Golden Rules on Spelling Correction in English Grammar

Golden Rules on Spelling Correction in English Grammar for SBI PO/NIACL 2017:

Dear Aspirants, Most of our followers were requesting more study materials on English Grammar Tips and we have already provided some tips on it, now here we have given the Golden Rules on Spelling Correction in English Grammar. Kindly Make use of it.

Rule 1: When the suffix “full” is added to a word, one “I” is removed.

Eg: Faith + full = faithful, use + full= useful

Rule 2:If the word to which the suffix “full” is added ends in “ll”, one “I” is removed from the word also.

Eg: Skill +full = skilful, will + full= wilful

Rule 3: Words of two or three syllables ending in single vowel + single consonant double the final consonant if the last syllable is stressed.

Eg: Permit + ed = permitted, occur + ing =occurring, control + ed =controlled, begin + ing = beginning

Rule 4: Consonant ‘I’ is doubled in the words ending in single vowel + “I” before a suffix beginning with a vowel

Eg: Signal + ing = signalling, repel + ent = repellent, quarrel + ed = quarrelled, travel + er = traveller

Rule 5: Words ending in silent “e”, drop the “e” before a suffix beginning with a vowel

Eg: Hope + ing = hoping, Live + ed = lived, drive + er = driver, tire + ing= tiring

Rule 6: If the suffix begins with a consonant “e” is not dropped

Eg: Hope + full = hopeful, sincere + ly= sincerely

But,

True + ly = truly Nine + th = ninth Argue + ment = argument

Rule 7: A final “y” following a consonant changes to “i” before a suffix except “ing”.

Eg: Carry + ed = carried, happy + ly = happily, marry + age = marriage,

beauty + full = beautiful

But,

Marry + ing = marrying, carry + ing = carrying

Rule 8: A final “y” following a vowel does not change before a suffix.

Eg: Obey + ed = obeyed, play + er = player, pray + ed= prayed

Rule 9: When the suffix “ous” is added to a word ending in “ce”, “e” is changed to “i”.

Eg: Space + ous= spacious, vice + ous= vicious, malice + ous = malicious,

Grace + ous= gracious

Rule 10: When the suffix “ing” is added to a word ending in “ie”, “ie” is changed to “y”.

Eg: Lie + ing= lying, Die + ing = dying, Tie + ing= tying