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23 Cards in this Set
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The vowel in the unaccented word ending "~in", is omitted because its omission gives us a better outline.
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Omission of Vowel in "~in."
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Origin, margin, imagine, engine, engineer, cousin, raisin, famine, examine, illumine, determine
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These three Word Endings are expressed by "em and DeM."
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~dium (DeM Blend)
~eum (e-m) ~ium (e-m) |
Radium, stadium, medium
Museum, petroleum, coliseum Helium, calcium, premium |
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This WE is expressed by "oo-n" after "n" and by "n" in other cases.
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n=~ion
oon=~ion |
Champion, million, criterion
Union, onion, companion |
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This WE is expressed by oo-s.
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oos=~eous
oos=~ious |
Erroneous, courteous,
Serious, obvious, previous |
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The vowel is omitted in this WE spelled "s-v."
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Omission of Vowel in ~sive (s-v)
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Extensive, defensive, impulsive, evasive, excessive, expensive
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In writing these WE, more legible outlines are obtained by including the "e" in the diphthong.
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eoot=~uate
eooish=~uation eoote=~uity |
Graduate,punctuate,fluctuate
Insinuation, graduation... Continuity, ingenuity |
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For this WE, the vowel is omitted in the spellings "ste" and "vte."
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ste=~city
vte=~vity |
Capacity, electricity
Activity, brevity, gravity |
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The vowel is written in these WE's when those endings follow "Long i" or the consonants "n, r l."
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~ant
~ent |
Long i - giant, client
n - dominant, prominent r - warrant, current l - implant, excellent |
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The vowel is omitted in this pair of WE's for 5 families.
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nt=~ant
nt=~ent |
~dant/tant -
~dent/dient= Evident,obedient ~gent= Diligent,urgent ~tent= Competent,intent ~vent= Event,prevent, invent |
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The vowel is omitted in three WE's spelled "trkt."
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trkt=~tract
trkt=~trict trkt=~truct |
Attract, distract, extract
Restrict, district, constrict Construct, instruct |
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When these three WE's are unaccented in a word, the vowel can be omitted when joining the "n."
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n=~an
n=~en (tn) n=~on |
Urban, slogan,orphan
Even,written,sudden,sharpen Season,pardon,person,mason |
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This WE is represented by an "r" EXCEPT after a downstroke.
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r=~ure
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Failure, feature, nature
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After a downstroke, this WE is spelled as "oo-r."
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oor=~ure
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Leisure, pleasure, insure
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This WE has a jog connected to the end of an "n" or "m."
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jog nes=~ness
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Meanness, openness, cleanness, suddenness, sternness, firmness, calmness, slimness, thinness
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The past tense of a verb is formed by adding the stroke for the sound that is heard in the past tense. In some words, the past tense will hae the sound of "t", as in the word "missed"; in others, it will have the sound of "d", as in the word "showed."
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t/d=Past Tense WE
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Ends w/sound of t: Faced, baked, missed, worked, finished, cooked.
Ends with sound of d: Changed, saved, showed, attend, inquired. |
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The vowel is WRITTEN in these 2 WE's when their endings follow "Long i" or consonants "n, r, l."
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~ance
~ence |
Long i - Compliance, defiance
n - Maintenance, eminence r - Assurance, recurrence l - Balance, silence |
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The Vowel in these two WE's is OMITTED from joining with "ns."
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~ance
~ence |
Accordance, acquaintance
Essence, absence, influence |
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The vowel is OMITTED in these 4 WE's when not accented and spelled with "l."
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l=~al
l=~el l=~eal l=~ial |
Central, total, renewal
Model, panel, tunnel Cereal, Serial, material, editorial |
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The vowel is OMITTED when not stressed in these 3 WEs but spelled with "r."
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r=~ar
r=~er r=~or |
Sugar, grammar, dollar
Manner, printer, folder Factor, humor, error, honor |
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Part 1. The Vowel is WRITTEN when accented in this WE spelled with "r."
Part 2. The Vowel is also WRITTEN whether or not the "e" is accented in derivatives. |
er=~er
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Cancer, censer, prefer, transfer, infer...
Conference, difference, preferable, transference, inference |
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This WE is represented by "l" EXCEPT after a downstroke.
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l=~ual
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Actual, mutual, schedule
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This WE is written as "oo-l" after a downstroke.
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ool=~ual
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Casual, usual, visual
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The vowel is WRITTEN in three WEs following "Long i", "Left-s", "Sh, Ch, J."
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ar=~ar
er=~er or=~or |
Long i - Prior, liar, buyer
Left s - Eraser, nicer Sh - Washer Ch - Teacher J - Larger, danger, manager |
