If you are preparing for any type of writing test, then you have to know how to spell very well. This can be difficult to prepare at the last moment, so take time before the test to go over all types of spelling rules. It can be very difficult to remember when to write one l or two, so here are some spelling tips for you.
If you have a word, that ends in the l sound, and it is one syllable, then you need to put two ll
full, all, bell, tall, till, ill, still
But if you add another syllable to the word, and the l sound is at the end, then you only put one l
careful, cheerful, until
If you have a word that usually has two ll like all and well and you add another syllable after it, then one l is dropped
already, also, although, always, welfare, welcome,
Some words with one l get another when an additional syllable is added:
cancelled, cancelling, signalling, metallic.
But there is always an exception in English: signaled has only one l
One word that has a difference between American usage and British usage is
traveller, is the UK spelling with two ll and traveler is the USA spelling.
Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - Professional English teacher
If you have a word, that ends in the l sound, and it is one syllable, then you need to put two ll
full, all, bell, tall, till, ill, still
But if you add another syllable to the word, and the l sound is at the end, then you only put one l
careful, cheerful, until
If you have a word that usually has two ll like all and well and you add another syllable after it, then one l is dropped
already, also, although, always, welfare, welcome,
Some words with one l get another when an additional syllable is added:
cancelled, cancelling, signalling, metallic.
But there is always an exception in English: signaled has only one l
One word that has a difference between American usage and British usage is
traveller, is the UK spelling with two ll and traveler is the USA spelling.
Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - Professional English teacher
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