MTA
Spelling Rules
The Floss Rule – In a one syllable base word immediately after a short vowel, final (f) is spelled ff, final (l) is spelled ll, and final (s) is spelled ss. (kit 1)
1Sv { (f) = ff
{ (l) = ll
{ (s) = ss
Sink Rule – Medial (ng) before (k) and (g) is spelled n as in sink. (kit 2)
M (ng) { (k) (g) = n
King Rule – Fianl (ng) is spelled diagraph ng as in king. (kit 2)
F(ng) = ng
Pickle Rule - Medial (k) is spelled ck in a multi-syllable word between a short accented vowel and a final stable syllable as in pickle. (kit 2)
M(k) = ck
2+v’ (k) le
Truck Rule – Final (k) is spelled diagraph ck in a one-syllable base word immediately after a short vowel. (kit 2)
F(K) = ck
1Sv (k)
Intial or medial (k) is spelled k before e and i and y. (kit 2)
I,M (k) = k {e, i, y
Intial or medial (k) is spelled c before a, o, u or any consonant. (kit 2)
I,M (k) = c {a, o, u, c.
Bank & Book Rules – Final (k) us spelled k in a one or more syllable base word immediately after a consonant or after 2 adjacent vowels, as in bank or book. (kit 3)
F(k) = k
1+Sc (k) or 1+Svv (k)
Picnic Rule – Final (k) is spelled c in a 2+ syllable base word immediately after a short vowel sound as in picnic. (kit 3)
F(k) = c
2+Sv (k)
Standing Rule – When adding a suffix to a base word ending with 2 consonants, the spelling of the base word does not change as in “standing” (kit 2).
b.w. cc +
Dense Rule- Final (s) is spelled se immediately after a consonant as in dense.(kit 5)
F(s) = se
The Spelling of a suffix does not change (kit 2)
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