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slide1. Spelling for success Name:
English teacher: Booklet 3<br>
slide2. But how can I learn spellings? 2<br>
slide3. Track your progress 3<br>
slide4. Rule 15
Plurals The Golden Rules:
If a word ends in a consonant followed by a ‘y’, it changes to ‘ies’ in the plural
If a word ends in s, x, sh or ch, then you add ‘es’ in the plural
If a word ends in f, it changes to ‘ves’ in the plural Watch out:
Roof – roofs
Chief - chiefs Challenge:
Research the correct form of these words in the plural:
Formula / Antenna
Man / Woman
Mouse / Louse
Goose / Foot / Tooth 4<br>
slide5. Rule 15
Plurals 5<br>
slide6. Rule 16
Prefixes
Auto, tele, circ Auto – usually means ‘oneself’ – e.g. – autobiography means a book written about oneself. It can also mean ‘by itself’ – e.g. – automobile is ‘moving by itself’.
Tele – always means ‘from far’ – e.g. – a telescope helps you see things ‘from far’ away.
Circ – means round – e.g. – circular means round in shape. 6<br>
slide7. Rule 17
Meet the Rebels… Without rules or reasons, these rebellious rule-breaking renegades have to be learned off by heart…
Which strategies from the start of the booklet will you choose to help you? 7<br>
slide8. Rule 18
Words ending in the suffix ‘ive’ 8<br>
slide9. Rule 19
Words ending in ‘ful’ The Golden Rules:
Remember that these words only need one l at the end.
If the stem word ends in y, it will need changing to ‘I’ before adding the ‘ful’. 9<br>
slide10. Rule 20
Ance or ence? The Golden Rules:
Use ‘ence’ after a soft c or soft g sound – e.g – innocence
Or words that end in ‘ent’ in the adjective – e.g. – confident becomes confidence, violent becomes violence.
Use ‘ance’ after stems ending in the ‘er’ sound or other vowel sounds – e.g. – alliance, appliance.
Or words that end in ‘ant’ for the adjective – e.g. – elegant becomes elegance, brilliant becomes brilliance. Exceptions:
Audience, experience, science. 10<br>
slide11. Rule 21
Cial or tial? The Golden Rules:
Use ‘cial’ for words where the stem ends in a vowel – e.g. – special, artificial, social.
Use ‘tial’ after a word where the stem ends in a consonant – e.g. – confidential, essential. Watch out:
Spatial, initial, palatial
Provincial, financial, commercial 11<br>
English teacher: Booklet 3<br>
slide2. But how can I learn spellings? 2<br>
slide3. Track your progress 3<br>
slide4. Rule 15
Plurals The Golden Rules:
If a word ends in a consonant followed by a ‘y’, it changes to ‘ies’ in the plural
If a word ends in s, x, sh or ch, then you add ‘es’ in the plural
If a word ends in f, it changes to ‘ves’ in the plural Watch out:
Roof – roofs
Chief - chiefs Challenge:
Research the correct form of these words in the plural:
Formula / Antenna
Man / Woman
Mouse / Louse
Goose / Foot / Tooth 4<br>
slide5. Rule 15
Plurals 5<br>
slide6. Rule 16
Prefixes
Auto, tele, circ Auto – usually means ‘oneself’ – e.g. – autobiography means a book written about oneself. It can also mean ‘by itself’ – e.g. – automobile is ‘moving by itself’.
Tele – always means ‘from far’ – e.g. – a telescope helps you see things ‘from far’ away.
Circ – means round – e.g. – circular means round in shape. 6<br>
slide7. Rule 17
Meet the Rebels… Without rules or reasons, these rebellious rule-breaking renegades have to be learned off by heart…
Which strategies from the start of the booklet will you choose to help you? 7<br>
slide8. Rule 18
Words ending in the suffix ‘ive’ 8<br>
slide9. Rule 19
Words ending in ‘ful’ The Golden Rules:
Remember that these words only need one l at the end.
If the stem word ends in y, it will need changing to ‘I’ before adding the ‘ful’. 9<br>
slide10. Rule 20
Ance or ence? The Golden Rules:
Use ‘ence’ after a soft c or soft g sound – e.g – innocence
Or words that end in ‘ent’ in the adjective – e.g. – confident becomes confidence, violent becomes violence.
Use ‘ance’ after stems ending in the ‘er’ sound or other vowel sounds – e.g. – alliance, appliance.
Or words that end in ‘ant’ for the adjective – e.g. – elegant becomes elegance, brilliant becomes brilliance. Exceptions:
Audience, experience, science. 10<br>
slide11. Rule 21
Cial or tial? The Golden Rules:
Use ‘cial’ for words where the stem ends in a vowel – e.g. – special, artificial, social.
Use ‘tial’ after a word where the stem ends in a consonant – e.g. – confidential, essential. Watch out:
Spatial, initial, palatial
Provincial, financial, commercial 11<br>