Spelling Rules 1
keep + ing
keeping
stare + ing
staring
Find the schwa sound: examine
the i in ine
vowel teams that make long e sound
ee
ey
ea
grin + ing
grinning
scar + ed
scarred
Find the schwa sound in compliment
the i in pli
Vowel team that make long o sound
oe
ow
star + y
starry
Make the word tax plural.
taxes
the i in ice
Vowel team that make long a sound
ai
ay
ea
mixed
If you say something scary in the past, you were ______________. (use base word scare)
the a in ate
vowel team that makes short e sound
ea
Describe the taste of food that has spice (use the base word spice).
spicy
If you quit doing something right now, you are ___________ (use base word quit)
quitting
find the schwa sound in awake
the first a
vowel teams that make long u sounds (at least 4)
ue, eu, ew, ue, oo, ou, ui