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拼写和语法在英语学习中都很重要(英语实用小百科之拼写规则)(1)

1 Rule One: Double consonants at the end

If a word ends with a short vowel sound plus a consonant, and the stress is on the last syllable, then the final consonant is doubled if you add an ending which starts with a vowel.

如果一个单词以短元音加上辅音结尾,并且重音在最后一个音节;这时添加一个以元音开头的词尾,则要双写原单词最后的辅音字母。

a. One-syllable words which end with a short vowel plus a consonant

适用条件a:以一个元音字(短元音)加一个辅音字母结尾的单音节单词,双写末尾辅音字母。

例如:

hot--hotter

jar--jarring

sad--saddest

cut--cutting

win--winner

draw--drawing

grey--greyer

Exception:This depends on sounds, not spelling.So if the final sonsonant is "w" or "y", don't double it. Because the words are written with a consonant, but the sound isn't pronounced as a consonant.

但是,这取决于读音而非拼写。因此,如果最终的辅音字母是“w”或者“y”,则不需要双写。因为这两个字母虽然是辅音字母,但是读音却不是按照辅音字母发音的。

b. If a word ends with two consonants, or with a consonant plus vowel, then don't double any consonants.

排除条件b:如果一个单词以“两个辅音”结尾,或者以“辅音 元音”结尾,则不需要双写。

例如:

think--thinking

write-writer

c. If the stress is on the last syllable, and the word ends with a short vowel plus a consonant.

多音节词如果重音在最后一个音节,且以一个元音加一个辅音结尾,则需要双写。

例如:

occur--occurring

commit--committee

forget-forgetting

Exception:However, if the stress is not on the last syllable, you don't double the final consonant.

例外:如果重音不在最后一个音节,则不用双写最后的辅音字母。

happen--happening

discover-discoverer

water-watery

2 Rule Two: i before e except after c.

先考虑ie组合,但在字母c后面,是ei组合。

例如:

piece

field

achieve

receipt

ceiling

conceive

neighbour

weigh

eight

height

leisure

weird

caffeine

species

ancient

3 Rule Three:Nouns Plural 名词复数

If a word ends in -s, -ss, -z, -ch, -sh, or -x, then you make the plural by adding -es.

如果单词以-s, -ss, -z, -ch, -sh, 或 -x结尾,则名词复数需要加-es.

例如:

glass-glasses

box--boxes

quiz--quizzes

beach--beaches

If a word ends in a consonant plus -o, then the plural is written with -es.

如果一个单词以辅音加-o结尾,则复数加-es。

例如:

potato-potatoes

tomato-tomatoes

hero-heroes

mosquito-mosquitoes

However, if a word ends with a vowel plus -o, then the plural is written only with -s.

如果一个单词以元音加-o结尾,则复数只加-s。

例如:

video-videos

radio-radios

Exception: 例外:

logo-logos

piano-pianos

4 Rule Four: Adding a suffix to a root word which ends with -e, depends on two things: the spelling of the root word, and the suffix you are adding.

向以-e结尾的根词后添加后缀,取决于两件事:根词的拼写和要添加的后缀。

a. Firstly, the -e can only disappear if you add a suffix which starts with a vowel.

-able, -ible, -ing, -ity, or -ed

首先,只有添加的后缀以元音开头,词尾的-e才能去掉。

例如:

achieve-achievable

take-taking

active-activity

b.However, if a word ends with -ue, then you can sometimes drop the -e, even if the suffix begins with a consonant.

但是,当单词以-ue结尾时,即使后缀以辅音开头,也可以去掉词尾的-e。

例如:

true-truly

argue-argument

c.If the words end with -ce or -ge, then you might need to keep the -e in order to keep the pronunciation.

当单词以-ce或-ge结尾,你可能需要保留结尾的-e以保证发音的完整。

例如:

manage-manageable

encourage-encouragement

grace-graceful

unpronounce-unpronounceable

Exception:例外:

ageing(in British English) or aging(in American English)

d.Also, you don't drop the -e if this would change the pronunciation.

同样的,如果去-e会改变发音,则-e保留。

例如:

agree-agreement

agree-agreeable

agree-agreeing

5.Some words which are very commonly misspelled常见误拼单词

committee 委员会

embarrassed 尴尬

millennium 千年

possession 拥有

correspondence 通信

harassment 困扰 骚扰

guard 卫士

guardian 监护人

Two endings which have the same pronunciation:A-N-C-E and E-N-C-E.

两种结尾发音相同,A-N-C-E and E-N-C-E.

competence 能力

audience 观众

interference 干扰

ambulance 救护车

clearance 清除

importance 重要

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