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Adding a prefix to a word doesn't usually change the spelling of the stem of the word.

Adding a suffix to a word often changes the spelling of the stem of the word. The following may help you work out the changes. Again there are exceptions, so if you're not sure - look it up in your dictionary.

Word Endings

You may be confused by some differences in spelling that are actually caused by the differences between American (AmE) and British (BrE) English spelling. It's not that one is right or better and the other wrong or worse, the trick is to learn one form of spelling and stick to it. Try not to mix them up.

-ise vs -ize

-re vs -er

British vs American English
American vs British English

"The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language." George Bernard Shaw

BRITISH ENGLISH A-Z   US ENGLISH aluminium   aluminum bank holiday3   public holiday basin   *sink big wheel   Ferris wheel biscuits   cookies bonnet   hood boot   trunk braces   suspenders break (play time)   recess candyfloss   cotton candy car park   parking lot chest (set) of drawers   bureau caretaker   janitor chips   French fries compere   emcee cinema   movie theater crisps   chips crossroads   intersection current account   checking account curtains   drapes drawing-pin   thumbtack drink-driving   drunk driving dummy   pacifier dustbin   trashcan engaged   busy film   movie fish fingers   fish sticks flannel   washcloth flat   apartment flu   grippe fringe   bangs frying-pan   skillet funfair   carnival garden   yard ground floor   first floor guide dog   seeing eye dog handbag   purse holiday   vacation hoover   vacuum cleaner jam   jelly jug   pitcher jumper   sweater kerb   curb ladder   run lamp post   street light last post   taps lift   elevator lorry   truck mackintosh   slicker main road   highway manual (cars)   stick shift minced beef   ground beef mobile phone (aka mobile)   cell phone (aka cell) motorway   freeway / turnpike nail varnish   nail polish nappies   diapers page   bellboy pants   panties pavement   sidewalk petrol   gas plait   braid plaster   band-aid play truant   cut class porridge   oatmeal postcode   zip code pram   baby buggy prison officer   correctional officer public school   private school pupil   student removal van   moving van ! rubber !   eraser rubbish   garbage rubbish   trash rucksack   knapsack saloon car   sedan school report   report card Sellotape   Scotch tape shares   stocks spare time   free time spring onion   scallion !suspenders (used to hold up ladies stockings)   garters tap   faucet tights   panty hose tin   can toffee apple   candy apple toilet   bathroom torch   flashlight traffic warden   parking meter attendant tram   streetcar trolley car trousers   !pants vest   undershirt washing powder   detergent washing up liquid   dishwashing liquid wellies / wellingtons   rubber boots windscreen   windshield yard2   yard zip   zipper		US ENGLISH A-Z   BRITISH ENGLISH aluminum   aluminium apartment   flat baby buggy   pram band-aid   plaster bangs   fringe bathroom   toilet bellboy   page braid   plait bureau   office busy   engaged can   tin candy apple   toffee apple carnival   funfair cell phone (aka cell)   mobile phone (aka mobile) checking account   current account chips   crisps cookies   biscuits correctional officer   prison officer cotton candy   candyfloss curb   kerb cut class   play truant detergent   washing powder diapers   nappies dishwashing liquid   washing up liquid drapes   curtains drunk driving   drink-driving elevator   lift emcee   compere eraser   !rubber faucet   tap Ferris wheel   big wheel fish sticks   fish fingers flashlight   torch free time   spare time freeway / turnpike   motorway French fries   chips garbage   rubbish garters   !suspenders gas   petrol grippe   flu ground beef   minced beef first floor   ground floor highway   main road hood   bonnet intersection   crossroads janitor   caretaker jelly   jam knapsack   rucksack motorway exit   ramp movie   film movie theater   cinema moving van   removal van nail polish   nail varnish oatmeal   porridge pacifier   dummy !pants   knickers panty hose   tights parking lot   car park parking meter attendant   traffic warden pitcher   jug private school   public school public holiday   bank holiday3 purse   handbag ramp1   slip road recess   break (play time) report card   school report ! rubber !   condom rubber boots   wellies / wellingtons run   ladder scallion   spring onion Scotch tape   Sellotape sedan   saloon car seeing eye dog   guide dog sidewalk   pavement *sink   basin skillet   frying-pan slicker   mackintosh stick shift   manual (cars) stocks   shares street light   lamp post streetcar   tram student   pupil !suspenders   braces sweater   jumper taps   last post thumbtack   drawing-pin toilet   !toilet (but the loo not the room) trash   rubbis trashcan   dustbin trolley car   tram truck   lorry trunk   boot undershirt   vest vacation   holiday vacuum cleaner   hoover washcloth   flannel windshield   windscreen yard   garden zip code   postcode zipper   zip
1 - When used to talk about roads and motorways. Someone I know took over 4 hours to complete a 25 minute drive, because he didn't know what his sat nav system meant when it said "Take the ramp". 2 - When a Brit hears the word "yard" in connection with houses, we think of a concrete area, usually full of building materials, or work tools. 3 - Bank holidays have to follow certain rules, otherwise they are also known as public holidays in the UK. You can read more about what makes a bank holiday in the British Culture section. !Note - *if the sink is in the kitchen - it's a sink, but if it's in the bathroom it's a basin. Another huge difference that causes great confusion is writing the date. When you write the date in numbers British and American English differ. To write the date 7th of September 2007 a Brit would write dd/mm/yy (07/09/07) and an American would write mm/dd/yy (09/07/07). This often causes great confusion. It's better to write the date in full (7th September 2007 or September 7th 2007). It also looks nicer.

Question Forms

1. Questions without question words and be

Subject question

10. Object question

NOTE!

QUESTION FORMS AND REPORTED SPEECH

WORD ORDER

Normal word order is used in reported questions, that is, the subject comes before the verb, and it is not necessary to use 'do' or 'did':

EXAMPLES

YES / NO QUESTIONS

This type of question is reported by using 'ask' + 'if / whether' + clause:

EXAMPLES

QUESTION WORDS

This type of question is reported by using 'ask' (or another verb like 'ask') + question word + clause. The clause contains the question, in normal word order and with the necessary tense change.

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