Spelling Rules Review ie and ei Rule n

+ Spelling Rules Review

+ ie and ei Rule n Except after c, write ie when the sound is long e n LONG E: achieve believe chief field piece n AFTER C: ceiling conceit deceit receipt

+ Write ei when the sound is not long e n Examples: Beige, forfeit, freight, height n Exceptions: Ancient, reign, their, veil, weight

+ -cede, -ceed, and -sede n The only word ending in –sede is supersede. The only words ending in –ceed are exceed, proceed, and succeed. All other words with this sound end in –cede. n Examples: concede, intercede, precede, and secede.

+ Practice 1. Yesterday I rec__ved a letter from Meredith. 2. Please cut the pizza into ___ght slices. 3. My fr__nd Salim was born in Somalia. 4. The members of both soccer teams met in the middle of the f__ld to shake hands after the game. 5. The beads were strung on a p___ce of copper wire.

+ Prefixes and Suffixes n A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change the word’s meaning. n n When adding a prefix to a word, do not change the spelling of the word itself. n n Example: re + turn= return, pre+ view= preview, un + seen= unseen Example: Mis + giving= misgiving, un + noticed= unnoticed A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. n Example: hope +ful= hopeful, talk+ ed + talked, sing + ing = singing

+ Prefixes and Suffixes continued n Drop the final silent –e before a suffix beginning with a vowel. n Example: change + ed = changed n Sense + ible = sensible n EXCEPTIONS: Keep the final silent –e in a word ending in –ce or – ge before a suffix beginning with –a or –o. n Example: advantage + ous= advantageous

+ Prefixes and Suffixes continued n When adding the suffix –ly or –ness to a word, do not change the spelling of the word itself. n n Examples: quick + ly= quickly, real + ly= really, open +ness = openness Exceptions: For words that end in – y and have more than one syllable, change the –y to –i before adding -ly or – ness. n Example: easy + ly = easily, happy + ness= happiness

+ n For words ending in –y preceeded by a consonant, change the –y to –i before any suffix that does not begin with –i. n Example: dry + ed= dried n Beauty +fy= beautify n Busy + ly= busily

+ n For words ending in –y preceded by a vowel, keep the –y when adding a suffix. n Example: obey + ing= obeying n Play + ful= playful n Display + ed= displayed n EXCEPTIONS: Day +ly= daily n Lay + ed= laid n Pay + ed= paid

+ n Double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel if the word: n 1) has only one syllable or has the accent on the last syllable n 2) ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel. n Examples: hit + ing = hitting , n prefer + ed = preferred Dip + ed = dipped, commit + ee = committee

+ n The final consonant is usually not doubled before a suffix beginning with a vowel. n Examples: speak + er = speaker, twirl+ing= twirling n Deep + est = deepest, local + ity= locality

+ Practice 1. Shop + er = ________ 2. Bury + ed = ________ 3. Heat + ing= ________ 4. Ship + ed = ________ 5. Pray + ing = _______

+ n Keep the final silent –e before a suffix beginning with a consonant. n Example: care + less= careless, close + ness= closeness n Live + ly= lively, replace + ment= replacement

+ Practice 1. Engage + ing= ________ 2. Peace + ful= ________ 3. Courage + ous= ________ 4. Forgive + ness= ________ 5. Emote + ion= _________