Spelling Rules • I before E except after C, or when sounded as A, as in neighing and weigh. • Final consonants are not doubled when the word ends in more than one consonant. EXAMPLE: frown frowned frowning help helped helping • When words end in soft ce or ge, keep the e before able and ous. EXAMPLE: peace peaceable courage courageous • When verbs end in ie, change the ending to y before adding ing. EXAMPLE: tie tied tying TIPS 1. LOOK at the new word. 2. SAY the word. 3. SPELL the word ALOUD. 4. WRITE the word. 5. PICTURE the word in your mind. 6. COVER the word and write it. 7. CHECK for mistakes. If you have made a mistake, go back to step 1. Some Trouble Words about actually again are awhile been before began behind birthday buys bye can’t catch caught come coming could couldn’t decided didn’t different does doesn’t don’t either ever every everybody everyday everything finally finished friend going government happened happily having home house I’m into its it’s knew know let’s minute months myself necessary nothing o’clock once one our out people probably quiet quite really responsible right said school second some something sometimes stopped than that’s the their them then there there’s they they’re thought threw throw to too two until wasn’t went were we’re weren’t what’s when where without wouldn’t writing your you’re RESOURCE PAGES R–5
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