Spelling rules by https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i Michelle, Pernille, Stelina, Zeinab en-us 2017-12-11 09:43:55 UTC 2017-12-11 10:26:04 UTC hello@padlet.com The Y rule https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214939601 Changing "y" to "ies"

When the word ends in a vowel + y just add ‘s’

key → keys
delay → delays
trolley → trolleys

If the word has a consonant before the ‘y’:
take off the ‘y’ and add ‘ies’

baby → babies
company → companies
difficulty → difficulties

]]> 2017-12-11 09:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214939601 The C rule stelinadimova https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214940263   
C always softens to /s/ when followed by E, I, or Y. 
Otherwise, C says /k/.
 

]]> 2017-12-11 09:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214940263 The drop the ‘e’ rule zeinab_jemo https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214940493
We usually drop the final silent "e" when we add vowel suffix endings

Example: write + ing → writing hope + ed = hoped
 

]]> 2017-12-11 09:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214940493 The es rule https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214942756 We add -es to words ending in -s, -ss, -z -ch -sh -x
This was added centuries ago to stop the plural 's' clashing with these letters and it softens the 's' sound to a 'z' sound

bus→ buses
business → businesses
watch → watches
box → boxes
quiz → quizzes]]> 2017-12-11 10:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214942756 Remember :) michelle_eilsoee https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214942988  
You can improve your spelling if you
study it,
notice it,
use it. 
]]> 2017-12-11 10:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214942988 The ending rule michelle_eilsoee https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214944922 English words do not end in I, U, V, or J. ]]> 2017-12-11 10:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214944922 The double up rule zeinab_jemo https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214945261 When a word has one syllable + 1 vowel next to 1 consonant we double up the final consonant with a vowel suffix:

Example:
put – putting
big-bigger
swim - swimming]]> 2017-12-11 10:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_eilsoee/8q7i98bzsh5i/wish/214945261