History and Feelings

    Ending the summer program there are two important lessons that collect words  frequently used.
    American culture is very rich, and if you are learning English, we inevitably approach to all these history. Spellingcity is no exception, so one of the word lists in these final lessons brings words used when talking about American customs and idiosyncrasy.The class is accordingly entitled "Cows for America"

tribe---- tribu
shelter---- refugio
remote---- lejano
village---- pueblo
gather---- reunir
nearby---- cercano
edge---- borde
offer---- oferta
herd----manada
nation---- nación



 For its part, the words that represent feelings and emotions are also frequently used, here is the importance of being able to express how we feel in English.

angry---- enojado                                 -She is angry at me for breaking her toy.
puzzled---- perplejo                              -She had a puzzled, confused expression.
worried---- preocupado                        -I was worried earlier, but I am at peace now.
thankful---- agradecido                         -I am a thankful for all my blessings.
silly---- tonto                                         -The silly clown walked into the closed door.
brave---- valiente                                  -The brave soldier fights without fear.
eager---- ansioso                                  -I am eager to read my exciting new book.
lonely---- solitario                                 -I feel lonely when I have to play alone.
proud---- orgulloso                               -I was proud to finish first in the race.
nervous---- nervioso                             -I was nervous about messingup onstage.

/ow/ Sound

     Today's class is going on /ow/, a very common sound in English. Words with the /ow/ sound spelled either /ou/ or /ow/. The point is that ow is not unique in any way. There are lots of letter combinations in English that are not always pronounced the same. Even a simple o can be pronounced in a number of different ways, not to mention ough. There are quite a few forces at work here, but the big picture is probably this: pronunciation changes all the time, and so does spelling, but for entirely different reasons, to varying degrees, and not simultaneously. And this isn't something unique to English, either.

spelling	example		other pronunciations for spelling
ow	cow brown owl		long o (snow)
ou	mouse count out		none

     This is the list of Spelling city to illustrate the theme of the lesson and, as always, practice writing sentences, turned out to be my favorite activity.

-To sow the seed we must dig a hole in the ground.
-I will scout the cave that I found. 
-The brown bear tried to pounce on salmon.
-Ouch! That hurts.
-By adding all the products we buy, we get the total amount due.
-There are many tourist places in my town; someday I will invite you.
-The circus clown made ​​the children laugh with his jokes.
- Flowers adorn the garden of my house.
-Make up putting powder on your cheeks.
-I will allow you drive my car just tonight. 




        Here you have my word list.These are in alphabetical order.

OW Words  (that sound like the ou in out)

	allowance	anyhow	avow
blowsy	bow	bowel	bower
bowery	bowsprit	brow	browbeat
brown	brownout	browse	chow
chowder		cow	coward
cowboy	cower	cowhide	cowl
cowlick	cowl	cowpox	cowrie
cowslip	crowd	crown	dowager
dowdy	dowel	dower	down
downy	downright	downside	downspout
dowry	dowse	drown	drowse
drowsy	empower	endow	endowment
	fowl	fowler	frown
frowsy	glower	gown	growl
gunpowder	how	however	howitzer
howl	jowl	jowly	kowtow
manpower	meow	now	owl
plow	plowshare	pow
powwow	prow	prowl	-prowler
prowess	renown	row (brit)	rowdy
rowel	safflower	scow	scowl
shower	sow (pig)	tower	towel
	trowel	vow	vowel
wow	yowl	Howard	Moscow

Words with Double Consonants

    It can be difficult to hear double consonants when a word is said aloud – especially if the word has only one syllable – but both consonants must be used when writing the word. Double consonants are frequently found in words which have a suffix added to them.

When to double a consonant before adding -ed and -ing to a verb
We double the final letter when a one-syllable verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant *	stop rob sit	stopping, stopped robbing, robbed sitting
We double the final letter when a word has more than one syllable, and when the final syllable is stressed in speech.	beGIN preFER	beginning preferring, preferred
If the final syllable is not stressed, we do not double the final letter.	LISten HAPpen	listening, listened happening, happen
In British English, travel and cancel are exceptions to this rule: travel, travelling, travelled; cancel, cancelling, cancelled. * We do not double the final letter when a word ends in two consonants (-rt, -rn, etc.): start – starting, started; burn - burn, burned * We do not double the final letter when two vowels come directly before it: remain – remaining, remained * We do not double w or y at the end of words: play – playing, played; snow - snowing, snowed

     But sometimes double consonants are not subject to rules and frequently appear representing one sound. For example, you hear the sound /f/ one time in different and the sound /p/ one time in supper.  Spelling City has brought a list of good words that are frequently used. And to insist on the spelling of these words, World Unscramble activity is very appropriate.

-I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
-I prefer butter instead of margarine.
-It is common to say hello when greeting someone.
-One American dollar equals 100 cents.
-I see my reflection in the silvery mirror.
-The unexpected noise was sudden and abrupt.
-A long-eared rabbit hops and eats carrots.
-He unfastened the top button on his shirt.
-The teacher taught a math lesson on fractions.
-The arrow on the sing pointed up.




      Now you've got here another list of words with double consonants:
silly; jolly; happy; dinner; supper; messy; funny; hippo; little; apple; skipping; hopping; pollen;  flapping; hissing; summer; coffee; running; popping; sudden; wrapping; occur; written; stopped; lettuce; bubble; arrest; address; comma; puzzled

Suffix -ness

      A suffix is a group of letters placed at the end of a word to make a new word. A suffix can make a new word in one of two ways: inflectional (grammatical): for example, changing singular to plural (dog > dogs), or changing present tense to past tense (walk > walked). In this case, the basic meaning of the word does not change; and derivational (the new word has a new meaning, "derived" from the original word): for example, teach > teacher or care > careful.  
     -ness suffix belongs to the latter group. This native English suffix attached to adjectives and participles, forming abstract nouns denoting quality and state (and often, by extension, something exemplifying a quality or state)

----------  amabilidad

-----------   mareo

-----------  conciencia
-----------   ceguera

-----------  debilidad
-----------  espesor

----------   pereza

----------    dulzura
----------    locura

----------   fealdad
 
   
    Here you have one of my regular lists with more words you expand your vocabulary a little more.  Do not forget to enter in Spelling City here, and thus learn.

stuffiness --- mala ventilación
happiness --- felicidad
thoughtfulness --- consideración
thoughtlessness --- irreflexión
forgetfulness --- olvido
hopelessness --- desesperación
viciousness --- crueldad
helpfulness --- utilidad
wantonness --- desenfreno
bashfulness --- timidez
listlessness --- laguidez

faithfulness --- fidelidad

madness  --- locura

redness --- rojez

darkness --- oscuridad

hardness --- dureza

strictness --- rigor

sadness --- tristeza