spelling rule(单词拼写规则,全文英文)
Spelling Rule
Examples
Exceptions To form the plural of most nouns,
simply add -s cat > cats
dog > dogs
Surviving Old English plural forms:
deer > deer; sheep > sheep;
ox > oxen; man > men;
woman > women; child > children; brother (in a religious sense)
> brethren; foot > feet;
tooth > teeth. Some compound nouns: passer-by > passers-by;
mother-in-law > mothers-in-law. Plural forms of not fully naturalized foreign words:
chateau > chateaux;
Plural forms of metric crisis > crises; formula > formulae; index > indices; stimulus > stimuli abbreviations:
100 km (kilometres)
60 g (grams)
2.5 l (litres)
Note that with non-metric measurements plural s is optional: 60 lb or 60 lbs
To form the plural of nouns ending in s, sh, ss, z, x or ch,
add -es to facilitate pronunciation gas > gases dish > dishes
boss > bosses
box > boxes
watch > watches
To form the plural of nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant,
change the y to an i
and then add -es lady > ladies
baby > babies
strawberry > strawberries
laboratory > laboratories
lay-by > lay-bys (BrE);
stand-by > stand-bys
Family names:
Mr. & Mrs. Brady > The Bradys
To form the plural of a number of long established English nouns ending in f or fe (but not ff or ffe!)
change the f to a v
and then add -es half > halves
leaf > leaves
life > lives
knife > knives
Most other nouns ending in f or fe simply add -s as usual, but there are some cases in which the -ves plural
formation is optional:
belief > beliefs; chief > chiefs;
handkerchief > handkerchiefs
(but note handkerchieves is an option in British English); safe > safes
Caution is advised and, if in doubt, consult a dictionary. To form the plural of imported nouns
ending in o and long established in English, add -es cargo > cargoes domino > dominoes
echo > echoes
embargo > embargoes
hero > heroes
potato > potatoes
tomato > tomatoes
tornado > tornadoes
torpedo > torpedoes
veto > vetoes For less naturalized nouns ending in o, add -s only:
kilo > kilos; piano > pianos;
kimono > kimonos; radio > radios In a few cases the -es plural formation is optional. When in any doubt,
consult your dictionary!
archipelago > archipelagos/archipelagoes
fiasco > fiascos/fiascoes
halo > halos/haloes
mango > mangos/mangoes
Spelling Rule Examples
Exceptions
A final silent e
is usually dropped
before adding
a suffix beginning
with a vowel -able
It is not so easy to predict when a final e should be dropped before adding the suffix -able.
Generally speaking, this is more common in American English. In some cases it is optional:
e.g. likable or likeable
Words ending in -ce and -ge usually keep their e to clarify the pronunciation of a preceding consonantal
sound:
noticeable, peaceable, knowledgeable, manageable The final e is also retained for words ending in -ee: agreeable, foreseeable -age
store > storage
acreage and mileage Note that linage and lineage are entirely different words. -ed
clone > cloned
-est
cute > cutest
-ing
dive > diving
write > writing
You must retain the e when it is needed to distinguish meaning (cf. dying & dyeing
or singing & singeing). Sometimes the e is kept to clarify pronunciation of a preceding consonantal sound
(e.g. ageing). American English seems to be less particular about this (aging). The final e is also kept for words ending in -ee, -oe, or -ye:
fleeing, canoeing, eyeing -ous
fame > famous
pore > porous
Words ending in -ge keep their e to clarify the pronunciation of a preceding consonantal sound:
advantageous, courageous For words ending in -ce this final e becomes an i:
space > spacious -y
ice > icy
bone > bony
The final e is not dropped before adding the suffix -y if the preceding letter is u:
gluey (but note gluier). Note also pricey and spacey. Remember that holy and holey are very different words!
When a suffix beginning with a vowel
is added to
a stressed syllable
ending in a
single consonant preceded by
a single vowel,
the consonant
is usually doubled
-able
control > controllable
In British English, a final letter l following a single vowel is doubled even if the syllable is unstressed:
travel > travelled.
American English not only adheres to the usual rule requiring the final syllable to be stressed before
doubling, it doubles the final l in all forms of the verb, thereby eliminating this particular spelling headache
altogether:
AmE enroll > enrolled
and fulfill > fulfilled;
BrE enrol > enrolled
and fulfil > fulfilled. -ed
stop > stopped
admit > admitted
In the following cases the stress
in the final syllable is secondary:
kidnap > kidnapped
program > programmed
Consult a dictionary before doubling a final s to form noun plurals, especially in monosyllabic words: gas > gases;
bus > buses (but AmE busses).
A final z is always doubled:
fez > fezzes; quiz > quizzes.
In words of more than one syllable, both British and American English follow the usual stress rule when
adding -es to form the third person singular of the present tense:
focus > focuses;
nonplus > nonplusses.
In British English (as in the case involving a final l above), a stressed syllable is not a prerequisite for
doubling the s before -ed and -ing to form past tenses and gerunds.
