1. Improving Spelling Alexis A. Fruia Feb 2-6, 2015 6 th Grade English

2. i before e  Write i before e except after c, or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh.  Some exceptions to the Rule: counterfeit, either, financier, foreign, height, heir, leisure, neither, science, seize, sheik, species, their, weird.

3. Silent e  If a word end with a silent e, drop the e before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel. There are exceptions, for example, knowledgeable, and changeable.  State- stating-statement  Use-using-useful  Like-liking-likeness  Note: You do not drop the e when the suffix begins with a consonant: Exceptions include truly, argument, and ninth.

4. Words ending in y  When y is the last letter in a word and the y coms just after a consonant, change the y to I before adding any suffix except those beginning with i.  Examples  Fry-fries-frying  Hurry-hurried-hurrying  Lady-ladies  Happy-happiness  Beauty-beautiful  When forming the plural of a word that ends with a y that comes just after a vowel, add s.  Ex: toy-toys play-plays monkey-monkeys

5. Consonant Ending  When a one-syllable word ends in a consonant (bat) preceded by one vowel (bat), double the final consonant before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel (batting).  sum-summary god-goddess  When a multisyllable word ends in a consonant preceded by one vowel (control), the accent is on the last syllable (contról), and the suffix begins with a vowel (ing)- the same rule hold true: double the final consonant (controlling).  Prefer- preferred begin- beginning