Level R
R01 Additional ‘ * - e’
bathe brakes safety mistake concrete title divide invite crocodile
fortune
R02 Additional ‘* - e’
gaze blaze lace captivate brigade parade spice size prize decide
R03 Additional ‘g’ as /j/
agent arrange danger damage manage garage carriage marriage
vegetable cabbage
R04 Additional ‘y’ as /ee/
copy every pity study necessary enemy company worry hobby
remedy
R05 Additional ‘air’ : ‘oar’
despair airy prairie airborne affair cairn board coarse hoard
R06 Review ‘ies’ and ‘ied’ rule
studies studied worries worried pities pitied
lorries companies hobbies enemies
R07 Additional long ‘o’ Introduce ‘es to form plurals
obey motor coconut cocoa poem nowhere
mosquito potato hero tomato echo piano
R08 Introduce ‘ous’ to form adjective
dangerous hazardous prosperous venomous poisonous humorous
famous ridiculous marvellous
R09 Additional silent ‘e’
ashore grease lounge breathe breeze freeze native private
R10 Additional compound words
whiteboard afternoon walkover baseball softball basketball drainpipe
snowdrop backwards fireworks
R11 Introduce ‘ei’ as long /i/
height feisty either neither seismograph
R12 Adding prefixes and suffixes
bathing inviting uninvited greaseless freezing breathless studious
airiness undecided undivided
Some appropriate rules have been listed at the end of each strip list.
For more details please refer to SMART WORDS SIGNPOSTS TO CORRECT SPELLING.
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R01
R01
R01
bathe
bathe
bathe
brakes
brakes
brakes
safety
safety
safety
mistake
mistake
mistake
concrete
concrete
concrete
title
title
title
divide
divide
divide
invite
invite
invite
crocodile
crocodile
crocodile
fortune
fortune
fortune
* ‘e’ on the end of a word makes the
previous vowel long. Exceptions: have,
give, gone, some, done, come, dove, love,
above, none.
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to
these words.
* ‘e’ on the end of a word makes the
previous vowel long. Exceptions: have,
give, gone, some, done, come, dove, love,
above, none.
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to
these words.
* ‘e’ on the end of a word makes the
previous vowel long. Exceptions: have,
give, gone, some, done, come, dove, love,
above, none.
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to
these words.
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R02
R02
R02
gaze
gaze
gaze
blaze
blaze
blaze
lace
lace
lace
captivate
captivate
captivate
brigade
brigade
brigade
parade
parade
parade
spice
spice
spice
size
size
size
prize
prize
prize
decide
decide
decide
* ‘c’ takes the /s/ sound when followed by
an ‘i’, ‘e’, or ‘y’.
* ‘e’ on the end of a word makes the
previous vowel long. Exceptions: have,
give, gone, some, done, come, dove, love,
above, none.
* ‘c’ takes the /s/ sound when followed by
an ‘i’, ‘e’, or ‘y’.
* ‘e’ on the end of a word makes the
previous vowel long. Exceptions: have,
give, gone, some, done, come, dove, love,
above, none.
* ‘c’ takes the /s/ sound when followed by
an ‘i’, ‘e’, or ‘y’.
* ‘e’ on the end of a word makes the
previous vowel long. Exceptions: have,
give, gone, some, done, come, dove, love,
above, none.
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R03
R03
R03
agent
agent
agent
arrange
arrange
arrange
danger
danger
danger
damage
damage
damage
manage
manage
manage
garage
garage
garage
carriage
carriage
carriage
marriage
marriage
marriage
vegetable
vegetable
vegetable
cabbage
cabbage
cabbage
* ‘g’ takes the /j/ sound when followed by
an ‘i’, ‘e’, or ‘y’. Exceptions: gift, girl, get,
giggle
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to
these words.
* ‘g’ takes the /j/ sound when followed by
an ‘i’, ‘e’, or ‘y’. Exceptions: gift, girl,
get, giggle
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to
these words.
* ‘g’ takes the /j/ sound when followed by
an ‘i’, ‘e’, or ‘y’. Exceptions: gift, girl, get,
giggle
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to
these words.
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R04
R04
R04
copy
copy
copy
every
every
every
pity
pity
pity
study
study
study
necessary
necessary
necessary
enemy
enemy
enemy
company
company
company
worry
worry
worry
hobby
hobby
hobby
remedy
remedy
remedy
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ when forming
plurals of words that end in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ or ‘ed’ when
forming verb extensions of words ending in ‘y’.
* Do not remove the ‘y’ when adding ‘ing’ to words
ending in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ when
forming plurals of words that end in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ or ‘ed’
when forming verb extensions of words
ending in ‘y’.
* Do not remove the ‘y’ when adding ‘ing’ to
words ending in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ when
forming plurals of words that end in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ or ‘ed’
when forming verb extensions of words
ending in ‘y’.
* Do not remove the ‘y’ when adding ‘ing’ to
words ending in ‘y’.
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R05
R05
R05
despair
despair
despair
airy
airy
airy
prairie
prairie
prairie
airborne
airborne
airborne
affair
affair
affair
cairn
cairn
cairn
board
board
board
coarse
coarse
coarse
hoard
hoard
hoard
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ when
forming plurals of words that end in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ when
forming plurals of words that end in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ when
forming plurals of words that end in ‘y’.
