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Rule 1
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q is always followed by u (Ex. queen) Queen Quart Quest Quit
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Rule 2
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c before e, I, or y says "s" (Ex. city, cent) followed by any other term says "k" (Ex. cat, cut) Pencil Center Cent Circus
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Rule 3
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g before e, I, or y says "j" (Ex. page, giant) any other letter says "g" (Ex. gate, go, gust) Dangerous Suggest General Origin
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Rule 4
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a, e, I, u say name at the end of a syllable (Ex. navy, me, open, music) Go Along Report Between
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Rule 5
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I and y sometime say "igh" MY I Why Silent Try
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Rule 6
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y not I used at the end of English words Very Every Party Weary
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Rule 7
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Jobs of e:FIRST: makes vowel say its name (Ex. time) SECOND: English words don't end in u or v (Ex. love) THIRD: it lets g say "j" and c say "s" (Ex. twice) FOURTH: every syllable needs a vowel (Ex. able) FIFTH: no job (Ex. one) Like Face Brave WhiteLove True Twelve ValueDance Merge Importance LargeUncle Needle Discernible CombustibleHouse Some Income Noise
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Rule 8
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5 spellings for "er" [her, first, nurse, early, work] Worm Word World Worth
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Rule 9
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1-1-1 rule. Words of one syllable, with one vowel, ending in one consonant, need another final consonant before adding an ending that begins with a vowel. (Ex. Hop+ped) Getting Setting Funny Summary
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Rule 10
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2-1-1 rule. Words with 2 syllables in which second syllable is accented need another consonant before adding an ending that begins with a vowel. (Ex. begin+ning) Forgotten Beginning Acquittal Admittance
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Rule 11
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Words ending with a silent final e (Ex. come) are written without the e when adding a vowel ending Driving Sensible Whistling Structural
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Rule 12
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I before e except after c or when saying /ay/ (Ex. field) Siege Receipt Apiece Perceive
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Rule 13
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sh is used at the beginning or end of a base word at the end of a syllable but never at the beginning of a syllable after the first on except for the word ending (Ex. ship) Shoe Push Shelf Finish
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Rule 14
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ti, si, ci are used to say /sh/ Invention Special Physician Fractional
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Rule 16
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si may say /zh/ as in vision Decision Asia Television Provision
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