S1 Exercise 12: Spelling (1)
SPELLING - SAY AS YOU SPELL 1
Pronouncing words can often help you spell them.
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A. “ie” or “ei”? Say the word. Is there a long “eee” sound? If the word has an “eee” sound put “ie”: believe, field. If the “eee” comes after “c” put “ei”: ceiling , receive. If there is no “eee” sound put “ei”: weigh, height. Beware: there are exceptions e.g. friend, weird, seize. A popular way of remembering the basic rule is “i before e except after c”. |
TASK 1: Copy and complete Apply the ie/ei rule to the following.
rec ______ ve n _______ce rel _______ve gr _______ f bel _______ f
conc ______ted dec ______ ve pr _______ st n ______ghbours
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B. Short And Long Vowels The vowels are a e i o u In some words the vowel sound is short e.g. hop, tap. In some words the vowel sound is long e.g. hope , tape. (The silent “e” tells you that the vowel sound is long) See what happens when endings that begin with a vowel are added to these. (e.g. –ing or –ed) |
TASK 2: Copy and Complete . Apply the rule for adding vowel endings to short and long vowels
Add –ing to each of the following. Decide whether you need to double the last letter or not to complete the word
plan ____ bar ____ stare ____ star ____ slope ____ recite ____
Add –ed to each of the following. Decide whether you need to double the last letter or not to complete the word
wrap _____ bribe ___ pine ____ skim ____ pin ___ excite ___