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7 Plus Spelling 12

The –e at the end of the root word is dropped before –ing, –ed, –er, –est, –y or any other suffix beginning with a vowel letter is added. Exception: being.

5 words in this set

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Teaching ideas: -Discuss the rule with your child and give them a number of examples to practise with. - Dictate a sentence which contains words with this rule and ask your child to write it down. E.g. ‘As the hiker walked up the hill, he got shinier and the view got nicer.’ Repeat the rule to them as they write.

Words in this set

Hike, hiker, hiked, hiking
Nice, nicer, nicest
Shine, shinier, shiniest, shining
Take, taker, taking
Care, caring, cared

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