Spelling Rules Workbook

by Joanne Rudling

This in-depth spelling rules workbook for adults has all the key spelling rules, patterns and strategies to help improve spelling. With over 200 pages of clear concise explanations and exercises it not only helps you understand why we have the rule and exceptions, and why we have 'strange' letter patterns, but also suggests memory tricks to help remember them. Learning spelling rules is important because 1. they add to your spelling knowledge 2. they explain why we have 'strange' letter patterns 3. and they help you understand why spelling is the way it is. Some of the great rules covered are the drop the 'e' rule, 1:1:1 doubling up rule, silent 'e' rule, 'y' to 'i' rule, adding -ly rule, adding prefixes rules, silent letter rules, the letter 'c' rule, -ant/ -ent rule, tion/sion/cian rules, -ible/-able rules and much much more. Spelling can be learned, and loved! By discovering the logic behind confusing spelling conventions you can use this knowledge to help you spell well. It's suitable for British and American users.

Kindle Edition

First published February 28, 2015

About the author

Joanne Rudling is a freelance lecturer,
teacher trainer, and owner of www.howtospell.co.uk.

She’s taught spelling, literacy and writing for 20 years in various organizations including: the City of Westminster College, Bournemouth FE College, Dorset Adult Education, Bournemouth University, and Bournemouth Film School.

Joanne has developed and taught on literacy projects for the Pre-Volunteer Programme for the Olympics, and the RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind).

She also edits closed captions/subtitles from American spellings to British for Amazon.com TV drama division.

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[Kavitha · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice and very useful, i liked the examples, prefer it on reader, but not available

nice and very useful, i liked the examples, prefer it on reader, but not available. nice and very useful, i liked the examples, prefer it on reader, but not available

[H · Rating 5 out of 5]

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