how do you know when to use ous, ious, eous, or uous when spelling. im asking for in the sense of a rule or something that can help me out while im spelling. And if you have any can you please give me some other rules that my also help me out.

Thank you

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I coached spelling bee teams for many years and also pronounced at our county spelling bee for even more years.

I know of no rules that apply to those suffixes. There are no rules for -ant and -ent either. You'll need to memorize them by writing and saying them over and over. Flash cards help -- posting them all over your bedroom and on mirrors.

Good luck -- and happy spelling!

thank you

You're welcome.