ENGLISH SPELLING RULES (30 Useful Rules) Free Download

To help you and your learners in developing their spelling skills. Here are the 30 English Spelling Rules which are truly practical, useful, and effective. Navigate below to get your complete copy of these rules.

SPELLING RULES ONE:

When a word ends with a short vowel followed by a consonant, double the last consonant before adding "ed"

SPELLING RULES TWO:

When action words end with an 'sh', 'ch', 'ss', 'x', or a 'z' and 'es' is added to make the present tense.

SPELLING RULES THREE:

When an action word ends with a consonant followed by a 'y' change the 'y' to an 'i' before adding 'es'

SPELLING RULES FOUR:

Double the consonant before adding 'ing' to words that have a short vowel followed by a consonant at the end

SPELLING RULES FIVE:

When a word ends in a silent 'e', drop the 'e' before adding an 'ing' The Magic 'e' runs away

SPELLING RULES SIX:

When a word ends in a double consonant, do not double the last letter before adding 'ing'

SPELLING RULES SEVEN:

For action words that end in 'ie'. change the 'ie' to a 'y' before adding an 'ing'

SPELLING RULES EIGHT:

Often 'ly' is added to base words to turn them into adverbs, adjectives or describing words.

SPELLING RULES NINE:

When adding 'ly' to words which end in 'y', change the 'y' to an 'i' before adding the 'ly'

SPELLING RULES TEN:

When the suffix 'full' is added to the end of a base word, one of the 'ls' has to be dropped.

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ENGLISH SPELLING RULES