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    The 31 spelling rules cover conventions for vowels, consonants, suffixes, prefixes, and syllables. Some key rules: - C softens to /s/ before E, I, Y; otherwise it's /k/. G softens to /j/ before E, I, Y; otherwise it's /g/. - Adding -ED to make a past tense verb forms another syllable if the base word ends in /d/ or /t/. - To make a noun plural, add -S or -ES depending on the word. To make a verb third person singular, add -S or -ES depending on the word. - DGE, CK are used after short vowel sounds.

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    The 31 spelling rules cover conventions for vowels, consonants, suffixes, prefixes, and syllables. Some key rules: - C softens to /s/ before E, I, Y; otherwise it's /k/. G softens to /j/ before E, I, Y; otherwise it's /g/. - Adding -ED to make a past tense verb forms another syllable if the base word ends in /d/ or /t/. - To make a noun plural, add -S or -ES depending on the word. To make a verb third person singular, add -S or -ES depending on the word. - DGE, CK are used after short vowel sounds.

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    The 31 spelling rules cover conventions for vowels, consonants, suffixes, prefixes, and syllables. Some key rules: - C softens to /s/ before E, I, Y; otherwise it's /k/. G softens to /j/ before E, I, Y; otherwise it's /g/. - Adding -ED to make a past tense verb forms another syllable if the base word ends in /d/ or /t/. - To make a noun plural, add -S or -ES depending on the word. To make a verb third person singular, add -S or -ES depending on the word. - DGE, CK are used after short vowel sounds.

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    The 31 spelling rules taught in

    Rule 1 C always softens to /s/ when followed by E, I, or Y.


    Otherwise, C says /k/.

    Rule 2 G may soften to /j/ only when followed by E, I, or Y.


    Otherwise, G says /g/.

    Rule 3 English words do not end in I, U, V, or J.

    Rule 4 A E O U usually say their names at the end of a syllable.

    Rule 5 I and Y may say /ĭ/ or /ī/ at the end of a syllable.

    Rule 6 When a one-syllable word ends in a single vowel Y, it says /ī/.

    Rule 7 Y says /ē/ only at the end of a multi-syllable base word.


    I says /ē/ at the end of a syllable that is followed by a vowel and at the end of
    foreign words.

    Rule 8 I and O may say /ī/ and /ō/ when followed by two consonants.

    Rule 9 AY usually spells the sound /ā/ at the end of a base word.

    Rule 10 When a word ends with the phonogram A, it says /ä/.


    A may also say /ä/ after a W or before an L.

    Rule 11 Q always needs a U; therefore, U is not a vowel here.

    Rule 12 Silent Final E Rules

    Rule 13 Drop the silent final E when adding a vowel suffix only if it is allowed by other
    spelling rules.

    Rule 14 Double the last consonant when adding a vowel suffix to words ending in one
    vowel followed by one consonant only if the syllable before the suffix is
    accented.*
    *This is always true for one-syllable words.

    Rule 15 Single vowel Y changes to I when adding any ending, unless the ending begins
    with I.

    Rule 16 Two I’s cannot be next to one another in English words.

    Rule 17 TI, CI, and SI are used only at the beginning of any syllable after the first one.
    The 31 spelling rules taught in
    Rule 18 SH spells /sh/ at the beginning of a base word and at the end of the syllable. SH
    never spells /sh/ at the beginning of any syllable after the first one, except for
    the ending -ship.

    Rule 19 To make a verb past tense, add the ending -ED unless it is an irregular verb.

    Rule 20 -ED, past tense ending, forms another syllable when the base word ends in /d/ or
    /t/.
    Otherwise, -ED says /d/ or /t/.

    Rule 21 To make a noun plural, add the ending -S, unless the word hisses or changes;
    then add -ES.
    Occasional nouns have no change or an irregular spelling.

    Rule 22 To make a verb 3rd person singular, add the ending -S, unless the word hisses or
    changes; then add -ES. Only four verbs are irregular.

    Rule 23 Al- is a prefix written with one L when preceding another syllable.

    Rule 24 -Ful is a suffix written with one L when added to another syllable.

    Rule 25 DGE is used only after a single vowel which says its short (first) sound.

    Rule 26 CK is used only after a single vowel which says its short (first) sound.

    Rule 27 TCH is used only after a single vowel which does not say its name.

    Rule 28 AUGH, EIGH, IGH, OUGH. Phonograms ending in GH are used only at the end of a
    base word or before the letter T.
    The GH is either silent or pronounced /f/.

    Rule 29 Z, never S, spells /z/ at the beginning of a base word.

    Rule 30 We often double F, L, and S after a single vowel at the end of a base word.
    Occasionally other letters also are doubled.

    Schwa Rules:
    Rule 31
    Any vowel may say one of the schwa sounds, /ŭ/ or /ĭ/, in an unstressed syllable
    or unstressed word.

    O may also say /ŭ/ in a stressed syllable next to W, TH, M, N, or V.

    AR and OR may say their schwa sound, /er/, in an unstressed syllable.

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