Spelling Flashcards
In general i comes ____ e EXCEPT after the letter _______
before, c
e come _____ i in the following instances
- when the e and i sound like _____
- if c is part of a _____ sound
- if the e and i sound the _____ in height
- in ______ words.
before, ay, sh, i, compound
When adding the suffix ______ to words ending in y keep the y
ing
When word ends with a _______ and a y change the y to n i before adding a suffix other than _______.
consonant, ing
When a word ends with a _______ and a ____ keep the - when adding a suffix
vowel, y
If a word ends in a _______ and a ______ double the last consonant when adding a suffix that BEGINS with a ________.
short vowel, consonant, vowel.
when a two syllable word ends in a _______ and a _______, double the last —— when adding a suffix that begins with a ______
vowel, consonant, vowel
if a words ends in vowel followed by ___________, do notdouble the last consonant when adding a suffix.
two consonants
when a words ends in a _______ drop the —- when adding a suffix beginning with a vowel.
silent e
to form a plural of a words that ends in a _____ followed by a y, add the letter s
vowel
To form the plural of a word ending in a consonant followed by an _______ add es
o
To form the plural of Latin and greek roots that end in _____ or ____ drop it and add _____.
um, on, a
To form the plural of latin roots ending in ____ change it to es
is
Lating roots ending in ____ drop it and add i
us
adding a _____ to the beginning of a root words does NOT require any changes.
prefix
