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Her e ar e some Tips / Rules for Cor r ect Spellings

There are certain rules / tips for correct spellings, and it will do you a 'world of them good' if you can while remember these rules / tips, and apply accordingly practicing the spellings of words. 1. 'ie' and 'ei' : When 'ie' is pronounced 'i:' as in 'bee', the 'i' comes before the 'e'. Believe Belief Brief

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Achieve Aggrieved Fierce Field Grieve Relief Relieve Chief Hygiene when 'ei' is pronounced 'i:' as in 'bee', 'ei' comes after the 'c'.

Deceive Deceit Conceive Conceit Misconceive Perceive Preconceived Receive However, some exceptions to this rule are : Counterfeit, Plebeian, Weird, Seize, where the 'ei' spelling doesn't follow a 'c'. YOu need to learn the spellings for these.

2. The

consonant 'l' is

usually stress

doubled, even when the

does not fall on the last syllable. This rule is applicable for UK English spellings. However, the US spellings have also been shown below for your benefit and understanding.

Word

Change in the word after Applying the rule (UK Spelling) Travel Traveller Signal Signalling Distil Distiller Quarrel Quarrelled

US Spelling

Traveler Signaling Distiller Quarreled

Note : An Exception is 'paralleled'. 3. Doubling Consonants : When adding 'ed' and 'ing' endings to verbs that end with a single vowel plus a consonant, do not double the final consonant if the stress doesn't fall at the end of the word.

Word Budget Inherit

ing form Budgeting Inheriting

ed form Budgeted Inherited

when adding 'ed' and 'ing' endings to verbs that end with a single vowel plus a consonant, double the final consonant if the stress falls at the end of the word.

Word Commit Admit Refer Defer

ing form Committing Admitting Referring Deferring

ed form Committed Admitted Referred Deferred

4. Adding endings to words that end with a double "l" : Drop the final "l" from words that end with a double "l" before adding endings which begin with a consonant. (Such as 'ment', 'ful' and 'li')

Word Dull Chill Will Skill

ly, ful & ment endings Dully Chilly Wilful (willful in US English) Skilful (Skillful in US English)

Note : The ending 'ness' is an exception to this rule : Small- Smallness; Ill - illness 5. You must have come across the expression" "When two vowels go walking, the first one does not talking". This means that when there are two vowels in a row, the first one usually has a long sound, and the second is silent. "That's why it's 'lean', not 'laen'; 'team', not 'taem'; 'coat', not 'caot', 'boat' not 'baot'; and 'wait' not 'wiat'

Remembering this rule will help you put vowels in the right order. We shall discuss more rules in lesson 2. Happy Reading :) Read Lesson 2 Here

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