Here are the 100 words most often mispronounced English words ("mispronunciation" among them). There are spelling rules in English even if they are difficult to understand, so pronouncing a word correctly usually does help you spell it correctly. Several common errors are the result of rapid speech, so take your time speaking, correctly enunciating each word. Careful speech and...
Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016. — 128 р. — ISBN: 978-0544791190. 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses is the perfect book for anyone seeking clear and sensible guidance on avoiding common pitfalls of the English language. Each word is fully defined and accompanied by a concise, authoritative usage note based on the...
Dodo Press. 2009. — 170 pages. — ISBN: 1409937860. Переиздание американского издания 1873 г. Книга содержит упражнения по правописанию английских слов различного уровня сложности. This work, as its title indicates, is intended for the use of Advanced Classes,—for scholars who are, to some extent, familiar with the principles of pronunciation and syllabication. It is not...
Atria Books, 2019. — 407 р. — ISBN 978-1-9821-2742-8 For anyone who wants to make fewer (not less) grammar mistakes, a lively, effective, and witty guide to all the ins and outs of the English language, reminiscent of the New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Our language is changing, literary levels are declining, and our grasp of grammar is at a crisis point. From...
Routledge, 2018. — 329 p. — (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional). — ISBN: 9781138082663, 113808266X, 9781138082670, 1138082678. Concise and engaging, this text provides pre-service and practicing English language teachers with the knowledge they need to successfully teach the spelling of English. Offering context and explanation for the English spelling system as well as...
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1991 | ISBN10: 0748712348 | ISBN13: 978-0748712342 A guide to better spelling has been completely revised as excellent reference material for pupils at Key Stage 3 and 4, as well as for those in the sixth form or colleges. It will also be useful by students of English as a Foreign Language and by the genral public. There are plenty of exercises,...
Routledge, 1994. — 564 p. — ISBN: 0415092701. Published at a time when literacy and spelling are issues of topical concern, A Survey of English Spelling offers an authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date overview of this important but hitherto neglected area of the English language. The text brings together a vast body of knowledge, both synthesised from diverse sources and...
HarperCollins, 2010. — 192 p. — ISBN: 978-0007341177. Collins Easy Learning Spelling is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their spelling and write more accurately and impressively. By describing the important features of English spelling, rules to use, and pitfalls to avoid, this book makes spelling easy. Using simple explanations backed up with examples to demonstrate...
Collins, 2011. — 192 p. — ISBN: 0007363834. Collins Webster's Easy Learning Spelling is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their spelling and write more accurately and impressively. By describing the important features of English spelling, rules to use, and pitfalls to avoid, this book makes spelling easy.
Collins, 2011. — 192 p. — ISBN: 0007363834. Collins Webster's Easy Learning Spelling is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their spelling and write more accurately and impressively. By describing the important features of English spelling, rules to use, and pitfalls to avoid, this book makes spelling easy.
Collins, 2011. — 192 p. — ISBN: 0007363834. Collins Webster's Easy Learning Spelling is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their spelling and write more accurately and impressively. By describing the important features of English spelling, rules to use, and pitfalls to avoid, this book makes spelling easy.
Author not specified. — Farlex International, 2017. — 1033 p. — ISBN10: 1978045824; ISBN13: 978-1978045828. English is notorious for how difficult and unintuitive its spelling and pronunciation can be. Because it was derived from several other languages (such as Latin, Greek, French, and German) alongside the now unrecognizable Old English, it has been burdened with many...
St.Martin's Press, 2013
Approached in the right way, spelling can be fun." That's how David Crystal ends this entertaining read on the spelling of the English language.
Of course, spelling isn't the most interesting subject to read about, especially when all of us have been confronted with it in school. Speaking of which, spelling and languages were among my favourite...
Pedia Learning Inc., 2011. — 200 pages.
Multiple award-winning book on reading and spelling education that will transform how you think about English! Discover the method that Dr. Temple Grandin called "really helpful for teaching reading to children who are mathematical pattern thinkers."
