{"id":73174,"date":"2020-03-21T10:03:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T10:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73174"},"modified":"2020-03-21T10:03:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T10:03:22","slug":"some-useful-spelling-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/some-useful-spelling-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Useful Spelling Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>1.\u00a0<\/b>When we add the suffix\u00a0<b>-ful\u00a0<\/b>to a word ending in\u00a0<b>-ll<\/b>, the second\u00a0<b>-l<\/b>\u00a0is usually dropped.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Skill + ful = skilful<\/li>\n<li>Will + full = willful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2.\u00a0<\/b>Words ending in silent\u00a0<b>-e\u00a0<\/b>drop the\u00a0<b>-e\u00a0<\/b>before a suffix beginning with a vowel (e.g. -ing, -ed, -er).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drive + er = driver<\/li>\n<li>Love + ed = loved<\/li>\n<li>Live + ing = living<\/li>\n<li>Hope + ing = hoping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>3.\u00a0<\/b>Words ending in silent\u00a0<b>-e\u00a0<\/b>retain the\u00a0<b>-e\u00a0<\/b>before a suffix beginning with a consonant (e.g. -ful, -ness, -ment, -ly).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hope + ful = hopeful<\/li>\n<li>Engage + ment = engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are, however, a few exceptions to this rule.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>True + ly = truly, (not truely)<\/li>\n<li>Whole + ly = wholly<\/li>\n<li>Due + ly = duly<\/li>\n<li>Awe + ful = awful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>4.\u00a0<\/b>When we add the suffixes\u00a0<b>-able\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>-ous\u00a0<\/b>to words ending in<b>\u00a0-ce\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>-ge,<\/b>\u00a0the\u00a0<b>-e<\/b>\u00a0is kept.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Change + able = changeable<\/li>\n<li>Notice + able = noticeable<\/li>\n<li>Courage + ous = courageous<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>5.\u00a0<\/b>Words ending in\u00a0<b>-ee\u00a0<\/b>do not drop the final\u00a0<b>-e<\/b>\u00a0before a suffix.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See + ing = seeing<\/li>\n<li>Agree + ment = agreement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>6.\u00a0<\/b>Words ending in<b>\u00a0-ie\u00a0<\/b>change the\u00a0<b>-ie\u00a0<\/b>to\u00a0<b>-y\u00a0<\/b>when the suffix,\u00a0<b>-ing\u00a0<\/b>is added to it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Die + ing = dying<\/li>\n<li>Tie+ ing = tying<\/li>\n<li>Lie + ing = lying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>7.\u00a0<\/b>A word ending in a\u00a0<b>consonant + y<\/b>, change the\u00a0<b>-y<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0<b>-I\u00a0<\/b>when a suffix, other than\u00a0<b>-ing,<\/b>\u00a0is added to it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Happy + ness = happiness<\/li>\n<li>Beauty + ful = beautiful<\/li>\n<li>Carry + ed + carried<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>8.\u00a0<\/b>When we add the suffix\u00a0<b>&#8211; ing\u00a0<\/b>to a word ending in a\u00a0<b>consonant + y<\/b>, the\u00a0<b>-y\u00a0<\/b>is retained.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carry + ing = carrying<\/li>\n<li>Marry + ing = marrying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>9.\u00a0<\/b>A one &#8211; syllable word ending in a vowel + consonant will double the consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Run + ing = running<\/li>\n<li>Rob + er = robber<\/li>\n<li>Cut + ing = cutting<\/li>\n<li>Beg + ed = begged<\/li>\n<li>Sad + est = saddest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>10.\u00a0<\/b>A one &#8211; syllable word ending in two consonants or two vowels + one consonant will not double the consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fear + ing = fearing<\/li>\n<li>Wish + ed = wished<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Notes<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Syllable<\/b>\u00a0is a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound. 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