Spelling Rules
by Angela Dobson
1. Compound words
1.1. somewhere
2. Plurals
2.1. y - ies
2.1.1. baby - -babies
2.1.2. fly - flies
2.2. just add s
2.3. add es
2.3.1. churches
2.3.2. foxes
2.3.3. buses
3. Apostrophes
3.1. Missing letters
3.1.1. don't
3.1.2. can't
3.2. Ownership
3.2.1. AFTER the owner
3.2.2. mum's bike
3.2.3. 1 baby's toys
3.2.4. 2 babies' toys
4. Suffixes
4.1. er
4.2. est
4.3. ful (one l!)
4.4. ly
4.5. Double letters
4.5.1. big - bigger
4.6. y...i
4.6.1. cheeky - cheekiest
5. ing
5.1. remove e
5.1.1. come -- coming
5.1.2. move---moving
5.1.3. ride - riding
5.2. Double letter
5.2.1. run---running
6. nasty ones!
6.1. people
6.2. beauty
6.3. excellent
6.4. WWWW!
6.4.1. W
6.4.1.1. were
6.4.2. wh
6.4.2.1. when
6.4.2.2. where
6.4.2.3. why
6.4.2.4. what