| Are you a good speller? It is hard to help your child | | | | When the letter Y or the letter W is at the end of a |
| with spelling if you have a hard time with spelling | | | | word, it acts like a vowel letter. |
| yourself. At the same time, if you are a great speller, it | | | | 4. The Flighty Y Rule: |
| can be difficult to understand why your child is not a | | | | When a word ends Consonant and a Y (C+Y) and |
| great speller. | | | | you ad an ending there must be an I in the word. Either |
| What you’ll find in this section is a listing of | | | | the Y changes to I (C+Y+___ = C+I+___) or the |
| some spelling rules you and your child can learn, some | | | | ending has an I and it becomes (C+Y+I = C+Y+I). |
| links to free spelling sheets on the web and more. | | | | 5. Plural Rules: |
| 1. Do you change the words you use when you write | | | | To make a regular word plural, add a S If the |
| because, you might not spell the word correctly? | | | | word ends in the letter S, Z, X, SH, or CH, or a |
| 2. Would you be mortified if you sent correspondence | | | | C+Y add an ES |
| out without spell checking it? | | | | 6. The Disappearing E Rule: |
| 3. Could you live without a spellchecker? | | | | When a word ends with a W, and you ad the ending |
| If you answered YES to the first two questions, or NO | | | | EN, drop the E. |
| to the last question, you your spelling has much room | | | | 7. The Appearing AL Rule: |
| for improvement! | | | | When a word ends with IC and you at the |
| If you learn these 10 basic spelling rules, you can spell | | | | ending LY it must become ICALLY |
| literally thousands of words! | | | | 8. Double the Fun Rule: |
| 1. E Ending Rule: | | | | When the ending of a word is a short base CVC rule, |
| When a base word ends with an E and you add an | | | | follow the CVC doubling rule. |
| ending that begins with a vowel, drop the E. Go to the | | | | 9. The ION Rule: |
| Free Spelling Worksheet that teaches this spelling rule. | | | | When a word ends in ION, another form of the word |
| 2. The CVC Rule: | | | | may end in OR. |
| When a word that is 4 letters or less ends CVC, and | | | | 10. The Exception Rule: |
| the next ending begins with a V, you must double the | | | | Every rule has an exception, so, don’t be |
| final vowel. CVC + V = CVCCV | | | | surprised if you find a word that doesn’t follow |
| 3. The Vowel Changers: | | | | these rules. . . but most of them do! |