This presentation is brought to you by chomp! Bytes!, Grammar 2013 by Robin L. chomp! Simmons.

Spelling

I before E?

Or is it Ebefore I?

This presentation covers commonly

misspelled words and

spelling rulesall of which, unfortunately, have exceptions!

knowledge of

Spelling items on an objective test might look like these . . .

Sample Item 1Because we were hungry hungary, hungary ,, we we we could could could not not not A A concentrate on the lecture. We will definitely definitely B consult Wanda since she was fueling fueling her herbrain brain C with a fruit smoothie.

A. hungry hungry B. definately C. feuling D. No change is necessary.

Hungry is Is hungary, definitely definitely, or misspelled, but fueling choice A misspelled? corrects it!

Sample Item 2At the flea market, Harold bought fresh tomatoes, a pair of used jeans, and a stuffed deer head with a broken antler. He considered the shopping trip successfull.A. succesful B. successful successful C. sucessful D. No change is necessary.

Is Choice successfull B does the jobtwo s, misspelled? Ifc so, two which ss,choice but only one l. it? corrects

At many objective exams, you can not use a dictionar y!

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W hen in doubt, rely on gut feelings.Your eyes have seen in print and your brain has registered all of the possible words that you will encounter for this skill. If you dont recognize the right answer, go with the one that feels right.

Hey, I know that word!

Plurals, Par t 1 Most words become plural by adding s: chickenchickens, bookbooks, kitekites Use es for words ending in s, sh, x, z, or soft ch: beachbeaches, fixfixes, quizquizzesTo finish his algebra problem sChad , Chad needed to problem, needed to find his glass es. glass.

Do you like my funky lenses?

Plurals, Par t 2 Words ending in a vowel + o become plural by adding s: rodeorodeos, duoduos Words ending in a consonant + o become plural by adding es: tomatotomatoes, heroheroesOur ears were glued to the radios as we listened to as we listened to news about the tornado es. tornado.

Take cover!

Plurals, Par t 3 Many words that end in f or fe become plural with ves: leafleaves, lifelives, knifeknives Words that end in ff or ffe become plural with just an s: knockoffknockoffs, giraffegiraffesOur li ves would improve if the giraffes quit the life would improve if the giraffs quit eating eating the lea ves off our shrubs. leafs off our shrubs.

that!

Stop

Final Y Wor ds If you have consonant + final y, change the y to i when you add any suffix except one beginning with i: easyeasily, fiftyfiftieth, skyskies If you have vowel + final y, keep the y when you add a suffix: monkeymonkeys, toytoysChad tryed triedto tosave savehis hismoney, money,but butthe theflea fleamarket market had too many good buy. buys. Im a sucker for Buy 3, Get 1 Free!

Final E Wor ds If a suffix begins with a vowel, you will usually remove the final e: hopehoping, loveloving, participateparticipating If a suffix begins with a consonant, you will usually keep the final e: lovelovely, amuseamusement, hopehopefulClimbing Climbing to tothe thetop topof ofthe themountain mountain was was too too challenging, so we gave up and wallowedin in challengeing, so we gave up and wallowed discouragement . discouragment. We were so

close!

Doubling Final Consonants If you have a one-syllable word that ends in vowel + consonant, double the consonant when you add a suffix that begins with a vowel or is a y: sadsaddened, swimswimming, skinskinny If you have a multi-syllable word that ends in vowel + consonant with the accent falling on the last syllable of the root word double the consonant: admitadmitted, beginbeginner, forbidforbidding

Read this sample:Chad steped stepped a puddle slipped off in ain puddle andand sliped off the sidewalk. He regreted regretted clumsiness his his clumsiness when he spoted spotted mud stain pants. thethe mud stain on on hishis pants.

Whoa!

IE/EI Wor ds Often, i comes before e: belief, chief, review If the i and e follow c, they usually reverse: cei ling, concei ve, recei ve E also precedes i if the sound is a long a: ei ght, nei ghbor, wei ghChad is concieted conceited about bulging veins about thethe bulging viens in in his rippling muscles. He beleives believes that that allall of of the females are admiring his great physique. Let me flex my biceps!

Quick TestDirections: In the items that follow, choose the option that corrects an error in the underlined portion(s). If no error exists, choose No change is necessary.

Show me what you know!

Item 1Carlos hopped hopped hoped that that that he he he caught caught caught all all all of of of the the the A A misspellings inin misspellings his his essay, essay, for for he he wanted wanted to to B receive an receive an A A on on this this paper. paper. C A. hoped hoped B. mispellings C. recieve D. No change is necessary.

Item 2The thieves thievesplanned plannedto tosteal stealMoms Momsexpensive expensive A jewellry but jewellry jewelry butchanged changedtheir theirminds mindswhen whenthey they B B discovered Big Boy, our Rottweiler, guarding guardingthe the C master bedroom.

A. theives B. jewelry jewelry C. guardding D. No change is necessary.

Item 3When we told Sheila that her boyfriend Ronnie accompanied Kristine accompanied Kristineto toaafancy fancyrestaurant restaurant last last A B night, Sheila told us to mind our own business bussiness. bussiness .. C C A. accompanyed B. resterant C. business business D. No change is necessary.

Item 4I dont mind sharing a dessert with Matthew, but I must insist on a sepparate sepparate fork. fork. A. separate separate B. seperate C. saperate D. No change is necessary.

Item 5Professor Williams recommends recommendsstuding studing studying two two two A B hours every night; we students wish we had the time but must work to pay for the expensive expensive C textbooks that he requires.

A. reccomends B. studying studying C. espensive D. No change is necessary.

Item 6All day long, our new puppy Jack sleeps on the rug, but at night, he is possesed possesed by byenergy energyand and bounces off the furniture.A. posessed B. possested C. possessed possessed D. No change is necessary.

Item 7Ramn wishes wishs that wishs that that the the the lovely lovely lovely Belinda Belinda Belinda would would would blow blow blow A kisses his kisses hisway, way,but buthe heis isalways alwaysdisappointed. disappointed. B CA. wishes wishes B. kissess C. dissappointed D. No change is necessary.

Item 8To please his wife, Robert swept off the roof, even though he found this chore pointless and unnecessary. . unnecessaryA. unecessary B. unnecessery C. unneccessary D. No change changeis isnecessary. necessary.

Item 9Patrick tried to make Babushkas potato potatoe potatoe A A pancakes, but we found them inedible; inedible;everyone everyone B wished he had made simple French fries fries instead. instead. C A. potato potato B. ineddible C. frys D. No change is necessary.

Item 10Look at Jonathans face turning redthat boy embarasses easily! embarasses easily! A. embarrases B. emmbarasses C. embarrasses embarrasses D. No change is necessary.

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