Engels
Contents
The alphabet..........................................................................................................................................2
Categories of words...............................................................................................................................2
Basic spelling rules.................................................................................................................................2
Plural nouns.......................................................................................................................................2
Saxon genitive/ possessives...............................................................................................................3
Doubling of final consonant...............................................................................................................3
Basic sentence patters...........................................................................................................................3
Epic fails.................................................................................................................................................4
Tenses....................................................................................................................................................7
Conditionals.........................................................................................................................................11
Gerund and infinitive...........................................................................................................................12
, The alphabet
Capital letters are preceded by the prefix ‘capital’ when read aloud.
When two of the same letters follow each other, the letter is only said once, but preceded by the
prefix ‘double’.
/ = slash
- = dash
_ = underscore
. = dot
@ = at
‘ = apostrophe
Categories of words
Basic spelling rules
Plural nouns
General rule: noun + s
Hissing sound + es
Nouns ending in ‘o’ + es / + s
Nouns ending in ‘y’ -> ies / + s
Nouns ending in ‘f’ -> ves / + s
Irregular forms:
Woman -> women
Thesis, analysis -> theses, analyses
Mouse -> mice
Phenomenon -> phenomena
Series, means -> series, means
!!!
Some words only have plural forms -> glasses, pyjamas, trousers, scissors, headquarters
Mind the concord of some nouns
UFOs, 1990s, PCs
Quantity and units -> grams, euros, dollars
Contents
The alphabet..........................................................................................................................................2
Categories of words...............................................................................................................................2
Basic spelling rules.................................................................................................................................2
Plural nouns.......................................................................................................................................2
Saxon genitive/ possessives...............................................................................................................3
Doubling of final consonant...............................................................................................................3
Basic sentence patters...........................................................................................................................3
Epic fails.................................................................................................................................................4
Tenses....................................................................................................................................................7
Conditionals.........................................................................................................................................11
Gerund and infinitive...........................................................................................................................12
, The alphabet
Capital letters are preceded by the prefix ‘capital’ when read aloud.
When two of the same letters follow each other, the letter is only said once, but preceded by the
prefix ‘double’.
/ = slash
- = dash
_ = underscore
. = dot
@ = at
‘ = apostrophe
Categories of words
Basic spelling rules
Plural nouns
General rule: noun + s
Hissing sound + es
Nouns ending in ‘o’ + es / + s
Nouns ending in ‘y’ -> ies / + s
Nouns ending in ‘f’ -> ves / + s
Irregular forms:
Woman -> women
Thesis, analysis -> theses, analyses
Mouse -> mice
Phenomenon -> phenomena
Series, means -> series, means
!!!
Some words only have plural forms -> glasses, pyjamas, trousers, scissors, headquarters
Mind the concord of some nouns
UFOs, 1990s, PCs
Quantity and units -> grams, euros, dollars
