Spell It Right!

by Ellen M. Shapiro

This book is for everyone who finds it TOO easy TO mix up TWO or more words like ‘wear’ and ‘where,’ ‘one’ and ‘won,’ and ‘peak’ and ‘peek.’ “Spell It Right” uses whimsical, colorful, illustrated wordplay to help everyone understand the meanings and spellings of common word pairs that sound exactly alike but are spelled differently and have very different meanings. This is Alphagram’s first product for people of all ages — from grade school up. Author Ellen M. Shapiro realized that many adults mix up tricky word pairs in their writing—in college essays, Facebook posts, articles published online, and even self-published novels. Alas, spell-check doesn't catch those errors. Each double-page spread of this 28-page booklet features a comprehensive chart of alternative spellings of English letter-sounds and, opposite it, illustrated examples, and a short list of words chosen to help everyone “write the right word.”

24 pages

Published January 1, 2021