Spelling Rules



Spelling Rules

1. q always followed by u

2. c before e, i, or y says s, other letters it says k

3. g before e, i, or y may say j, other letters it says g

4. a, e, o and u usually say their name at the end of a syllable

5. i and y usually say i (short sound), may say long sound

6. y not i is used at the end of English words

7. silent e’s- job 1- e jumps over consonant to make vowel say name

job 2- words that end in v or u

job 3- words that end in c or g

job 4- every syllable needs a vowel

job 5- no job

8. 5 spellings for er including er, ir, ear, ur, wor

9. one-one-one rule (cvc- add consonant with ending)

10. two-one-one rule (second syllable- add consonant with vowel ending)

11. drop final silent e when adding endings that begin with a vowel

12. after c use ei, if you say a- use ei other words usually use ie

13. sh at beginning and end of word except with ending ship

14. ti, si, and ci most often used to say sh at beginning of second+ syllables

15. si says sh when syllable before it ends in s

16. si may say zh

17. double l, f, or s following a single vowel at end for one syllable words

18. usually use ay at end of base word to say a

19. i and o may say long sound if followed by double consonant

20. s never follows x

21. all by itself two l’s, with another syllable only one l

22. till and full by itself two l’s, as a suffix one l

23. dge only after single vowel that says short sound (1st)

24. change y to i when adding an ending except when ending begins with vowel

25. ck only after a single vowel that says short sound (1st sound)

26. capitalize proper nouns

27. z used at beginning of words that say z

28. ed-three sounds

29. words usually divided between double consonants

Spelling Rules

1. q always followed by u

2. c before e, i, or y says s, other letters it says k

3. g before e, i, or y may say j, other letters it says g

4. a, e, o and u usually say their name at the end of a syllable

5. i and y usually say i (short sound), may say long sound

6. y not i is used at the end of English words

7. silent e’s- job 1- e jumps over consonant to make vowel say name

i. job 2- words that end in v or u

ii. job 3- words that end in c or g

iii. job 4- every syllable needs a vowel

iv. job 5- no job

8. 5 spellings for er including er, ir, ear, ur, wor

9. one-one-one rule (cvc- add consonant with ending)

10. two-one-one rule (second syllable- add consonant with vowel ending)

11. drop final silent e when adding endings that begin with a vowel

12. after c use ei, if you say a- use ei other words usually use ie

13. sh at beginning and end of word except with ending ship

14. ti, si, and ci most often used to say sh at beginning of second+ syllables

15. si says sh when syllable before it ends in s

16. si may say zh

17. double l, f, or s following a single vowel at end for one syllable words

18. usually use ay at end of base word to say a

19. i and o may say long sound if followed by double consonant

20. s never follows x

21. all by itself two l’s, with another syllable only one l

22. till and full by itself two l’s, as a suffix one l

23. dge only after single vowel that says short sound (1st)

24. change y to i when adding an ending except when ending begins with vowel

25. ck only after a single vowel that says short sound (1st sound)

26. capitalize proper nouns

27. z used at beginning of words that say z

28. ed-three sounds

29. words usually divided between double consonants

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