Spelling Rules Workbook

By Joanne Rudling

Book Overview

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.

Joanne Rudling has been a teacher, lecturer and teacher trainer for twenty-three years and has written numerous books and online courses on spelling, punctuation, and the history of spelling. She's the owner of the spelling website, www.howtospell.co.uk.

Joanne Rudling's Books
For Adults, Parents and Teachers
Spelling Strategies & Secrets: the essential spelling guide
The Reasons Why English Spelling is so Weird and Wonderful (ebook)
How to Spell the 20 Most Commonly Misspelled Words
Punctuation Guide and Workbook
QTS Spelling Strategies (for UK trainee teachers)

For Kids, Parents and Teachers
Spelling Rules and Patterns for Ages 10-11: To learn, improve & have fun with spelling and writing (for KS2 National Curriculum - years 5 and 6)
Spelling Tricks and Rules for 3rd-4th Graders: To learn, improve, & have fun with spelling
Spelling Rules and Memory Tricks for Ages 8-9: To learn & improve KS2 spelling and vocabulary (for KS2 National Curriculum - years 3 and 4)
Spelling Patterns and Rules for 5th Graders: To learn, improve & have fun with spelling

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1979197091
• ISBN13: 9781979197090
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"