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When making words plural, why do you add S to some words but ES to others? And when a word ends with Y, how do you know whether to change the Y to I before adding the plural suffix? And why on earth does the word knife become knives?
You can unravel these mysteries with six scoops of ice cream. Just click the play button below for a yummy treat, and then read on for free printable spelling rule posters and sample lessons!
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Whether you prefer your ice cream in dishes or in cones or with one cherry or two cherries, these tasty guidelines will help you spell plurals correctly every time.
Tips and tricks like these are taught throughout the All About Spelling program. Want to see more? Download these free resources to see just how easy teaching spelling rules can be.
This handy resource will help make learning three important spelling rules fun and easy to remember for your children.
Do you think these guidelines for making words plural will improve your child’s spelling? Let me know in the comments below! And check out our other spelling rules, too!
Robert,
There is no rule for using LE or EL to spell the /ul/ syllable at the end of the word. The make matters worse, the /ul syllable can also be spelled IL or AL as well.
I can tell you that the IL spelling (as in pencil, stencil, basil) is the least common spelling. EL (as in cancel, travel, cruel) is the next in commonness, then AL (focal, local, traditional), and LE is the most common (Bible, pickle, article). One other tip is that most of the time AL is used when the word is an adjective.
So, with that in mind, it is best for students to become very familiar with IL words and EL words, as they have to be learned visually. Students need to know which just looks correct. Otherwise, ask themselves if the word is an adjective or has a base word as AL is a suffix added to words to make them adjectives. Otherwise, students need to know that LE is the most common spelling of this syllable and use it most often.
We recommend when teaching these to spend a lot of time with each one before introducing the next one, including reading a lot of words in addition to spelling them to build up visual memory for how they look.
I absolutely love this bright Ana’s beautiful posters- they are so crispy and clear my kiddos love them, and like that they are not “too busy’). ELizabeth
Robert
says:I would like to know when spelling bible whether it is le or el?
Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceRobert,
There is no rule for using LE or EL to spell the /ul/ syllable at the end of the word. The make matters worse, the /ul syllable can also be spelled IL or AL as well.
I can tell you that the IL spelling (as in pencil, stencil, basil) is the least common spelling. EL (as in cancel, travel, cruel) is the next in commonness, then AL (focal, local, traditional), and LE is the most common (Bible, pickle, article). One other tip is that most of the time AL is used when the word is an adjective.
So, with that in mind, it is best for students to become very familiar with IL words and EL words, as they have to be learned visually. Students need to know which just looks correct. Otherwise, ask themselves if the word is an adjective or has a base word as AL is a suffix added to words to make them adjectives. Otherwise, students need to know that LE is the most common spelling of this syllable and use it most often.
We recommend when teaching these to spend a lot of time with each one before introducing the next one, including reading a lot of words in addition to spelling them to build up visual memory for how they look.
I hope this helps some.
Ronald Dahl
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If so what is the name of it I think it helped me out too
Robin E.
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Elizabeth Black
says:I absolutely love this bright Ana’s beautiful posters- they are so crispy and clear my kiddos love them, and like that they are not “too busy’). ELizabeth
Robin E.
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I have learned a lot from above mentioned rules.
Robin E.
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Jacqueline
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Robin E.
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Robin E.
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Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceThank you, Zorah!
Katie
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Robin E.
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Robin E.
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Robin E.
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Robin E.
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