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G When ‘full’ is added to another word, drop one ‘l’. But when fully is added,
retain ‘ll’.
Read the following examples:
faith + full = faithful faith + fully = faithfully

pain + full = painful pain + fully = painfully
G Adjectives ending in ‘e’ add ‘ly’ to form their adverbs.

Read the following example:
sore + ly = sorely
G Words ending in s, ss, ch, x, z, o, sh, add es.

Read the following examples:
splash – splashes watch – watches

buzz – buzzes lens – lenses
go – goes fox – foxes
G Nouns ending in vowel + o , double o’s end in s.

Read the following examples:
kangaroo – kangaroos stereo – stereos

G With nouns ending in or drop f or fe and add ves.f fe
Read the following examples:
handkerchief – handkerchieves knife – knives

G When words end in silent , apply the following rules while adding suffixes to such e
words.
1. If there is a consonant before the final , and a suffix is added beginning with a e

vowel, drop the final .e
Read the following examples:
write + ing = writing hope + ed = hoped

2. If there is another vowel before the final e, the e is usually dropped.
Read the following examples:

agrue + ing = arguing continue + ous = continuous
but age + ing = ageing agree + ing = agreeing
toe + ing = toeing see + ing = seeing

3. If a suffix is added beginning with a consonant, keep the final ‘e’.
Read the following examples:
hope + ful = hopeful nine + ty = ninety

but argue + ment = argument idle + ly = idly
gentle + ly = gently awe + ful = awful

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