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Spelling rules for ch, tch, ck, k, oi, oy, ou, ow, ie, ei

Spelling rules - i before e except after c, exceptions, c sounds like sh, ei sounds like long a, ei sounds like short e for reading lessons

Spelling words in English is not as easy as ABC. It involves learning letter sounds and rules for blending them, forming words and changing their meaning to fit into sentences. A learner must read a lot of books, articles, newspapers and magazines written in English to get familiar with these …

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Affixes – rules for adding prefixes and suffixes

Affixes - suffixes, drop the consonant, drop the e, change y to i, add s, es, ies, change is ending to es, change us ending to i, change on ending and um ending to a, change ix and ex endings to ces for reading lessons

The process of adding letters to the beginning or ending of words to make new words is called morphology. Words are morphed into new words using affixes. Additions to the beginning of root words are called prefixes and at the end are suffixes. Here is a breakdown on the spelling, …

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Two letter words: Download 5 free worksheets for tracing

Two letter words

Now I know my ABC, it is time for me to read! Here are some fun worksheets to get your little ones familiar with reading two letter words. Make sure they learn the alphabet with these worksheets to colour letters and write the alphabet with these worksheets to trace letters. …

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Learn alphabet: Download 27 free worksheets to colour

Learn alphabet. Colour ABC.

Let your children learn alphabet letters with these fun activities. Children use their tiny hands to colour and explore the different shapes and sizes of capital and common letters. Just provide them with these worksheets in print and a variety of coloured pencils or crayons. Then, watch them learn alphabet …

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Learn numbers: Download 32 free worksheets to colour

Learn numbers 123

Young children learn numbers from 0 to 30 with these fun worksheets to colour. They count and explore numbers and their different shapes, before and after order, and place values. Although some topics may seem advanced for toddlers, sometimes they amaze us with their intelligence. Just provide them with these …

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