Photocopiable activity |
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Worksheet 1
Rules
1For words ending with a consonant plus y, change y to i before adding any suffix except -ing.
2For words ending in a single vowel plus a single consonant, double the final consonant before adding a suffix if the final syllable is stressed.
3 For words ending in e, drop the e before adding a suffix beginning with a vowel ...
4 ... but keep the e if the suffix begins with a consonant.
5When a prefix ends with the same letter as the first one of the word, keep both letters.
6The -ful suffix at the end of many adjectives is always written with one I .. .
7... but if you add the -Iy adverb suffix, then there will be two Is.
8i before e, except after c, when the pronunciation is li:1 ...
9... but with other pronunciations (usually l eI/). the e comes first.
10When the C is pronounced 'sh',the i comes first.
Examples
Abelieve, receive, ceiling, field
Bwonderful, useful, harmful, peaceful
Ccarried, parties, happier, worrying
D ancient, species, efficient, sufficient
E stopped, hottest, preferred, mattered
F improvement, careful, definitely, advertisement
G hopefully, carefully, unhelpfully, beautifully
H unnatural, dissatisfied, immoral, irresistible
weight, freight, height, sleigh
J advisable, famous, creative, driving