So BrE grants you the option of either focussed or focused
and focussing or focusing.
AmE, on the other hand, prefers the latter variants (focused and focusing), which follow the general rule
about stress. Instead of doubling a final consonant c, which only occurs in unstressed syllables, it becomes
ck before the addition of a suffix: traffic > trafficking; frolic > frolicking.
The consonants h, w, x and y are never doubled (e.g. affix > affixing), and neither are silent consonants
found in words of foreign origin: crochet > crocheting;
ricochet > ricocheting.
-er
big > bigger
-ing
begin > beginning
refer > referring
-ish
red > reddish
Spelling Rule
Examples
Exceptions ante- or anti- ?
Choose the prefix
ante-if your word has connotations of before or ahead, and anti-
if it means opposite or against
ante- does not usually have to be followed by a hyphen:
antecedent, antedate,
antenatal, anteroom Even with anti- most words
require no hyphenation:
antibiotic, anticlockwise, anticyclone, antidepressant, antifreeze anti- is always followed bya hyphen before an i
or a capital letter:
anti-inflammatory
anti-French
There are, however, many other anti- words that are hyphenated by convention, according to personal
preference, or to avoid a vowel clash: anti-aircraft fire,
anti-establishment,
anti-government, anti-gravity,
anti-personnel mines, etc. Whenever you're in doubt, please consult a good dictionary!
fore- or for- ?
Choose the prefix
fore- if your word has the meaning of before or ahead; otherwise you need for-
forefather, foresight, forecast, forerunner, foreshadow, forestall, foretaste, foretell, forewarn, etc. forbid, forfeit, forget, forgive, forgo, forlorn, forsake, forswear, etc.
Spelling Rule
Examples
Exceptions
-able or -ible ?
The suffix -able
is far more common
than -ible
Most roots, including all modern ones, add -able:
drink > undrinkable
read > readable
wash > washable You'll find -ible only in a few old words that are derived directly from (or modeled on)
Latin:
flex > flexible
comprehend > comprehensible
respond > responsible
Lat. edere (to eat) > edible
-ance or -ence &
-ant or -ent ?
Here we present a few useful rules for when to add the suffixes
-ance or -ence and
-ant or -ent.
However, because these rules are not 100% reliable, it's safest to consult a
dictionary!
-ance is always added
to a hard c or g:
elegance, significance.
If the preceding c or g is soft choose -ence:
innocence, intelligence. Note the unique spellings of allegiance and vengeance If other forms of the word
end in an a-suffix, then your choice is likely to be -ance/-ant:
dominate > dominance
ignoramus > ignorant
vigilante > vigilance violate > violence Verbs ending in -ear, -ure and
-y have noun forms ending in
-ance:
appear > appearance
endure > endurance
defy > defiance Verbs ending in -ere will have noun-forms ending in -ence: interfere > interference persevere > perseverance
The core syllables -cid-, -fid-,
-sid-, -vid-, -flu-, -qu- and
-sist- are usually
followed by -ence:
incidence, confidence, subsidence, evidence, influence, consequence, insistence assistance, resistance To form nouns from verbs
-er or -ur, ending in a stressed
add -ence:
confer > conference
concur > concurrence
(Note here the typical doubling of the r in a stressed syllable before the addition of a suffix beginning with
a vowel.) To form nouns from verbs ending in an unstressed -er,
add -ance:
utter > utterance
hinder > hindrance differ > difference
-ce or -se ?
During centuries of separation from the motherland,
American English retained the original -seendingin certain words borrowed fromFrench.
British English
modified it to -ce
AmE: defense, license (noun & verb), offense, pretense, vise (tool)
BrE: defence, licence (noun form only [cf. to license]), offence, pretence, vice Note that even in British English any related adjectives have to be spelt with an s: defensive, offensive Note from the example of licence/license above that British English, perhaps under the
influence of advice (n.) and to advise, sometimes utilizes -ce/-se to help distinguish between a noun and a
verb:
BrE:
practice (n.) > practise (v.) American English, which tends to prioritize simpler orthography, often loses
out on the ability to make such subtle distinctions:
AmE: license (n.) > license (v.)
practice (n.) > practice (v.) -cede or -ceed ?
The ending -cede
is far more common
than -ceed concede, precede, recede You'll find -ceed only in exceed, proceed and succeed. Note the unique spelling of supersede.
-ch or -tch ?
Choose-chif it is
to be preceded by
either a consonant
or two vowels.
If it is to be preceded
by a single vowel,
you need-tch filch, bench, church approach, touch, coach One exception to this rule, namely the
letter h:
aitch catch, fetch, watch A handful of very common words are exceptions to this rule and so you should try
to memorize them: attach, detach, enrich, much, rich, sandwich, spinach, such, which
-ction or -xion ?
The ending -ction
is far more common
than-xion
reaction, reduction, etc. -xion is only found in a few words like complexion, crucifixion, effluxion, flexion, fluxion, prefixion, retroflexion and transfixion connection, deflection, inflection, reflection In BrE only, you may come across the following variants: connexion, deflexion,
inflexion and reflexion.
