All flashcards
Flashcard 1: Identify the correct spelling: definately or definitely.
Answer: definitely. Remember: finite, not finate.
Flashcard 2: Identify the correct spelling: seperate or separate.
Answer: separate. Remember: there's 'a rat' in separate.
Flashcard 3: Identify the correct spelling: untill or until.
Answer: until. Only one L at the end.
Flashcard 4: Which option correctly spells the plural of baby: babys, babies, or babyes?
Answer: babies. Y changes to i before adding -es for plurals.
Flashcard 5: Which option correctly spells the plural of box: boxs, boxes, or boxies?
Answer: boxes. Words ending in x take -es for plurals.
Flashcard 6: Which option correctly spells the plural of leaf: leafs or leaves?
Answer: leaves. Most words ending in f change to v + es.
Flashcard 7: Which option correctly spells the past tense of plan: planed or planned?
Answer: planned. Single-syllable CVC words double the final consonant.
Flashcard 8: Which option correctly spells the present participle of make: makeing or making?
Answer: making. Drop silent e before adding -ing.
Flashcard 9: Which option correctly spells the comparative of busy: busyer or busier?
Answer: busier. Y changes to i before adding -er.
Flashcard 10: Which option correctly spells the contraction for I will: Ill, I’ll, or I wil?
Answer: I’ll. Apostrophe replaces 'wi' in 'will'.
Flashcard 11: Which option correctly spells the contraction for they are: theyre, they’re, or their?
Answer: they’re. Apostrophe replaces 'a' in 'are'.
Flashcard 12: Which spelling generalization helps with words like "receive": is it "i before e" or "e before i" after c?
Answer: Use "ei" after c (as in receive). C makes the ei combination necessary.
Flashcard 13: Which rule tells you when to change y to i before adding -es or -ed?
Answer: Change consonant + y to i before adding -es or -ed. Prevents awkward letter combinations (baby → babies).
Flashcard 14: Find and correct the spelling: "hopeing" (as in "hopeing for rain"). What is the correct spelling?
Answer: hoping. Drop silent e from "hope" before adding -ing.
Flashcard 15: Which spelling rule tells you what to do with final silent e before adding a consonant-starting suffix?
Answer: Keep the final silent e before adding a consonant-starting suffix. Preserves pronunciation (hope + ful = hopeful).
Flashcard 16: Find and correct the spelling: "makeing" (as in "makeing cookies"). What is the correct spelling?
Answer: making. Drop silent e from "make" before adding -ing.
Flashcard 17: Which spelling rule tells you what to do with final silent e before adding a vowel-starting suffix?
Answer: Drop the final silent e before adding a vowel-starting suffix. Prevents double vowels (make + ing = making, not makeing).
Flashcard 18: Which option correctly spells the word meaning "to receive a gift": recieve or receive?
Answer: receive. Follows the "ei after c" rule.
Flashcard 19: Which spelling rule helps you spell words with /k/ sound: when do you use ck instead of k?
Answer: Use ck after a short vowel (for example, back). Short vowels need ck; long vowels use k alone.
Flashcard 20: Choose the correct spelling for the plural of "key": keies or keys?
Answer: keys. Vowel + y stays unchanged when adding -s.
Flashcard 21: Find and correct the spelling: "runing" (as in "runing fast"). What is the correct spelling?
Answer: running. Double the n to keep the short u sound.
Flashcard 22: Which spelling rule tells you when to double the final consonant before adding -ing or -ed?
Answer: Double after 1 vowel + 1 consonant in a one-syllable word. Preserves short vowel sound (run → running).
Flashcard 23: Choose the correct spelling for the plural of "baby": babys or babies?
Answer: babies. Y changes to i after consonant before -es.
Flashcard 24: Which rule tells you what to do when a word ends in a vowel + y before adding -s?
Answer: Keep y and add -s (vowel + y + s). Vowel before y keeps the y sound (key → keys).
Flashcard 25: Choose the correctly spelled word: back or bak (meaning "behind")?
Answer: back. Short a sound requires ck ending.
Flashcard 26: Choose the correctly spelled word meaning "a close friend": freind or friend?
Answer: friend. Common exception to i-before-e rule.
Flashcard 27: Find and correct the spelling: "seperate" (meaning "not together"). What is the correct spelling?
Answer: separate. Remember: "par" in the middle, not "per".
Flashcard 28: Choose the correctly spelled word meaning "a lot": alot or a lot?
Answer: a lot. Two separate words, never combined.
Flashcard 29: What is the correct spelling of the word meaning "until the present time": allready or already?
Answer: already. One word with single l, not double.
Flashcard 30: What reference should you consult first to check the correct spelling of a word for school writing?
Answer: A dictionary (print or online). Dictionaries provide authoritative spellings for standard usage.