Ten Golden Rules on Spelling Correction in English Grammar

🌹10 Golden Rules on Spelling Correction in English Grammar

πŸ”Ί Rule 1:  When the suffix β€œfull” is added to a word, one β€œ I” is removed.

Faith + full = faithful
Use + full= useful

πŸ”Ί Rule 2: If the word to which the suffix β€œfull” is added ends in β€œll”, one β€œI” is removed from the word also.

Skill +full = skilful
Will + full= wilful

πŸ”Ί Rule 3:  Words of two or three syllables ending in single vowel + single consonant double the final consonant if the last syllable is stressed. Eg

 Permit + ed = permitted
Occur + ing =occurring
Control + ed =controlled
Begin + ing = beginning

πŸ”Ί Rule 4: Consonant β€˜L’ is doubled in the words ending in single vowel + β€œI” before a suffix beginning with a vowel eg.

Signal + ing = signalling
Repel + ent = repellent
Quarrel + ed = quarrelled
Travel + er = traveller

πŸ”Ί Rule 5: Words ending in silent β€œe”, drop the β€œe” before a suffix beginning with a voweleg.

Hope + ing = hoping
Live + ed = lived
Drive + er = driver
Tire + ing= tiring

πŸ”Ί Rule 6: If the suffix begins with a consonant β€œe” is not dropped e.g

Hope + full = hopeful
Sincere + ly= sincerely

But,

True + ly = truly
Nine + th = ninth
Argue + ment = argument

πŸ”Ί Rule 7:  A final β€œy” following a consonant changes to β€œi” before a suffix except β€œing”. Eg.

Carry + ed = carried
Happy + ly = happily
Marry + age = marriage
Beauty + full = beautiful

But,

Marry + ing = marrying
Carry + ing = carrying

πŸ”Ί Rule 8:  A final β€œy” following a vowel does not change before a suffix. Eg:

Obey + ed = obeyed
Play + er = player
Pray + ed= prayed

πŸ”Ί Rule 9: When the suffix β€œous” is added to a word ending in β€œce”, β€œe” is changed to β€œi”.

Space + ous= spacious
Vice + ous= vicious
Malice + ous = malicious
Grace + ous= gracious

πŸ”Ί Rule 10: When the suffix β€œing” is added to a word ending in β€œie”, β€œie” is changed to β€œy”.

Lie + ing= lying
Die + ing = dying
Tie + ing= tying.


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