Spelling and Word Study Flashcards

Grade 7 · English · Flashcards

Master spelling rules, homophones, and commonly confused words that every 7th grader needs to know.

Flashcards

Homophone: Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
there / their / they're: there = place; their = belonging to them; they're = they are
your / you're: your = belonging to you; you're = you are (contraction)
its / it's: its = possessive; it's = it is (contraction)
affect / effect: affect = verb (to influence); effect = noun (the result)
then / than: then = time or sequence; than = comparison
Consonant doubling rule: Double the last consonant before a vowel suffix when the word is CVC — hop → hopping
Silent E rule (vowel suffix): Drop the silent E before vowel suffixes: make → making, hope → hoping
Silent E rule (consonant suffix): Keep the silent E before consonant suffixes: hope → hopeful, care → careless
I before E rule: I before E except after C, or sounding like A — believe, receive, neighbor
Context clues: Information surrounding an unknown word that helps determine its meaning
Word family: Words sharing a common root — sign, signal, signature all come from 'signum'
Etymology: The study of a word's historical origin and how its meaning has evolved
Contraction: A shortened form of two words using an apostrophe — they're, you're, it's