Capitalization & SpellingHESI A2 cheat sheet

Conventions that get tested

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Capitalize

Sentence starts, the pronoun I, proper nouns
Titles before a name: Dr. Patel
Days, months, holidays

Do Not

Seasons, general directions, general subject names

Spelling Patterns

i before e except after c, or sounding like ay
Double the final consonant before a vowel suffix in short words
Drop silent e before a vowel suffix

Plurals

-s/-sh/-ch/-x take -es; consonant + y → -ies

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