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Twister Tongues

 She sells seashells by the seashore.


Whenever the weather is cold,

Whenever the weather is hot.

We have to put up with the weather,

Whether we like it or not.

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The AngloTIC project

 The AngloTIC Project

Writing and pronunciation

RULES

-ED


-ING

Adding -ing/-ed

Often we need to add -ing or -ed to a verb to make other forms of the verb, for example:
I was talking when John arrived.
Spelling Rule
Just add -ing or -ed to the end of the base verb:
  • work > working > worked
  • play > playing > played
  • open > opening > opened
Exceptions
If the base verb ends in:do this:and add:For example:
consonant + vowel + consonant
and a stressed syllable
double the final consonant-ing
-ed
stop > stopping > stopped
begin > beginning
tap > tapping > tapped
But, for example:
open > opening > opened
(because no stress on last syllable of open)
consonant + -eremove the -e-ing
-ed
phone > phoning > phoned
dance > dancing > danced
make > making
rake > raking > raked
-iechange the -ie to -y-inglie > lying
die > dying
nothing-dlie > lied
die > died
http://www.englishclub.com/writing/spelling_add-ing.htm

-S/-ES

-Y

Spelling Rules - Words Ending in Y

On this page (http://donnayoung.org/english/spelling/end-y.htm) are rules for spelling words that end with the letter y along with examples of words that end in y
Change of y to i: Words ending in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i and add es or ed. Words: puppy - puppies
army - armies
supply - supplies
sky - skies
party - parties
library - libraries
rely - relies
marry - marries
theory - theories
study - studies
apply - applies
Words ending in y preceded by a vowel, just add s Words: boy - boys
toy - toys
employ - employs
valley - valleys
delay - delays
convey - conveys
pray - prays
stay - stays
Adding a suffix: Words ending in y before a consonant usually change the y to i before a suffix.  Words: happy - happiness
beauty - beautiful
busy - business
mystery - mysterious
luxury - luxurious
fancy - fanciful
envy - envious
mercy - merciless
ordinary - ordinarily
vary - variance
apply - appliance
But some verbs ending in y do not drop the y before ing Words: study - studying
hurry - hurrying
relay - relaying
pray - praying
portray - portraying
apply - applying