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The document is a summary of an English class discussing spelling rules in English. It covers several common spelling rules and exceptions, including changing 'y' to 'i' for plural nouns, adding 'es' to nouns ending in certain letters, dropping silent 'e' before vowel suffixes, and doubling final consonants before suffixes for short words. It provides examples for each rule and has students practice applying the rules through examples. The class concludes with announcing homework to find examples of some of the rules discussed.
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- 3. Agenda 1. Welcome 2. EnglishSpelling Rules and Exceptions 3. Practice 3 https://pixabay.com/illustrations/artificial-intelligence-brain-think-4389372/ shared under CC0
- 4. English Spelling Rules Thereare many spelling rules in English. Today, we’ll cover a few of these rules and their exceptions too.
- 5. English Spelling Rules 1.If a noun ends with a consonant followed by a “y” Change the “y” to “i” and add “es” in the plural form.
- 6. 1. If anoun ends with a consonant followed by a “y” Change the “y” to “i” and add “es” in the plural form. Examples: baby babies country countries sky skies
- 7. 1. If anoun ends with a consonant followed by a “y” Change the “y” to “i” and add “es” in the plural form. What are some examples you know?
- 8. English Spelling Rules 2. Weadd “es” to some nouns in the plural form. Nouns that end in: “s” “ss” “ch” “sh” “x” take the “es” in the plural.
- 9. 2. We add “es”to some nouns in the plural form. Examples: bus buses business businesses watch watches bush bushes fox foxes
- 10. 2. We add “es”to some nouns in the plural form. What are some examples that you know?
- 11. English Spelling Rules 3. Forwords that end in a silent “e”, we drop the “e” when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel.
- 12. 3. For words thatend in a silent “e”, we drop the “e” when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel. Examples: exciteexcitable close closing adoreadorable prune pruning
- 13. 3. For words thatend in a silent “e”, we drop the “e” when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel. What are some examples that you know?
- 14. 3. For words thatend in a silent “e”, we drop the “e” when adding a vowel suffix. BUT: THERE IS AN EXCEPTION: We keep the “e” if the word ends in “ce” or “ge”. EXAMPLE: courage courageous notice noticeable
- 15. English Spelling Rules Whenwe add suffixes to words that end in “y”, we change the “y” to “i”. 15 4.
- 16. 4. When we addsuffixes to words that end in “y”, we change the “y” to “i”. Example: beauty beautiful angry angrier apply applies happy happier 16
- 17. 4. When we addsuffixes to words that end in “y”, we change the “y” to “i”. What are some examples that you know? 17
- 18. When we addsuffixes to words that end in “y”, we change the “y” to “i”. BUT: THERE IS AN EXCEPTION: If the suffix begins with an “i”, the “y” remains. EXAMPLE: defy defying apply applying 18 4.
- 19. English Spelling Rules .Most words that end in “f” drop the “f” and add “ves” in the plural. 19 5.
- 20. 5. Most words thatend in “f” drop the “f” and add “ves” in the plural. Example: A loaf of bread 5 loaves of bread One thief 7 thieves 1 calf 20 calves 20
- 21. 5. Most words thatend in “f” drop the “f” and add “ves” in the plural. But, there is an Exception: Some words can end in “s” or “ves”. Examples: scarf scarfsscarves dwarfdwarfs dwarves 21
- 22. 6. If you areunsure whether to use “ei” or “ie” when spelling a word, use this hint: “use i before e, except after c” 22
- 23. 6. If you areunsure whether to use “ei” or “ie” when spelling a word, use this hint: “use i before e, except after c” believe or beleive…? recieve or receive? 23
- 24. 6. If you areunsure whether to use “ei” or “ie” remember these exceptions: Keep the “i” before the “e”, if the “c” in the word sounds like “sh” Examples: ancient efficient 24
- 25. 6. If you areunsure whether to use “ei” or “ie” remember these exceptions: If the pair sounds like “ay”, use e before the i Examples: weigh freight 25
- 26. 7. If a one-syllableword ends in a vowel + consonant, double the final consonant before a vowel suffix. Examples: tipping bigger thinnest 26
- 27. 8. For 2 syllablewords, ending in a vowel and a consonant, where the final syllable is stressed, use the same rule: Examples: refer referring beginbeginner 27
- 28. 9. For 2 syllablewords, ending in a vowel and a consonant, where the final syllable is NOT stressed, do not double the final consonant: Examples: offer offering develop developer 28
- 29. English Spelling Rules Howdo we make “difficulty” plural? 29 Now let’s practice:
- 30. English Spelling Rules 1.How do we make “difficulty” plural? We change the y to an i and add es. difficulties 30 Now let’s practice:
- 31. English Spelling Rules Howdo we make dress plural? 31 Now let’s practice:
- 32. English Spelling Rules Howdo we make dress plural? Add es: dresses 32 Now let’s practice:
- 33. English Spelling Rules Howdo we make story plural? 33 Now let’s practice:
- 34. English Spelling Rules Howdo we make story plural? Change y to an i and add es stories 34 Now let’s practice:
- 35. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? receive OR recieve ? 35 Now let’s practice:
- 36. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? receive is correct! 36 Now let’s practice:
- 37. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? thieves OR thiefs? 37 Now let’s practice:
- 38. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? thieves OR thiefs? 38 Now let’s practice:
- 39. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? thieves is correct! 39 Now let’s practice:
- 40. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? thieves is correct! 40 Now let’s practice:
- 41. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? is it beachs or beaches ? 41 Now let’s practice:
- 42. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? beaches is correct! 42 Now let’s practice:
- 43. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? is it taxs or taxes ? 43 Now let’s practice:
- 44. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? taxes is correct! 44 Now let’s practice:
- 45. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? writeing OR writing? 45 Now let’s practice:
- 46. English Spelling Rules Whichis correct? writing is correct! 46 Now let’s practice:
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- 48. Your Homework is… 48 Find2 examples of words that follow these rules: 1. If a noun ends with a consonant followed by a “y” Change the “y” to “i” and add “es” in the plural form. 2. We add “es” to some nouns in the plural form. Nouns that end in: “s”,“ss”, “ch”,“sh” “x” take the “es” in the plural. 3. For words that end in a silent “e”, we drop the “e” when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel.
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