-er or -or ?
The ending -er
is far more common
than -or
-er is added to most verbs
(and certainly all modern ones)
for someone or something that performs an activity: player, baker, singer,etc.
A few -er nouns are created from nouns or adjectives:
law > lawyer
prison > prisoner
foreign > foreigner
Note the following words: adapter (a person who adapts); adviser; caster, conjurer and conveyer; and resister (a person who resists). Especially in British English, an adaptor is a device to make
two pieces of (usually electrical) equipment compatible, as well as being an accepted variant of adapter
(someone who adapts something); the variant advisor is not uncommon but is still rather controversial; the
variants castor, conjuror and conveyer are quite correct; and a resistor is an electronic component. -or is found in words of French or classical origin: mayor, donor. Many end in -ator, -itor, -ctor, -essor and -utor:
curator, auditor, director, professor, tutor
-ise or -ize ?
The verbal suffix -ize
is far more common
than-ise
criticize, demoralize, realize, vandalize In BrE, under the influence of neighboring French, the -ise ending is a widespread alternative, but if chosen it should be used consistently: criticise, demoralise, realise, vandalise, etc. Note these common verbs, which are always spelt with -ise: advertise, chastise, despise, disguise, franchise, merchandise and surmise Note, too, all verbs ending in
-cise, -prise and -vise:
exercise, surprise, advise -or or -our ?
Words of primarily French origin ending in -our in British English end in -or
inAmerican English BrE: colour, favour, honour
AmE: color, favor, honor
British English also often uses -or: error, terror, stupor Note that even British English drops the u before the addition of a suffix to certain words: vapour > vaporize;
honour > honorific/honorary
Please refer to a dictionary!
-re or -er ?
While British English retains the -reending in words of French origin, American English generally prefers -er BrE: centre, metre, theatre AmE: center, meter, theater
Even in American English -re is found in some words, especially if the stem ends in the letter c: acre, massacre, mediocre;
but note also cadre and ogre. -yse or -yze ?
The verbal suffix
-yse is British and
-yzeisAmerican BrE:
analyse, paralyse
AmE:
analyze, paralyze
Spelling Rule
Examples
Exceptions
-ae/oe or -e ?
ae and oe in words
of Greek or Latin origin are retained
inBritish English
and replaced
with a simple e
in American English BrE:
archaeology, gynaecology,
haemoglobin, diarrhoea,
foetus, oesophagus
AmE:
archeology, gynecology, hemoglobin, diarrhea,
fetus, esophagus
Even in British English there is a slow trend toward simplification: For example, the form encyclopedia is
now much more common than encyclopaedia.
-ie- or -ei- ?
In the case of
'ee' /i:/ sounds
i goes beforee
except after c
believe, chief, siege
ceiling, receive, deceit
Beware of words that have varied pronunciation:
either, neither, heinous Some common names: Keith, Sheila, Neil, Madeira Latin words like species Others: caffeine, protein, inveigle, seize, weird q_?
q is almost invariably followed byu quack, quality, queen, question, quiz, quote Acronyms &
non-English words: Qantas (Australian Airline),
Al Qaeda (Islamist terror franchise), Qatar (Gulf state), etc.
alright / all right all right is widely regarded as the correct form
already / all ready
Are you all ready to leave? It's already 8 o'clock. altogether / all together There are altogether two occasions per year when the family are
all together. anyone / any one Anyone can use the library and borrow any one of 10,000 books. cannot / can not cannot is the correct form in British English, while can not is generally preferred in American English. Note that even BrE sometimes allows you to use can not for emphasis: She can not only speak French but German too! ever / -ever ever is only separated from a wh-word for the sake of emphasis: "You can go wherever you like and do whatever you want!" but "Where ever have you been and what ever have you been up to?". everyone / every one Everyone is the same as 'everybody' and applies to people
only.
Every one means 'each single one' and applies to both people and things: Everyone went to the restaurant and every one of them chose spaghetti. inasmuch as / in as much as Both forms are correct but inasmuch as now seems to be the more common variant:
He is responsible for the accident inasmuch as he failed to prevent it. insofar as / in so far as Both forms are correct but in so far as now seems to be more common variant: She appreciated him in so far as he was always very positive. into / in to These forms mean slightly different things and are sometimes
confused in modern English. Into is a preposition: They got into their car. With in to we have the adverb in followed by the preposition to:
She accompanied her friend in to dinner.
maybe / may be
He may be moving to Chicago, but maybe he'll stay in LA a while longer.
no-one / no one
Nowadays both forms are considered correct, but purists would make this fine distinction: No-one (=
nobody) has so far been charged with causing the accident because no one person (= no particular individual) is to blame.
onto / on to
It seems that onto does not enjoy the same dominant status as into above. In modern-day English, onto and on to are both regarded as correct prepositional forms. In cases where the on is an adverb, however, on to must be used: He got up onto the stage, smiled and then went on to talk about his amazing experience.
sometime / some time
She'll do it sometime when she gets some time.
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