But will can also be used for most examples like this, with no change of meaning. The future continuous is used to describe a situation in progress at a particular time in the future. | Explanations Common spelling problems Words ending in -ful There is only one I when -ful is a suffix. useful helpful Doubling of consonants Adjectives form adverbs by adding -ly. usefully helpfully Words with one syllable ending in one vowel and one consonant double the consonant when adding -ing -ed or -er. swim swimming fit fitted thin thinner Most two-syllable words ending in one vowel and one consonant also double the last consonant especially when the stress is on the second syllable. prefer preferred BUT bother bothering A common exception is travel traveller. Words ending in -y One syllable nouns ending -y change -y to -i in plurals. One-syllable verbs ending -y also change -y to - in the present simple and past simple. spy spies try tries tried But one-syllable words ending in one vowel and -y do not change. boy boys One-syllable words do not change when we add -ful and -ness. joy joyful shy shyness Two-syllable words change. reply replies replied happy happiness beauty beautiful But two-syllable words ending in one vowel and -y do not change. destroy destroyed These rules do no t apply whe n we add -ing. try trying study studying annoy annoying - Words with ie and ei The general rule is i before e except after c as long as the sound is i . receive relief BUT feign the sound is not i 196 GRAMMAR 34 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION Spelling and In English one spelling can have different sounds and the same sound can pronunciation have different spellings. Note the ways of spelling the underlined sounds in each list below. If you check the pronunciation of the whole word by looking at the phonetic script in a dictionary you will find that the sound a called schwa is very common in English. It is always unstressed. If you beat the rhythm of a word with your hand then a is often the up unstressed beat. Vowel sounds A love sudden blood cuff Rough London brother so boat post although know toe ea air there bare wear a heart part staff ask 3 word heard further expert .
