If the word has an sound put “eee” “ie”: believe, field. If the comes after put “eee” “c” “ei”: ceiling , receive. If there is no sound put weigh, height. “eee” “ei”: Beware: there are exceptions e.g. friend, weird, seize. A popular way of remembering the basic rule is before e except after “i c”. TASK 1: Copy and complete Apply the ie/ei rule to the following. rec ______ ve n _______ce rel _______ve gr _______ f bel _______ f conc ______ted dec ______ ve pr _______ st n ______ghbours B. Short And Long Vowels The vowels are a e i o u In some words the vowel sound is short e.g. hop, tap. In some words the vowel sound is long e.g. hope , tape. tells you that the vowel sound is long) (The silent “e” See what happens when endings that begin with a vowel are added to these. (e.g. or –ing –ed) Base word Rule Result short vowels double the last letter hopping, tapping hopped, tapped long vowels drop the hoping, hoped silent “e” hoped, taped TASK 2: Copy and Complete . Apply the rule for adding vowel endings to short and long vowels Add to each of the following. Decide whether you need to double the last –ing letter or not to complete the word plan ____ bar ____ stare ____ star ____ slope ____ recite ____ Add to each of the following. Decide whether you need to double the last –ed letter or not to complete the word wrap _____ bribe ___ pine ____ skim ____ pin ___ excite ___ SPELLING - SAY AS YOU SPELL 2 C. Adding Vowel Endings To Longer Words To figure out what happens when vowel endings are added to longer words, it is necessary to see where the stress falls in the word. Base word Rule Result words with stress double consonant occurring, occurred at the end to keep vowel short referring, referred
If the word has an “eee” sound put “ie”: believe, field. If the “eee” comes after “c” put “ei”: ceiling , receive. If there is no “eee” sound put “ei”: weigh, height. Beware: there are exceptions e.g. friend, weird, seize. A popular way of remembering the basic rule is “i before e except after c”. TASK 1: Copy and complete Apply the ie/ei rule to the following. rec ______ ve n _______ce rel _______ve gr _______ f bel _______ f conc ______ted dec ______ ve pr _______ st n ______ghbours B. Short And Long Vowels The vowels are a e i o u In some words the vowel sound is short e.g. hop, tap. In some words the vowel sound is long e.g. hope , tape. (The silent “e” tells you that the vowel sound is long) See what happens when endings that begin with a vowel are added to these. (e.g. –ing or –ed) Base word Rule Result short vowels double the last letter hopping, tapping hopped, tapped long vowels drop the silent “e” hoping, hoped hoped, taped TASK 2: Copy and Complete . Apply the rule for adding vowel endings to short and long vowels Add –ing to each of the following. Decide whether you need to double the last letter or not to complete the word plan ____ bar ____ stare ____ star ____ slope ____ recite ____ Add –ed to each of the following. Decide whether you need to double the last letter or not to complete the word wrap _____ bribe ___ pine ____ skim ____ pin ___ excite ___ SPELLING - SAY AS YOU SPELL 2 C. Adding Vowel Endings To Longer Words To figure out what happens when vowel endings are added to longer words, it is necessary to see where the stress falls in the word. Base word Rule Result words with stress double consonant occurring, occurred at the end to keep vowel short referring, referred