1. 9 Great spelling rules
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This PPT is useful for underpinning the spelling elements of the Entry 2, Entry 3 and Level 1 Functional English criteria and the Adult Literacy Curriculum. Please refer to the resource description page on skillsworkshop for detailed curriculum links and related resources.

2. 9 Great Spelling Rules
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3. i before e except after c when the word rhymes with ‘bee’.
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4. Making plurals: Usually we simply add ‘s’,
but if the word ends with s, x, z, ch or sh,
we add ‘es’.
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5. Making plurals when the word ends with ‘y’:
If the word ends with a vowel then ‘y’, just add ‘s’.
If the word ends with a consonant, drop the ‘y’ and add ‘ies’.

6. Adding suffixes when the word ends with ‘y’:
Drop the ‘y’ and add ‘i’ + the suffix
unless you are adding ‘ing’
e.g. worry, worried, worrying.
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7. Adding suffixes when the word ends with ‘e’:
If the next letter is a consonant, keep the ‘e’, e.g. amazement,
but if the next letter is a vowel, drop the ‘e’, e.g. amazing.
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8. Doubling a consonant before adding ‘ing’:
If the last three letters have a vowel in the middle, then you double the consonant,
e.g, stop  stopping, begin  beginning.
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9. Adding ‘ible’ or ‘able’:
If the word is a word on its own without the suffix (e.g. tax, remark, enjoy), add ‘able’.
If the word is NOT a word on its own without the suffix e.g. terr (terrible), vis (visible), horr (horrible), add ‘ible’.
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10. Words ending with ‘ick’ or ‘ic’:
If the word has one syllable, use ‘ick’, e.g. click, pick,
but if the word has two or more syllables, it ends with ‘ic’, e.g. panic, traffic.
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11. Words ending with ‘cal’ or ‘cle’:
If the word is an adjective (describing word), use ‘cal’, e.g. comical, logical,
but if the word is an noun (naming word), use ‘cle’, e.g. bicycle, vehicle.
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12. Can you find any exceptions?
Add them to your word book.
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