This week, we’re going to recap some old spelling rules which we learnt many years ago as people often make silly errors with these in their everyday writing. Here are some key spelling rules. In your book, practise adding suffixes to words (and not just simple ones) and there will be a test next week. The example words below are not a spelling list; the words tested will require these rules to be applied.
Remember, you need to think about how to spell the root word (hurry) before you then think about how to change it for adding the suffix (change the y to an i).
| drop the y for an i | double up for a short vowel | drop the e | i before e, except after c |
| countries
diaries hurried |
accommodate
immediately embarrass |
advising
evaporating practising |
ceiling
receive believe |