Spelling

Useful Spelling Rules – Part II

November 2, 2010

‘se’ and ‘ce’; ‘sy’ and ‘cy’ When two words, verb and noun, are spelt alike, ‘se’ and ‘sy’ are verb endings; ‘ce’ and ‘cy’ are noun endings. The following are therefore verbs: license, practise, prophesy, advise. The following are nouns: licence, practice, prophecy, advice Promise is an exception to this rule. It is a noun. [...]

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Some useful spelling rules

October 31, 2010

Rule 1 When a weak verb ends in a short vowel + consonant, the final consonant is not doubled to form the past tense, unless the accent falls on the last syllable. Budget – budgeted (NOT budgetted) Offer – offered (NOT offerred) Benefit – benefited (NOT benefitted) Notes Worship is an exception to this rule. [...]

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