The Spelling Rules Program (2024)

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What are the 5 basic spelling rules? ›

The Spelling Rules Program is an exciting program that explains how to improve children's spelling with spelling rules. It is suitable to use with children as young as 7, right up to adults who want to improve their spelling. The program explains over 30 essential and common spelling rules, with easy-to-follow lessons.

Spelling Rule 7 was expanded, clarified, and split into two parts: 7.1 - Y says /ē/ only in an unstressed syllable at the end of a multi-syllable word. 7.2 - I may say /ē/ with a silent final E, at the end of a syllable, and at the end of foreign words.

Logic of English Spelling Rules. Rule 1: C always softens to /s/ when followed by E, I, or Y. Otherwise, C says /k/.

How to learn spelling rules? ›

The saying i before e, except after c is supposed to help us spell correctly, but it only reliably identifies the category of words that includes receive and conceited. It's a good quick reminder for this common pattern, but keep in mind that there are many exceptions to this “rule,” like seize, height, and albeit.

In English, the spelling of 12 is Twelve.

It is called the floss rule because three of these letters are in the word floss. If you take on a French accent and call it Ze Floss Rule, all four letters will be prepresented. The Rule: If the word ends in f, l, s, z and there is a short vowel before it, then you double the f, l, s, or z.

Logic of English Spelling Rule 27 tells us when to use TCH for spelling: TCH is used only after a single vowel which says its short or broad sound.

Rule 30: We often double F, L, and S after a single, short or broad vowel at the end of a base word. Occasionally other letters also are doubled.