sound
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  • • Contractions: using 'not' to negate
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  • • Contractions using 'have'
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  • • Plural Rules: Change a few letters when forming the plural
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  • • Plural Rule: no change -singular and plural are the same
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