Words ending in -ize and -ise In British English some words can be spelt with either -ize or -ise. In American English, the forms with… Continue reading
Spelling and Pronunciation
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Words ending in ‘ar’, ‘er’, ‘or’, ‘our’, ‘re’, ‘ure’, ‘ur’
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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
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
Some useful spelling rules
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Rule 1 When a weak verb ends in a short vowel + consonant, the final consonant is not doubled to form the past tense, unless… Continue reading