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spelling rules how to use

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2. Ten common spelling rules Rule Examples Memorise 1. ‘ie’ or ‘ei’  Write i before e, except after c  Write ie after c for words with a shen sound.  Write ei when the vowels sounds like an a as in 'weigh'  achieve, believe, friend receive, receipt, perceive  ancient, efficient, sufficient, conscience  neighbour, vein, reign, rein, deign Exceptions: Words like counterfeit, either, neither, height, leisure, forfeit , foreign, science, species, seize, weird 2. ‘s’ or ‘es’  Add es if a word ends in ch, sh, ss, x or z  Add es for most words ending in o  arch > arches, clash > clashes, class > classes, box > boxes, quiz > quizzes  tomato > tomatoes, hero > heroes, go > goes, do > does, echo > echoes Exceptions: Words like altos, duos, pianos, radios, solos sopranos, studios, videos, typos 3. ‘y’ to ‘i’ or not  For words ending in y preceded by a vowel, retain the y when adding s or a suffix.  For words ending in y, retain the y when adding ing.  For words ending in y, preceded by a consonant, change the y to i before any other suffix  convey > conveys, employ > employer  try > trying, justify > justifying, certify > certifying, study > studying  try > tried, justify > justifies, certify > certifiable, mystify > mystified, laboratory > laboratories Exceptions: Words like dryness, shyness 4. drop the final ‘e’  DROP the e when the suffix starts with a vowel.  DROP the e when the word ends in dge.  DROP the final e when adding -ing  save > savable, use > usable  judge > judgment  save >saving, manage > managing, trace > tracing, emerge > emerging Exceptions: DO NOT DROP the e if the word ends in ce or ge (e.g. manage > manageable, trace > traceable) Teaching and Learning Support (TaLS) – Fact Sheets http://www.une.edu.au/current-students/resources/academic-skills/fact-sheets