The pronunciation of these different terminations is often very similar. In fact, it is not easy to decide when to use one or another. The… Continue reading
Words ending in ‘ar’, ‘er’, ‘or’, ‘our’, ‘re’, ‘ure’, ‘ur’
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Apostrophe
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The punctuation mark (‘) is called apostrophe. It has the following functions. In writing a contraction The apostrophe is used in writing a contraction. It… Continue reading
Hyphens
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Hyphens are the short lines that separate the words in the expressions ‘non-English’ and ‘ex-husband’. When to use hyphens? We usually use a hyphen between… Continue reading
Spelling : capital letters
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Capital letters are used at the beginning of the following kinds of words. 1. the names of days, months and public holidays. The names of… Continue reading
Useful Spelling Rules – Part II
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‘se’ and ‘ce’; ‘sy’ and ‘cy’ When two words, verb and noun, are spelt alike, ‘se’ and ‘sy’ are verb endings; ‘ce’ and ‘cy’ are… Continue reading