0Today, we are providing you all with some Important Rules for Improving Spelling Mistakes for the upcoming SSC CGL Exam 2016. It is very important to have an understanding of the usage of spellings in English Grammar. So, we hope that you will like our post.
Rule 1: Silent “e” at the end of a word is usually dropped before a suffix beginning with a vowel.
Example:
dine + ing = dining
Locate + ion = location
Use + able = usable
Exceptions: peace + able = peaceable , courage + ous = courageous
Rule 2: Silent “e” is usually kept before a suffix beginning with a constant.
Example:
care + less = careless
Late + ly = lately
One + ness = oneness
Game + ster = gamester
Rule: 3: Some exceptions must simply be memorized. Some exceptions to the last two rules are –
Truly, Duly, Awful, Argument, Wholly, Ninth, Mileage, Dyeing, canoeing
Rule: 4: A word ending in “er” or “ur” doubles the “r” in the past tense if the word is accented on the last syllable.
Example:
- Occur – Occurred
- Prefer- preferred
- Transfer – transferred
Rule: 5: When – full is added to the end of a noun, the final “l” is dropped.
Example:
- Cheerful, cupful, hopeful
Rule: 6: All the word with prefix self are hyphenated.
Example:
self-assured
self-respect
self-addressed
Rule 7: The letter “q” is always followed by u.
Example: quiz, bouquet , acquire
Rule 8: All words with “over” are one word.
Example: overcast, overchange, overhear
Rule 9: Words ending in “y” preceded by a consonant, change the “y” to “I” and add “es” or ed.
- puppy - puppies
- army - armies
- supply - supplies
- sky - skies
- party - parties
- library - libraries
- rely - relies
- marry - marries
- theory - theories
- study - studies
- apply - applies
Rule 10: Words ending in “y” preceded by a vowel, just add “s”
Example:
- boy - boys
- toy - toys
- employ - employs
- valley - valleys
- delay - delays
- convey - conveys
- pray - prays
- stay - stays
