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Spelling words from other languages that are used in English: http://myspellit.com/spellingbee.html

__How to improve spelling__: Learn the spelling rule for the word, or learn how to spell the word. Not all words used in English are "English" words. Many come from other languages. For these words, you will have to memorize the spelling of the word. Also, you will have to use the words you are learning to spell. Use them in writing so that your brain has a chance to remember how to spell the word.

A. If you have lots of trouble spelling, and English is not your first language, please click on this link to access a great workbook of spelling practice. It is free to use on the Internet. []

Phonics worksheets from BBC: []

B. If you usually spell words correctly, but you need help with some spelling rules, read the following spelling rules.

1. When words sound like long EEE, put the I before E except after C. Some words do not follow this rule, so you will have to memorize them.

__Some Exceptions You Will Need to Memorize:__ a. These words say the long EEE sound, but they must be memorized because they break the above rule:

caffeine, codeine, either, leisure, neither, protein, seize, sheik, species

b. These words do not say the long EEE sound, so you cannot use the rule:

beige - tan color conscience - person's inner sense of right and rong deity - a god deign - decide/choose eight feign - pretend, fake feint - make a false move to deceive (a fake move) feisty - of a fighting nature foreign - not local; from out of the area forfeit - to give up rights/claim to something freight - cargo being moved/shipped (boxes, animals, people, etc.) heinous - terrible, horrible height - describes how tall something/one is heir - person who inherits heist - a robbery or theft neigh - sound a horse makes neighbor - person or entity near you rein - leather strap for controlling horses reign - rule of a monarch, king, queen, leader science - branch of knowledge seismic - having to do with earthquakes sheik - ruler of a tribe society - organized group or system sovereign - ruler veil - fabric worn over the head or face vein - part of a system that transports things like blood to the heart weight - measure of how heavy or light things are; item used to build muscle weird - strange, odd, unusual

2. When to drop the final e from a silent e ending word:

A. When adding a suffix that begins with a vowel to a silent e ending word, drop the e. Example: Dance + ing = Dancing Dance + ed = Danced

B. When adding a suffix that begins with a consonant to a silent e ending word, keep the e. Example: Grace + fully = Gracefully __EXCEPTION: When silent e has another vowel before it, keep the silent e__ Example: Glee + fully = Gleefully []

3. Words ending in Y

A. Change Y to I for when adding a suffix. EXAMPLE: Beauty + ful = Beautiful EXCEPTION: Do not change the Y to I when adding the suffix -ing or if there is a vowel in front of the Y EXAMPLE: Bay + ing = Baying Obey + ed = Obeyed

4. Adding Suffixes: A. Double the final consonant on words with stress on the last syllable when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel EXAMPLE: Refer + ing = Referring EXCEPTION: Verbs ending in X, W, V, Y are not doubled (these letters cannot be doubled) EXAMPLE: Box + ing = Boxing

B. Do not double the consonant for single syllable words with long vowel sounds words with stress on the first syllable EXAMPLE: Aid + ing = Aiding Bob + ing = Bobbing

5. Do not change the spelling of a word when adding a prefix to the word. Spell the entire prefix and spell the entire word. EXAMPLE: Pre + wash = Prewash Mis + fit = Misfit

Prefix Practice: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/wordbuilding/prefixes/index.shtml http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/prefixes/prefixes.htm http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/spellingtext.htm

Prefix Practice Worksheet: http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/prefixes/worksheets/Prefixes%20Worksheet%20%281%29.pdf

ABLE OR IBLE endings []

Spelling Rules help: []

Spelling Resources > //caffeine, codeine, either, leisure, neither, protein, seize, sheik, species// >
 * 1) **__ IE or EI WORDS __**
 * 2) Some words say the long EEE sound, but they must be memorized because they break the above rule:
 * 1) Some words do not say the long EEE sound, so you cannot use the rule:

beige - tan color conscience - person's sense of right/wrong deity - a god deign - decide/choose eight – one more than seven feign - pretend, fake feint - a false move to deceive (a fake move) feisty - of a fighting nature foreign - not local; from out of the area forfeit - to give up rights/claim freight - cargo (boxes, animals, people, etc.) heinous - terrible, horrible height - describes how tall something/one is heir - person who inherits heist - a robbery or theft neigh - sound a horse makes neighbor - person or entity near you rein - leather strap for controlling horses reign - rule of monarch, king, queen, leader science - branch of knowledge seismic - having to do with earthquakes sheik - ruler of a tribe society - organized group or system sovereign - ruler veil - fabric worn over the head or face vein - part of a system that transports things like blood to the heart weight - how heavy/light things are; item used to build muscle weird - strange, odd, unusual

> //Example: Dance + ing = Dancing Dance + ed = Danced// > //Example: Glee + fully = Gleefully// // Example: Hop + ing = Hopping Hop + ed = Hopped Hop + y = Hoppy // // For words with stress on the last syllable, double the final consonant when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel // // EXAMPLE: Refer + ing = Referring // // **DOUBLING RULE EXCEPTION: Verbs ending in X, W, V, Y are not doubled (these letters cannot be doubled)** // // **EXAMPLE: Box + ing = Boxing** // > //Example: Grace + fully = Gracefully// // Example: Beauty + ful = Beautiful Angry + ly = Angrily // **EXCEPTION: Do not change the Y to I when adding the suffix -ing or if there is a vowel in front of the Y** **//EXAMPLE: Bay + ing = Baying Obey + ed = Obeyed//** Prefix Practice: [] [] []
 * 1) **__ ADDING SUFFIXES TO WORDS Spelling Rules: __**
 * 2) **__ Adding suffixes that begin with vowels such as: ing, ed, y, es, ed, er, est __**
 * SILENT E RULE 1: For words that end with a consonant and silent e, remove the silent e
 * SILENT E RULE 2: For words that have a vowel next to the silent e, keep the silent e
 * DOUBLING RULE: For words ending with a short vowel and a consonant, double the consonant
 * 1) **__ Adding suffixes that begin with consonants such as: ful, ly, ness, ment __**
 * For words that end with a consonant and silent e, make no changes:
 * For words ending in consonant plus Y, change Y to I
 * 1) **__ ADDING PREFIXES TO WORDS Spelling Rules: __**
 * 2) Do not make any spelling changes when adding prefixes.

Prefix Practice Worksheet: []

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