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HEY KIDS, HOP ABOARD.
LET'S GET READY TO SPELL.
LEARN THE SONGS AND LET THE RULES HELP YOU

SING THE
1-1-1 SPELLING RULE

Introduction

Does the word have (snap fingers)
1 syllable (snap)
1 vowel,(snap)
1 consonant at the end?
If it does, then one more thing,
How does the end begin?

If you see (snap) "e-r",
(snap) "e-s-t",
(snap) "e-d", "i-n-g",
Sometimes "y", what do you do?
Double the consonant and add the suffix.
You have used the 1-1-1 Spelling Rule.

(Repeat)

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LEARN THE RULE

hop + ing Check the root word.(hop) Ask yourself, "Does the root word have one syllable?" (yes) "Does it have one vowel?" (yes, o) "Does it have one consonant at the end?" (yes, p) Since you can see all these things, you must double the "p" before adding a suffix such as ed, er, est, or ing (suffixes which begin with a vowel). hop + ing = hopping hop + er = hopper hop + ed = hopped

cook + ing Check the root word.(cook) "Does the word have one syllable?" (yes) "Does it have one vowel?" (NO! It has oo.) This is not a 1-1-1 word. Just add the suffix without doubling the last consonant. cook + ing = cooking cook + er = cooker cook + ed = cooked

list + ed Check the root word.(list) "Does it have one syllable?" (yes) "Does it have one vowel?" (yes, i) "Does it have one consonant at the end?" (NO! It has two, s and t) "List" is not a 1-1-1 word. Do not double the last consonant before adding "ed" or "ing" as a suffix. list + ed = listed list + ing = listing

sad + ness This is a tricky one. "Does the root word have one syllable?" (yes) "Does it have one vowel?" (yes, a) "Does it have one consonant at the end?" (yes, d) "Does the suffix begin with a vowel?" (NO!) Do not use the 1-1-1 rule because "ness" does not begin with a vowel. sad + ness = sadness sad + ly = sadly

PRACTICE THE 1-1-1 RULE

Find the correct spelling.

nod	noded	nodid	nodded
rip	ripping	riping	rippin
big	biger	biggr	bigger
pack	packed	packked	packt
cool	cooller	cooler	coolir
sound	soundded	sounded	soundid
snap	snapping	snaping	snapingg
hard	hardlee	harddly	hardly
look	looked	lookt	lookked
turn	turnned	turned	turnd
sleep	sleeppless	sleeples	sleepless
ship	shipping	shiping	shipiing
sweet	sweettest	sweetest	sweetist
wish	wishhes	wishiz	wishes
tap	taped	tapped	tapt
reach	reached	reachhed	reacht
rain	rainning	raineng	raining
skip	skippt	skipped	skiped
sad	sadly	saddly	sadley
thank	thankfull	thankkful	thankful

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He also helped to get the Java script to work on the pages.





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