Mastering Spelling Patterns and Rules

Which of the following words follows the "i before e except after c" rule?

• Receive

• Believe

• Ceiling

• Deceive

Answer explanation

The word 'Believe' follows the 'i before e except after c' rule, as it has 'i' before 'e'. In contrast, 'Receive', 'Ceiling', and 'Deceive' have 'e' before 'i' after 'c', violating the rule.

Which word is spelled correctly according to the rule "drop the final 'e' before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel"?

• Hopeing

• Hopping

• Hoping

• Hope

Answer explanation

The correct word is 'Hoping'. According to the rule, we drop the final 'e' from 'hope' before adding the suffix 'ing', resulting in 'hoping'. The other options either do not follow this rule or are misspelled.

Which of the following words follows the rule "double the final consonant before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel"?

• Runing

• Running

• Runed

• Runned

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Running' because it follows the rule of doubling the final consonant 'n' before adding the suffix '-ing'. The other options do not correctly apply this rule.

Which word is spelled correctly according to the rule "change 'y' to 'i' before adding a suffix"?

• Happyness

• Happiness

• Happyer

• Happyer

Answer explanation

The correct word is 'Happiness' because the rule states to change 'y' to 'i' before adding a suffix. 'Happy' becomes 'Happi' and then 'ness' is added, resulting in 'Happiness'. The other options are incorrect.

Which of the following words follows the rule "use 'ck' after a short vowel sound"?

• Back

• Bake

• Bock

• Boke

Answer explanation

The word 'Back' follows the rule because it has a short vowel sound (a) followed by 'ck'. In contrast, 'Bake' and 'Boke' have long vowel sounds, while 'Bock' does not use 'ck' after a short vowel sound.

Which word is spelled correctly according to the rule "use 'k' after a long vowel sound"?

• Back

• Bake

• Bock

• Boke

Answer explanation

The word 'bake' is spelled correctly according to the rule 'use k after a long vowel sound.' The long vowel 'a' in 'bake' is followed by 'k,' while the other options do not follow this rule.

Which of the following words follows the rule "use 'dge' after a short vowel sound"?

• Bridge

• Brige

• Brudge

• Brudge

Answer explanation

The word 'bridge' follows the rule of using 'dge' after a short vowel sound (i). The other options either do not follow this rule or are misspellings.

Which word is spelled correctly according to the rule "use 'ge' after a long vowel sound"?

• Pledge

• Plage

• Page

• Pladge

Answer explanation

The word 'page' is spelled correctly according to the rule 'use ge after a long vowel sound.' It has a long 'a' sound, followed by 'ge.' The other options do not follow this rule.

Which of the following words follows the rule "use 's' to make a word plural if it ends in a vowel"?

• Boyes

• Boys

• Boyz

• Boy's

Answer explanation

The word 'Boys' correctly follows the rule of adding 's' to make a word plural when it ends in a vowel. The other options either do not follow this rule or represent different forms (possessive or slang).

Which word is spelled correctly according to the rule "use 'es' to make a word plural if it ends in 's', 'x', 'z', 'ch', or 'sh'"?

• Boxs

• Boxes

• Boxez

• Box's

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Boxes' because it follows the rule of adding 'es' to words ending in 'x' to form the plural. 'Boxs' is incorrect, 'Boxez' is a misspelling, and 'Box's' indicates possession, not plurality.