English Grammar Rules
Browse all grammar topics with clear explanations and examples
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Spelling
Spelling rules and common patterns
Doubling Consonants
When to double final consonants: stop β stopping, big β bigger
Homophones
Words that sound the same but have different meanings: their/there/they're
I Before E Rule
The classic spelling rule: i before e except after c
Silent Letters
Letters we write but don't pronounce: knife, psychology, doubt
Prefixes
Word beginnings that change meaning: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis-
Suffixes
Word endings that change word class: -tion, -ness, -able, -ly, -ment