Correct spelling

RULES OF SPELLING - SENTENCE CORRECTION

Words of one syllable that end in a consonant proceeded by a single vowel letter, double the consonant before an ending beginning with a vowel letter.

Exercises - Wrong Words

1. Robert is the winer.
ans : Robert is the winner.
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2. The child is siting.
ans : The child is sitting.
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3. It is a suny day.
ans : It is a sunny day.
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4. We came across a hiden treasure.
ans : We came across a hidden treasure.
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5. He is a begar.
ans : He is a beggar.
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Exercises - Correct The Spelling

1. It is a biger one.
ans : It is a bigger one.
Answer
(Consonant doubled before suffixes beginning with a vowel.)
2. The green book is cheapper.
ans : The green book is cheaper.
Answer
(When the vowel is double the consonant is not doubled.)
3. Sarah is a beginer.
ans : Sarah is a beginner.
Answer
(In words more than one syllable, when the accent is on the last syllable, the final consonant is doubled.)
4. People were killed cruely.
ans : People were killed cruelly.
Answer
(Adjective ending in ‘l’ and ‘ly’ to form the adverb.)
5. The advocate’s argument is quiet same.
ans : The advocate’s arguement is quiet same.
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(Words ending in silent ‘e’ but retain the ‘e’ before a consonant.)

Learning Competency

Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.