Practice your spelling patterns while completing challenges at . . . Example Words: running, stopped, sitting
2. If a word ends with a silent “e”, drop the “e” before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel. Example Words: baking, loved, biting
3. Do not drop the silent “e” at the end of a word when the suffix begins with a consonant. Example Words: likeness, careful, timeless
4. Write "i" before "e" except after "c", or when sounding like "a" as in neighbor and weigh. Example Words: receive, believe, sleigh
5. When "y" is the last letter in word and the "y" is preceded by a consonant, change the "y" to "i" before adding a suffix. Example Words: ladies, cities, likeliness
6. When forming the plural of a word that ends with a "y" this preceded by a vowel, add "s". Example words: keys, days
7. To make nouns ending with "o" plural, add "es" Example words: potatoes, tomatoes
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