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Words | Mississippi |
- Spelling - In our opening paragraph several words have been misspelled: The spelling rule here involves what to do with the letter y at the end of a word to which we wish to add a suffix. Our spelling rule gives us guidance: Rule: To add a suffix to a word ending in the letter y, (1) if the y is preceded by a consonant, change the y to an i:
try + ed = tried busy + ly = busily silly + er = sillier happy + ly = happily Exceptions: carrying, drying, shyer, dryly, wryness
buoy + ed = buoyed play + ful = playful Exceptions: day + ly = daily gay + ly = gaily In this lesson on words, we end with some practice on commonly misspelled words. Say each word out loud, put a finger over the word, and then spell it out loud. It should take but a few minutes; it really will help improve your spelling skills.
Note that we have underlined the letters where most spelling mistakes are made.
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