Learn these spelling rules: 1. i before e (as well as the ei pattern) 2. dropping e before adding a suffix 3. changing y to i before adding a suffix 4. doubling final consonants before adding a suffix 5. plural rules ( as in f in leaf, leaves; adding es) 6. irregular plurals (man/men, foot/feet) 7. double consonants in the middle of words 8. other ways to spell sh (- sion, -tion-, -cian) 9. silent letters (knee, wring)