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R06
R06
R06
studies
studies
studies
studied
studied
studied
worries
worries
worries
worried
worried
worried
pities
pities
pities
pitied
pitied
pitied
lorries
lorries
lorries
companies
companies
companies
hobbies
hobbies
hobbies
enemies
enemies
enemies
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ when forming
plurals of words that end in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ or ‘ed’ when
forming verb extensions of words ending in ‘y’.
* Do not remove the ‘y’ when adding ‘ing’ to words
ending in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ when
forming plurals of words that end in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ or ‘ed’
when forming verb extensions of words
ending in ‘y’.
* Do not remove the ‘y’ when adding ‘ing’ to
words ending in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ when
forming plurals of words that end in ‘y’.
* Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ or ‘ed’
when forming verb extensions of words
ending in ‘y’.
* Do not remove the ‘y’ when adding ‘ing’ to
words ending in ‘y’.
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R07
R07
R07
obey
obey
obey
motor
motor
motor
coconut
coconut
coconut
cocoa
cocoa
cocoa
poem
poem
poem
nowhere
nowhere
nowhere
mosquito
mosquito
mosquito
potato
potato
potato
hero
hero
hero
tomato
tomato
tomato
echo
echo
echo
piano
piano
piano
* Add ‘es’ to form plurals of words ending
in consonant plus ‘o’. Exception: pianos,
radios
* Add ‘es’ to form plurals of words ending * Add ‘es’ to form plurals of words
in consonant plus ‘o’. Exception: pianos,
ending in consonant plus ‘o’. Exception:
radios
pianos, radios
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R08
R08
R08
dangerous
dangerous
dangerous
hazardous
hazardous
hazardous
prosperous
prosperous
prosperous
venomous
venomous
venomous
poisonous
poisonous
poisonous
humorous
humorous
humorous
famous
famous
famous
ridiculous
ridiculous
ridiculous
marvellous
marvellous
marvellous
* ‘ous’ changes a verb or noun to an adjective.
* Keep the base word intact unless it ends in
consonant ‘y’ or consonant ‘e’.
*When the base word ends in ‘e’ remove the ‘e’,
add ‘ous’.
* Double the ‘l’ in “marvellous” to retain the
short vowel.
* ‘ous’ changes a verb or noun to an adjective.
* Keep the base word intact unless it ends in
consonant ‘y’ or consonant ‘e’.
*When the base word ends in ‘e’ remove the
‘e’, add ‘ous’.
* Double the ‘l’ in “marvellous” to retain the
short vowel.
* ‘ous’ changes a verb or noun to an adjective.
* Keep the base word intact unless it ends in
consonant ‘y’ or consonant ‘e’.
*When the base word ends in ‘e’ remove the ‘e’,
add ‘ous’.
* Double the ‘l’ in “marvellous” to retain the
short vowel.
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R09
R09
R09
ashore
ashore
ashore
grease
grease
grease
lounge
lounge
lounge
breathe
breathe
breathe
breeze
breeze
breeze
freeze
freeze
freeze
native
native
native
private
private
private
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to
words that end in ‘e’.
* Keep the ‘e’ when adding ‘ly’.
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to
words that end in ‘e’.
* Keep the ‘e’ when adding ‘ly’.
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to
words that end in ‘e’.
* Keep the ‘e’ when adding ‘ly’.
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R10
R10
R10
whiteboard
whiteboard
whiteboard
afternoon
afternoon
afternoon
walkover
walkover
walkover
baseball
baseball
baseball
softball
softball
softball
basketball
basketball
basketball
drainpipe
drainpipe
drainpipe
snowdrop
snowdrop
snowdrop
backwards
backwards
backwards
fireworks
fireworks
fireworks
* A compound word is one that is made
from two or more smaller words.
* A compound word is one that is made
from two or more smaller words.
* A compound word is one that is made
from two or more smaller words.
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R11
R11
R11
height
height
height
feisty
feisty
feisty
either
either
either
neither
neither
neither
seismograph
seismograph
seismograph
* These words do not fall within, nor are
they exceptions to, the rule, ‘i’ before ‘e’
except after ‘c’ when the sound is /ee/. In
these words the ‘ei’ is pronounced as a
long /i/ sound.
* These words do not fall within, nor are
they exceptions to, the rule, ‘i’ before ‘e’
except after ‘c’ when the sound is /ee/. In
these words the ‘ei’ is pronounced as a
long /i/ sound.
* These words do not fall within, nor are
they exceptions to, the rule, ‘i’ before ‘e’
except after ‘c’ when the sound is /ee/.
In these words the ‘ei’ is pronounced as
a long /i/ sound.
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R12
R12
R12
bathing
bathing
bathing
inviting
inviting
inviting
uninvited
uninvited
uninvited
greaseless
greaseless
greaseless
freezing
freezing
freezing
breathless
breathless
breathless
studious
studious
studious
airiness
airiness
airiness
undecided
undecided
undecided
undivided
undivided
undivided
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to words
that end in ‘e’.
* Leave the base word intact when adding ‘ly’.
* Always leave the base word intact when adding
a prefix.
* The suffix ‘less’ has double ‘s’.
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to words that
end in ‘e’.
* Leave the base word intact when adding ‘ly’.
* Always leave the base word intact when adding
a prefix.
* The suffix ‘less’ has double ‘s’.
* Remove the ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’ to words
that end in ‘e’.
* Leave the base word intact when adding
‘ly’.
* Always leave the base word intact when
adding a prefix.
* The suffix ‘less’ has double ‘s’.
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