Using the S: your spelling rules (with examples)

The letters is letter number twenty in the alphabet and corresponds to the category of consonants. Within the consonants the S (whose designation is pronounced that) is one of the letters that is used with greater frequency since it is the one that allows to differentiate the singular and plural of nouns Y adjectives. For example: plantyes,cutes.

The pronunciation of the S has the peculiarity that it varies in some parts of the Spanish-speaking world. The biggest difference is found between the use of the letter in Latin America and that of Spain, where the latter sometimes has a tendency to use the loudness of the letter 'z' for the 's'.

The latter can be associated with a characteristic of the S, which is almost unique among the letters: its occasional similarity with two other of the letters (C and Z) in With regard to loudness, when wanting to write a word for which the sound is known, it can be difficult to identify which of the three is the one write.

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Examples of different uses of the letter S

1. All plurals end with the letter S.

• channels
• scrub
• gases
• tomatoes
• vans
• streets

1. When the firstsyllable is subs- will take S both times.

• subsidy
• subsequent
• subset
• subversive
• runner-up

1. The superlatives of the adjectives are written with 's'.

• beautiful
• great
• very slow
• great
• very serious

1. Allverbs pronominal ending in -erse or -aerse that refer to an action on the same executor carry S.

• apply
• eat
• entertain
• take
• get in
• steal

1. Theadjectives ending in -oso carry S.

• generous
• great
• lazy
• laborious
• forced

1. The reordering of an actionpass it is also written with S.

• he went away
• It crashed
• he contradicted himself
• he cursed himself
• he threw himself

1. When the first syllable sus-, it carries two S.

• sustain
• subtract
• subtracting
• subscription
• substance

1. In front of the lettersb, d, g, l, and m the letter S is used.

• slogan
• length
• care
• moss

1. Syllablesafter-,des- Ydis- always carry S, whether or not they work asprefixes.

• wakefulness
• transgress
• distract
• disciple
• misery

1. When the word begins with cons-, use S.

• consumer
• shocked
• constipated
• constancy
• constellation

1. Adjectives ending in -sive (except 'harmful') use the S.

• corrosive
• abrasive
• massive
• abusive

1. Words ending in -Zion derived from others ending in S.

• extension
• propensity
• aversion

1. The gentile ending in -ense lead S.

• Costa Rican
• American
• Buenos Aires
• Nicaraguan
• Canadian

1. All -isms are written with S.

• feudalism
• nationalism
• patriotism
• aphorism
• abyss

1. When the first syllable is trans-, is written with S.

• transgress
• transport
• passerby
• transfer

1. All the conjugated verbs on mode subjunctive carry S.

• stole
• kill
• ate
• take
• hide

1. When the first syllable is pers-, it carries S.

• persuade
• persistent
• persecution
• persuasive
• personalize

1. Modifications to adjectives ending in -esco are written with S.

• gaucho
• brutesque
• devilish
• enchanting
• fictional

1. When the infinitive verb It has neither S, nor S, nor Z, its conjugations will carry S.

• wanted
• play
• show
• clean up

1. All endings -this, -ista carry S.

• soundman
• percussionist
• pensioner
• upset
• gesture

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