Statutory spelling Rules and guidance (non-statutory) Examples requirements Revision of work from years 1 and 2: Pay special attention to the rules for adding suffixes. Adding suffixes If the last syllable of a word is stressed and forgetting beginning beginning with ends with one consonant letter which has just letters to one vowel letter before it, the final consonant forgotten words of more letter is doubled before any ending beginning than one with a vowel letter is added. beginner prefer syllables double syllable consonant preferred more The consonant letter is not doubled if the or gardening limiting syllable is unstressed. limitation two gardener single consonant Suffixes: limited sub- Most sub– prefixes means subdivide subheading submarine submerge subspecies ‘under’. are added to the inter– means or interaction intercede interfere interim interject interlude ‘between’ ‘among’. beginning of inter intermediate international intervene intercity interact root words interrupt without any super– means supervision supersonic superman supermarket superstar ‘above’. super changes in superfan superglue superfast spelling, but anti– means antifreeze antibody anticlockwise anti-virus antibiotic ‘against’. anti see in– below. antiseptic anticlockwise antisocial auto– means or autograph autobiography autograph autobiography ‘self’ ‘own’. auto automatic autopilot autopsy automobile The prefix in– can mean both and inaccessible inaccurate inactive inadequate inarticulate ‘not’ In the words given here it means inattentive inaudible incapable incomplete inconsiderate ‘in’/‘into’. inconvenient incorrect incredible indecent indefinite ‘not’. independent indigestion inedible inefficient inexcusable in- inexpensive insignificant insincere insoluble invisible s involuntary inexcusable indestructible invincible inaccurately inconsiderately indecently insensitively insignificant insincerely illegal illegible illiterate illogical illegitimate Before a root word starting with l, in– il- becomes il Before a root word starting with m or p, in– imbalance immature immeasurable immobile immoral becomes im–. immortal immovable impartial impassable impatient im- imperceptible imperfect impermanent impermeable imperturbable impervious implausible impolite important impossible impractical imprecise improbable improper
spelling Statutory requirements Rules and guidance (non-statutory) Examples Revision of work from years 1 and 2: Pay special attention to the rules for adding suffixes. Suffixes: two or more syllables double consonant Adding suffixes beginning with letters to words of more than one syllable If the last syllable of a word is stressed and ends with one consonant letter which has just one vowel letter before it, the final consonant letter is doubled before any ending beginning with a vowel letter is added. forgetting beginning forgotten beginner prefer preferred single consonant The consonant letter is not doubled if the syllable is unstressed. gardening limiting limitation gardener limited sub- Most prefixes are added to the beginning of root words without any changes in spelling, but see in– below. sub– means ‘under’. subdivide subheading submarine submerge subspecies inter inter– means ‘between’ or ‘among’. interaction intercede interfere interim interject interlude intermediate international intervene intercity interact interrupt super super– means ‘above’. supervision supersonic superman supermarket superstar superfan superglue superfast anti anti– means ‘against’. antifreeze antibody anticlockwise anti-virus antibiotic antiseptic anticlockwise antisocial auto auto– means ‘self’ or ‘own’. autograph autobiography autograph autobiography automatic autopilot autopsy automobile in- The prefix in– can mean both ‘not’ and ‘in’/‘into’. In the words given here it means ‘not’. inaccessible inaccurate inactive inadequate inarticulate inattentive inaudible incapable incomplete inconsiderate inconvenient incorrect incredible indecent indefinite independent indigestion inedible inefficient inexcusable inexpensive insignificant insincere insoluble invisible involuntary inexcusable indestructible invincible inaccurately inconsiderately indecently insensitively insignificant insincerely il- Before a root word starting with l, in– becomes il illegal illegible illiterate illogical illegitimate im- Before a root word starting with m or p, in– becomes im–. imbalance immature immeasurable immobile immoral immortal immovable impartial impassable impatient imperceptible imperfect impermanent impermeable imperturbable impervious implausible impolite important impossible impractical imprecise improbable improper s
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