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amid chaos
08-21-2002, 05:59 PM
What other spelling rules do you remember from school?
#1 Disney Fan
08-21-2002, 06:03 PM
...and when pronounced "ay" as in neighbough and weigh
JC2
08-21-2002, 06:08 PM
When making a word plural that ends in "Y",
Change the "Y" to "I" and add "es"
ucralum
08-21-2002, 06:08 PM
When two vowels go out walking, the first one does the talking.:cool:
glo
08-21-2002, 06:09 PM
can't come up with any!!! My teacher hat does not come on for another 12 days....sorry ;)
snowwhitemom
08-21-2002, 06:25 PM
a e i o u and sometimes y :Pinkbounc
snowwhitemom
08-21-2002, 06:48 PM
Well My sweet lil Delilah asked what this thread was about and she wanted me to tell you hers: This little noun floating around , names of person place and thing with a nick nack patty wack these are english rules isn't lanuage fun and cool.:D of course it is so cute when she is singing it.
BibbidiBobbidiBOO
08-21-2002, 07:13 PM
a e i o u Mister Vowel Man how do you do?:p
Kitty 34
08-21-2002, 07:44 PM
The 'y' has the long 'i' sound when used in a one syllable word....like my, buy, by, etc.

The 'y' has the long 'e' sond when used at the end of a two syllable word like baby, Danny, many, etc.


Of course, there's exceptions to this rule, I'm sure!!;)
Krisu
08-21-2002, 07:51 PM
Amid Chaos, the only one I remember is what you said..But I do remember how to spell
"encyclopedia" and we all know who taught us that (only if you are over a certain age:D
Zurg
08-21-2002, 07:55 PM
i before e unless it is a word you use, isn't that how it goes.
A kid at heart
08-21-2002, 08:01 PM
The names of the great lakes.
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
Saffron
08-21-2002, 08:05 PM
1.) Weird is weird, it doesn't follow the rule. :p

2.) When adding a suffix to a three letter word that ends with a consonent, usually double the consonent, unless there is already a double consonent: ban = banned, sad = sadder, fat = fatter,
Goofyposter
08-21-2002, 09:29 PM
Groosch!!!!

We didn't have spill'in rules in school!!! ;) :teeth:
Pin Wizard
08-21-2002, 09:37 PM
Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How.

In DS's school they no longer have "How" on the list. :confused:
Pin Wizard
08-21-2002, 09:40 PM
Mr. Vem & Sun
for
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
There was somthing about a pet at the end to cover Pluto. :rolleyes: My, how we forget. :teeth:
CamColt
08-22-2002, 04:52 AM
This isnt spelling but its a good little rhyme to remember. I actually learned it while working in a bank where we had to look up stuff for the end of the month numbers...

30 days has September,
April June and November.
All the rest have 31
Except February with 28
29 in a leap year.
Mamu
08-22-2002, 06:14 AM
Amid don't remember an english tips, but a funny story about i before e except after c.

Many years ago I went through a Master Teachers Program on CCD. I became quite friendly with Sister Gordon Marie who ran out Religious Education Progran. She would come for dinner quite a bit. She taught in Catholic Schools for many years before running our CCD Progran.

She would always kid me about my spelling. "I can tell you never went to Catholic Schools. You would know where to put the i and e, Or Else!"

Your english tip just reminded me of her. She was a very special lady.
Cinders
08-22-2002, 04:38 PM
My dad taught me one about how to spell geography correctly.
Use the first letters of each word in this sentence. George Ellen's old grandmother rode a pig home yesterday.

Or the colors of the rainbow. Roy G. Biv for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
Diane
08-23-2002, 09:07 AM
These are bringing back a lot of memories!

Some exceptions to the i before e rule:

‘Neither leisurely foreigner seized the weird heights.’

Also, a way to remembered desert vs. dessert: the more calories, the more S’s.
cotye
08-23-2002, 02:11 PM
Wow, didn't remember there were so many rules! :eek:
Mish19
08-23-2002, 03:33 PM
Spelling Principal (school) - The Principal is your PAL, opposed to the spelling of principle.
dancergirl
08-23-2002, 04:01 PM
Super
Man
Hates
Eating
Okra

thats the order the Great Lakes are in from the west to the east.

Never
Eat
Shredded
Wheat

I use that one alot to remember the directions in the right order!!

Cant think of any more!!
I hated spelling...it made no sense to me that you should have a rule if you can always have an exception!!!
Lanshark
08-23-2002, 05:12 PM
In a one syllable word following one short vowel f, l or s are doubled.

eg miss, huff, will