Spelling
Advice
Hebetudinous
"Spell "hebetudinous"!" I had just fallen
out of bed and, with eyes not yet fully functioning (ah, the
evils of middle age), and staggered my way to the stove to put
on water for my morning coffee. There was Meera, my 10-year-old,
already awake (a rare event), and she didn't even say "good
morning!" By David Albert.
How to improve your spelling
English spelling may be a nightmare - but Spellzone shows you
there are many things you can do to help yourself improve. This
Unit gives you tips on the best approach to spelling problems.
Bees
National Spelling Bee
The Scripps National Spelling Bee will be the first week in June. We will announce the date in February. Do read all the rules and requirements. Homeschoolers can participate, but still need to follow the rules carefully.
Courses
Free
Spelling Course by Marie
30 units, over 65 fully printable pages, and daily/weekly work
plans, dictation, exercises, dictionary work, tests, and answer
keys. It also has a very concise breakdown of the fundamental
rules of English spelling. Recommended for those wishing to learn
how to spell commonly misspelled words.
Spelling it
Right - Learn to Spell Confidently
Help, free worksheets and advice from an experienced English
teacher: advice about tackling problems and a series of free
worksheets, each comprising a complete lesson designed to test
and teach spelling skills.
Spelling Time
Fun, state of the art interactive spelling lessons. Try the demo,
then register to get a new lesson daily.
Dictionaries
One Look
It will search several dictionaries at once and allows wild card
searches, so if you only know how the word begins it is helpful.
Also includes a reverse dictionary feature.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - 1913 + 1828
Online dictionary where you can look up words you can't quite
spell. Uses "wildcard" searches. Read instructions.
Word Central
Look up words (fast!) in the Student Dictionary! Better still:
Build Your Own Dictionary! Stump your friends with today's Daily
Buzzword!
WWWebsters
Online Dictionary - 1999
Best for looking up modern English words.
Your Dictionary
Stumble across a word not in English? You can look it up here
or translate a whole paragraph.
Games
40 Ways to Make Spelling Fun
Different ways to make practicing your spelling list a whole
lot more fun.
Spell Check
The computer will give twenty sets of four words. Place a check
next to the word which is spelled wrong. Spell the word correctly.
If you get all twenty problems correct, you can put your name
on the leader board.
Spellarama
Cool letter card game you can print off for free to play offline
with friends and family.
Practice
Spelling City
This spelling program provides spelling practice for spelling help at home or school. Teachers and parents can enter and save their own spelling lists for their students/children. Students can play games with their words or any saved lists. Teachers and parents can save and share their lists. The forum allows teachers and parents to share lists and ideas.
Roots
A
Selection of Latin and Greek Roots
Are you wondering why I support learning Latin roots as opposed
to learning the complete Latin language? Well, I wrote a short
essay looking at some of the reasons that I've heard promulgated
as good reasons for learning the Latin language. To me, it seems
that learning the roots is a better idea than learning the complete
language. No longer free, but inexpensive.
Rules
Musical Spelling Rules
These rhymes will help you remember spelling rules.
Software
Excalibur
Mac. Spell-check any text document, including text in the clipboard.
Dictionaries can be customized for personal needs, and foreign
dictionaries are available.
ZDnet Spelling Shareware
Windows. Downloads of free, demo, and shareware spelling games
and utilities.
Word Lists
100
Most Often Misspelled Words
Dr. Language has provided a one-stop cure for all your spelling
ills. Here are the 100 words most often misspelled ('misspell'
is one of them). Each word has a mnemonic pill with it and, if
you swallow it, it will help you to remember how to spell the
word.
Alan
Cooper's Homonyms
Some words sound alike, but are spelled differently and have
entirely different meanings. For example: allowed (permitted)
and aloud (spoken).
Free Word Processor, Spreadsheet, and more.
All Platforms. From
Open Office.
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