Today,you're going to learn how to write professionally
so you can pass your TOEFL or IELTS. And you're going to do that
by learning the most important English spelling rules and watch right to the end
because you're going to test your spelling throughout this entire lesson
Welcome back to JForrest English of course I'm Jennifer
now let's get started! Let's review a short sentence
and see if you can identify the spelling mistakes Jennifer I really want to improve my writing
so I can pass the written section of the exam now in this short sentence
there are four spelling mistakes pause this video take as much time as you need
and see if you can identify all four so could you get all four
here they are did you notice that my name was spelled wrong
now for proper nouns names of people or places you simply need to memorize them
but in your exam or in anything you're writing for business purposes or other purposes
it's very common that you'll use proper nouns you don't wanna misspell the name of a company
if you're applying to that position so just make sure that you memorize
the names of the proper nouns that you use in your writing
did you get that I was spelled incorrectly now this is a spelling mistake
because the subject I is always capitalized and it's a mistake if you see the subject
I in lower form let's review these examples I went to the store so in this case
I begins the sentence so it's capitalized but it's also capitalized because the subject
I is always capitalized no matter what place it is in the sentence
Mark and I went to the store you still capitalize I because it's a subject
today I'm going to the store even in a contracted form
I is still a subject so you capitalize it don't make this mistake for your ILS
your toeful or business writing now don't worry about writing down these notes
because I summarize everything in a free lesson PDF
so you can find the link in the description writing is spelled wrong
because there is only one t but notice how the word right ends in an e
but then when you add your suffix ing you remove that final e before adding the ing
this is done when the final e is silent so ride becomes riding you remove that e
dance becomes dancing create creating move moving smile smiling
notice how written was spelled incorrectly because there was only one t
so write in I N G form you only use one t
but written you need two teas so you double the final consonant
this generally happens when you add a suffix and it happens when you have one vowel
plus one consonant at the end of a word and the stress is on the last part of the word
for one syllable words there is no stress like right
one syllable there's no stress for example the verb hop
so one syllable so there's no stress but notice we have one vowel
the 0 1 consonant the P so we double the final consonant
the P before you add the suffix and it becomes hoppin
but don't confuse this with the verb hope to hope because you have that final e
silent e on hope so you remove that silent
e before you add the I n g hopping hoping stop
stopped in the e d is your suffix you double the consonant jog jogging
plan planning beg begging
now technically this rule doesn't apply to the verb
right because it isn't 1 val plus 1 consonant it ends on a vowel e the silent e
but this double consonant rule applies only in en form
with the suffix en so you can simply memorize this as an exception
and exceptions happen a lot in English spelling so you have to understand that
these are general guidelines but there are many exceptions
and a lot of English spelling is simply memorization
let's review some common exceptions to this rule
and don't worry everything is summarized in that PDF
along with more common exceptions as well mix edit
visit happen limit
benefit again it's simply memorization
now let's move on to your next spelling test let's review this short paragraph
I visited the chief briefly to discuss the weird foreign smell coming from the field
I stopped to smell it when I was jogging oh this one has 8 spelling mistakes
can you identify them all pause the video take as much time as you need
and when you're ready hit play so how many could you get
here are the mistakes remember that
visit was an exception to the double consonant rule
but stop and jog were not exceptions so you need to double that consonant
come doesn't follow the double consonant rule it follows the silent e rule
so you need to remove that final E before you add I N
G and you don't double the consonant all the other mistakes are because
of the spelling rule I before E except after C
Repeat that out loud I before E except after C and this rule applies to chief
brief relief yield and believe
among many more which you'll see in the free PDF but you might be wondering
about weird and foreign well there are many exceptions to the I before
E except after C rule and weird and foreign are two of those exceptions
along with neither science and there more exceptions are in the free PDF
are you ready for another spelling test here's the paragraph
I cried when I applied for the science scholarship
but didn't get it I guess my study routine wasn't efficient
but now I'm happier because I married a beautiful girl
who enjoys playing chess as much as I do there are six spelling mistakes
hit pause and see if you can identify them all how'd you do well
here are the mistakes did you get them all efficiency and science are two exceptions
to the I before E
except after C rule again remember you just need
to memorize these exceptions did you notice that lowercase I at the very end
as much as I do well this is a subject I so it needs to be capitalized
let's learn a new rule why becomes I before a suffix
but not with the suffix ing this applies to cry happy
marry beauty fly try pity
there are many other you'll see in the free lesson PDF
but of course there are exceptions that you need to memorize
common exceptions include enjoy play say
lay and stay and notice there's an e regular spelling for say and lay
in the past simple remember grammar rules
there's a lot of e regular verbs as well again is just a matter of memorization
let's try one more spelling test are you ready I can't make the party tonight
but I hope to see you tomorrow I really want to see your cute new puppy
I have to bite the bullet and use my vacation time
so I can visit I'll be a lot happier
when I can take some time off there are 11 spelling mistakes
can you find them all hit pause take as much time as you need
so how many did you find here are the mistakes the double consonant rule applies to really
puppy and bullet I before E except after C applies to happy
that's why it's happier now let's learn one more important spelling rule
you need to add a silent e to single syllable words
to make the vowel long so this rule impacts how you pronounce the word
that e is silent it affects the length of the vowel
so the verb is to make which you already knew right
and adding that silent E makes it along a so it makes the vowel say its name a E
I o u so a that's the vowel's name a
and when you say make you use the long a make and this helps you distinguish between two words
like hop which is a short vowel and then hope ope
oh hope which is a long bowel and the same with cut
short cute you cute long bit
short bite I bite long take I'm sure you already know
means that e and then there's
the difference between the name Tim my friend's name is Tim and time I
time with a long vowel sound these are the most important spelling rules
and remember there are many words that you simply just need to memorize
the spelling of that word so my best advice to you
is when you learn a new word learn how to spell the word correctly
then you'll be doing two things out once and you won't need to worry about learning
all of these spelling rules later how about we do one more spelling test
and this time is going to be a good old fashioned spelling test
where I'm just going to say a word I'll say it three times
and then I'll say it in a sentence because it's important to hear it in a sentence
so you understand context and you need to write down that word
put it directly in the comment section are you ready for your spelling test necessary
necessary necessary
learning how to spell is necessary
here's the correct spelling our next word definitely
definitely definitely
I'll definitely like this video here is the correct spelling
restaurant restaurant
restaurant we went to a restaurant last night here is the correct spelling
accommodate accommodate
accommodate I'll try to accommodate your request here's the correct spelling
occasion occasion
occasion do you have a dress for the special occasion
here's the correct spelling parallel
parallel parallel I don't know how to parallel park
here is the correct spelling embarrass
embarrass embarrass
sometimes you have to embarrass yourself here is the correct spelling
February February
February I'm going on vacation in February here is the correct spelling
separate separate
separate we work in separate rooms
here is the correct spelling receive
receive receive
what Mark did you receive on this spelling test here is the correct spelling
did you get that I before e except after C in this case the rule applies
and so what Mark did you get on this spelling test
and don't worry if your Mark was very low native speakers struggle with spelling as well
as you could see the pronunciation and the spelling do not match
and that's just a part of the English language so that's why like I said
you should learn the spelling when you learn a new word
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