Spelling Rules

When you're doubling the last consonant, you should have: (4 answers)

• a 1-syllable baseword

• only 1 vowel

• only 1 consonant at the end

• a vowel suffix

• a consonant suffix

What comes after a short vowel? (2 answers)

• tch

• ch

• ge

• dge

What comes after an L, N, or R? (2 answers)

• ge

• dge

• ch

• tch

What comes after a vowel team? (2 answers)

• ch

• tch

• ge

• dge

When you have a silent-E word and you're adding a VOWEL suffix, (1 answer)

• keep the E

• drop the E

• add the consonant suffix

When you have a silent E word and you're adding a CONSONANT suffix, (2 answers)

• drop the E

• keep the E

• just put them together

Which ending says /iss/?

• -ice

• -ace

• -ine

• -age

What ending says /it/?

• -ice

• -ite

• -ate

• -ine

When spelling sӘl, _ is most common.

• -stle

• -sle

• -zle

It's hard to spell Ә, because it could be a _.

• a

• e

• i

• o

• u