Two Simple Rules to Help You Spell

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Two Simple Rules to Help You Spell

Two Simple Rules to Help You Spell

Simple lesson, the long and the short of it.
If it's a long vowel with one consonant, and followed by an " e ",
the magic " e ", drop the " e " and add on your ending ;
i n g, e d, just add it right on.
If it's a short vowel sound with one consonant,
double the consonant, then add on your ending.
This doubling of the consonant tells us it's a short sound so we know how to speak.
So not only did I teach you spelling, you got pronunciation.

Simple lesson, the long and the short of it.
and
the
of
it
short
long
lesson
Simple
If it's a long vowel with one consonant, and followed by an " e ",
and
with
a
it's
an
one
long
e
consonant
If
vowel
by
followed
the magic " e ", drop the " e " and add on your ending ;
and
the
on
your
add
magic
e
drop
ending
i n g, e d, just add it right on.
on
right
it
add
e
i
just
n
d
g
If it's a short vowel sound with one consonant,
with
a
it's
short
sound
one
consonant
If
vowel
double the consonant, then add on your ending.
the
on
your
add
consonant
then
double
ending
This doubling of the consonant tells us it's a short sound so we know how to speak.
This
a
the
to
it's
we
know
of
short
how
so
sound
consonant
speak
us
tells
doubling
So not only did I teach you spelling, you got pronunciation.
I
you
did
not
got
So
only
spelling
teach
pronunciation