Everyday Spelling and Grammar (Blake's Go Guides) by Kathi Wyldeck

Author:Kathi Wyldeck [Wyldeck, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781741250428
Publisher: Pascal Press
Published: 2012-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

Long vowel/silent ‘e’ Adding a

consonantal suffix

like likeness, likely

hope hopeful, hopeless

spite spiteful

base basement

love lovely

care careful, careless

Words ending in ‘y’, preceded by a consonant, change the ‘y’ into ‘i’ before adding ‘er’, ‘est’, ‘ed’ or ‘ment’.

Consonant before the ‘y’

ending Changed to ‘i’ before adding

‘er’, ‘est’ or ‘ed’

happy happier, happiest

wealthy wealthier, wealthiest

empty emptied

merry merriment

Words ending in ‘ce’ and ‘ge’ keep the ‘e’ before adding ‘able’ and ‘ous’.

Word ending in ‘ce’ or ‘ge’ Adding‘able’ or ‘ous’

notice noticeable

knowledge knowledgeable

service serviceable

advantage advantageous

outrage outrageous

Use ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’, in words pronounced with a ‘long e’ (as in thief).

Use ‘e’ before ‘i’ in words pronounced with a ‘long i’ (as in height) or ‘long a’ (as in eight):

Pronounced as a long ‘e’ Long ‘e’ after a ‘c’ Pronounced as a long ‘i’ Pronounced as a long ‘a’

belief receive eiderdown neighbour

field ceiling height freighter

achieve deceit neither reign

niece conceive either sleigh

priest conceited sleight weight

Use ‘-ise’ in all cases, especially when you are not sure whether to use ‘ise’ or ‘ize’.

Examples include: exercise, familiarise, memorise, socialise, hospitalise, recognise, disguise.

Exceptions include: paralyse, analyse, prize, size.

Rules for plurals

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