I BEFORE E RULE
SPELL THE WORD
(Teacher will verbally give the word)
BELIEVE
Spell: make + ing
MAKING
Spell: run + ing
RUNNING
Spell: happy + ness
HAPPINESS
Which spelling rule does the word running demonstrate?
➡️ Double the final consonant
Which word follows “I before E except after C”?
➡️ field / receive / neighbor
FIELD
Spell: hope + ed
HOPED
Spell: hop + ed
HOPPED
Spell: carry + ed
CARRIED
Which rule does belief follow?
➡️ I before E
SPELL THE WORD
(Teacher will verbally give the word)
RECEIVE
Why does hopeful keep the silent e?
➡️ Suffix begins with a consonant
Why is the consonant doubled in the word: biggest?
ONE SYLLABLE, ONE VOWEL, ONE CONSONANT, SUFFIX STARTS WITH A VOWEL
Why does crying keep the y?
➡️ Suffix begins with i
Identify the mistake: runing
➡️ Should be running (double consonant)
Why does neighbor break the rule?
➡️ Because it has the long “ā” sound
Spell: write + ing
WRITING
Spell: begin + ing
BEGINNING
Spell: beauty + ful
BEAUTIFUL
Correct the error and name the rule:
hopeing
➡️ hoping — drop the silent e
Identify the rule used in this word: ceiling
➡️ I before E except after C
Why does the word careful keep the silent e?
➡️ The suffix begins with a consonant
Why does opening NOT double the consonant?
➡️ Stress is not on the final syllable
Why does played NOT change y to i?
➡️ Y follows a vowel
Spell the word and name the rule:
steady + ing
➡️ steadying
➡️ Rule: Do NOT change y to i when suffix begins with