there and | their | |
here and | hear | |
witch and | which | |
Tim will practise playing tennis for an hour a day | (used as a verb) |
Tim’s serve needs practice | (used as a noun) |
Tonight Billy’s father is going to advise Billy | (used as a verb) |
Billy’s father gave Billy some advice about birds | (used as a noun) |
The book contained some good advice | (used as a noun) |
Nouns are spelt with a ‘c’ and verbs are spelt with a ‘s’ - it goes in alphabetical order. |
The well known rule for this is: i before e except after c |
i before e: | Thief, view, field and shield |
except after c: | ceiling, receive, receipt |
Words ending in ence
or ance are usually adjectives,
and words ending in ent or ant are usually nouns |
Nursery, | bakery |
January, | February |
Secretary, | dictionary |
Stationary is
when something isn’t moving, and stationery refers to pencils, pens and paper |
Help | >>> | Helper |
Walk | >>> | Walker |
Bake | >>> | Baker |
Smudge wrote in her diary: ... the cows walked into the dairy ... |
The principal of the college was very old | a person |
It was a matter of principle | a rule |