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(Double final consonant before -ed, -ing, -
er, -en, -est)
travel, travelled
stop, stopped, stopping
permit, permitted
forgot, forgotten
silent e at the end of a word. Remove silent e
before -ing
hope, hoping
make, making
use, using
ee
meet, feet, steep
ei (sounds like ee)
believe ( BUT i before e except after C) – receive
ea (sounds like ee)
eat, seat, creature, peach
ea (sounds like ai)
bear
ai (same sound as a - e)
air, explain
be careful of homophones (hair, hare; fare, fair)
oa (same sound as o - e)
soap
ou words
loud
aloud
count
foul
trousers
our
house
mouth
ow words
allow
cow
towel
owl
au words
August
autumn
author
fault
sauce
astronaut
aw words (tends to be in short words/at the end of words) .
law
crawl
thaw
drawl
silent k
knee
knuckle
know
knight
w words with silent h
who
what
where
when
why
whether
r words with silent h
rhyme
rhythm
rhetorical
silent g
gnome
silent gh (makes long vowel)
bought
thought
high
right
ff sound
cough
rough
tough
laugh
For most plurals, simply add an S
Words ending consonant y go to -ies
baby, babies
lady, ladies
family, families
hobby, hobbies
For words ending vowel + y just add s
donkey, donkeys
valley, valleys
boy, boys
Irregular plurals
child, children
sheep, sheep
person, people
Words ending in f often change to ves
shelf, shelves
loaf, loaves
leaf, leaves
Add -es to words ending in ch, sh, s, ss, x, zz
witch, witches
bus, buses
box, boxes
Nouns ending in o
If a vowel comes before o, just add an s
zoo, zoos
patio, patios
If a consonant comes before the o, add -es
potato, potatoes
hero, heroes
EXCEPTION -words from Italian - musical words like
piano and cello

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Spelling sounds and rules

  • 1.
  • 2. (Double final consonant before -ed, -ing, - er, -en, -est) travel, travelled stop, stopped, stopping permit, permitted forgot, forgotten
  • 3. silent e at the end of a word. Remove silent e before -ing hope, hoping make, making use, using
  • 4. ee meet, feet, steep ei (sounds like ee) believe ( BUT i before e except after C) – receive ea (sounds like ee) eat, seat, creature, peach ea (sounds like ai) bear ai (same sound as a - e) air, explain be careful of homophones (hair, hare; fare, fair) oa (same sound as o - e) soap
  • 6. au words August autumn author fault sauce astronaut aw words (tends to be in short words/at the end of words) . law crawl thaw drawl
  • 7. silent k knee knuckle know knight w words with silent h who what where when why whether r words with silent h rhyme rhythm rhetorical silent g gnome
  • 8. silent gh (makes long vowel) bought thought high right ff sound cough rough tough laugh
  • 9. For most plurals, simply add an S Words ending consonant y go to -ies baby, babies lady, ladies family, families hobby, hobbies For words ending vowel + y just add s donkey, donkeys valley, valleys boy, boys Irregular plurals child, children sheep, sheep person, people
  • 10. Words ending in f often change to ves shelf, shelves loaf, loaves leaf, leaves Add -es to words ending in ch, sh, s, ss, x, zz witch, witches bus, buses box, boxes Nouns ending in o If a vowel comes before o, just add an s zoo, zoos patio, patios If a consonant comes before the o, add -es potato, potatoes hero, heroes EXCEPTION -words from Italian - musical words like piano and cello