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English spelling rules 1
- 4. 1. If a noun ends with a
consonant followed by a “y”
Change the “y” to “i” and
add “es” in the plural form.
- 5. Let’s see this rule in action!
baby = babies
country = countries
sky = skies
enemy = enemies
- 6. 2. We add “es” to some
nouns in the plural form.
- 7. Nouns that end in
“s”
“ss”
“ch”
“sh”
“x”
take the “es” in the plural.
- 8. Let’s see this rule in action!
Watch= watches
Business= businesses
Bush= bushes
Bus= buses
Fox= foxes
- 9. 3. For words that end in a
silent “e”, we drop the “e”
when adding a vowel
suffix.
- 10. Let’s see this rule in action!
Prune= pruning
Close= closing
Adore= adorable
Excite= excitable
- 11. There is an exception to the rule!
We keep the “e” if the word
ends in “ce” or “ge”.
- 13. 4. When we add suffixes to
words that end in “y”, we
change the “y” to “i”.
- 14. Let’s see this rule in action!
angry= angrier
happy = happily
apply= applies
beauty= beautiful
- 15. There is an exception!
If the suffix begins with an
“i”, the “y” remains.
- 17. 5. Most words that end in
“f” drop the “f” and add
“ves” in the plural.
- 18. Let’s see this rule in action!
One calf= 100 calves
A loaf of bread= 5 loaves of bread
A shelf= 7 shelves
- 19. Now for the exception …
Some words can end in “s”
or “ves”.
- 22. Thank you for attending!
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