St Theodore Kolodeznik

Using B and V

Some rules the use of these letters, if any meaning not know look it up in the dictionary.

B is written:

1. Before-r -1 or
table, force, blouse, haze, hugging, brightness, joke, witch, talking, white.

2. After m-
both ambiguous ambassador drum change.

3. In the prefixes bi-, bis-, sub-
bipolar, bilabial, grandson, great-grandfather Deputy Director, subscript.

4. In words beginning with bur-, bus-
bubble, bust, mockery, look, market, research, brothel hustler,

5. In the endings-able,-ity,-Bund-bunda. Except
: mobility, civility, which are derived from mobile and flexible
civil, friendly, correctable, affordable, durable,
nauseous tremebundo, skill, tramp.

6. In the words that start with well-or the Latin bene-, provided that it is this sense of good, kindness
well, happy, Benefactor, benefit, welcome, welcome.

7. At the ends copretérito time of verbs ending in-ar. Also the verb forms of the verb go in the same time
loved, went, went, walking, painting, going, sang, went.

8. In all verbal forms, whose infinitive ends in-tribute, "Bir-ber. Except
: boiling, serve, live, see, acquit, dare, predict, back, move and its derivatives.
distribute, allocate, prohibit, conceive, receive, conceive, help, perceive, drink, learn, be, fit.


V is written:

l. After b-, d-, n-
obvious, send winter, with regard, invoke adverse subversive adverb adversary.

2. When words begin with eva-eve-evi-evo. Except
ebony, cabinetmaker.
event, obviously, to raise evaporated, event, avoid
evidence, evolution, evaluation, Evelina, evoked escape.

3. When the words begin with the syllable di-, le-, salt-, cla. Except
: drawing and its derivatives.
coat, nail, fun, key light, carnation, diverse, safe, lift, wild.

4. All words starting with vice-villa-div-
Save: billiards, biceps, drawing and its derivatives
Vice Consul, Villahermosa, vice president, Carol, disclose, diva, divide, different.

5. In adjectives in-th,-th,-evo,-eva,-ivo,-iva
primitive, long-lived, passive, active, decisive, eighth, new, vindictive, harmful, aggressive.

6. In the words ending in-bird-eve. Except
Arab mild, brief, mild, bird, grave.

7. All forms of the preterite indicative and subjunctive of the verbs have, go and be
walked, were, had, you were, we should walk, had.

8. All forms of the present indicative, imperative and subjunctive verb
I go, go, go, go, go.

9. After ol,
resolve, dust, forgotten.



Exercise 1 Complete the words by using bov

Camina_a / ci_il / _írgen / Lle_ar / _enir
_enefactor / detu_o / sa_iendo / _aga_undo
_loque / ad_erso / esta_a / con_i_ir / estu_o
conce_ir / _romoso / _atidora / _erano / _alanza
pol_o / i_a / _oy / _itácora / _icentenario




Exercise 2 a) Defines the following homophones
b) Construct a simple sentence with each

Bello / hair
Bota / rate Assets
/ come
kiss / times
Record /
tax rebel /
revealed Bacillus / hesitate
It / cave
Grass / boil
Grave / record
Savia / wise
had / had
Ribera / Rivera
Silva / silva

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Coronado Lopez, Juan, and Maqueo, Ana María , English Language and Literature . Hispanic literatures. Mexico, Limusa, 1999.

López Chávez, Juan, and Arjona Iglesias, Mariana, L Etrasa and accents [and score]. Spelling Manual. Mexico, Eder, 2003.

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Hernández, José C., and Rosas Sanchez, Rosa Maria, Spelling. Exercises for all. Mexico, Pearson education, 2004.