For the past 70 years students have needed to break the complex code of English...
Pedia Learning Inc., 2011. — 200 pages. Multiple award-winning book on reading and spelling education that will transform how you think about English! Discover the method that Dr. Temple Grandin called "really helpful for teaching reading to children who are mathematical pattern thinkers." For the past 70 years students have needed to break the complex code of English without...
Delta Trade, 2007. — 118 pp. — ISBN: 978-0-440-33693-8. Welcome to the illogical, idiosyncratic, outrageous linguistic phenomenon known as the English language. The story of how this ragtag collection of words evolved is a winding tale replete with intriguing accidents and bizarre twists of fate. In this eye-opening, fabulously entertaining book, James Essinger unlocks the...
Second edition - How To Books, 2005 - 144 pages.
ISBN: 9781648030978
English spelling is extremely complex because it owes so much to other languages. There are rules but unfortunately there are just as many exceptions to the rules. This book has been written in an attempt to help you sort out the problems. It gives examples of spelling variations and lists of frequently...
Astoria Press, 2012. — 146 p. — ISBN: 0983187215; ISBN13: 9780983187219. A must-have spelling handbook for every student and professional writer. Many examples and clear explanations. Covers every problem! Perfect for the foreign student, all ESL teachers and Home schoolers. Syllables Vowels Vowel plus r The Apostrophe Contractions The Silent e The Letter v Comparatives and...
Astoria Press, 2012. — 146 p. — ISBN 0983187215; ISBN-13 9780983187219. A must-have spelling handbook for every student and professional writer. Many examples and clear explanations. Covers every problem! Perfect for the foreign student, all ESL teachers and Home schoolers. Syllables Vowels Vowel plus r The Apostrophe Contractions The Silent e The Letter v Comparatives and...
Astoria Press, 2012. — 146 p. — ISBN: 0983187215; ISBN13: 9780983187219. A must-have spelling handbook for every student and professional writer.Many examples and clear explanations. Covers every problem! Perfect for the foreign student, all ESL teachers and Home schoolers. Syllables Vowels Vowel plus r The Apostrophe Contractions The Silent e The Letter v Comparatives and...
Usborne Publishing Ltd, 1983. — 32 p. — (English Guides). — ISBN-10: 0860206998, ISBN-13: 978-0860206996 Why English spelling is difficult. How we spell. Using a dictionary. Pronunciation and spelling. Consonant sounds. Vowel sounds. Words which sound alike. Plurals. Adding to the beginning of words (prefixes). Adding to the end of words (suffixes). Final "e" words (suffixes)....
London: Usborne Publishing Ltd, 1983. — 32 p Why English spelling is difficult. How we spell. Using a dictionary. Pronunciation and spelling. Consonant sounds. Vowel sounds. Words which sound alike. Plurals. Adding to the beginning of words (prefixes). Adding to the end of words (suffixes). Final "e" words (suffixes). Final "y" words (suffixes). Double or single "l"?...
Routledge, 2009. — 123 p. — ISBN10: 0415473055, ISBN13: 978-0415473057 Spelling is an important sub-skill of writing, helping writers to communicate accurately. Although meaning can often be clear despite poor spelling, there are times when perfect spelling is essential. Good spelling helps with writing fluency, good expression and confidence. A well-written letter, email or...
Adams Media, 2010. – 256 р. ISBN10: 1440506167 ISBN13: 978-1440506161 Words You Should Know How to Spell: An A to Z Guide to Perfect Spelling By David Hatcher Do you have trouble spelling everyday words? Is your spell check on overdrive? Well, this easy-to-use dictionary is just what you need! Organized with speed and convenience in mind, it gives you instant access to the...
Saddleback Publishing, 2000. — ISBN: 1-56254-355-5. The worktexts are appropriate for use with small groups, a full class, or by independent learners. The self-explanatory nature of the lessons frees the teacher for individual mentoring. Students from middle school through adult classes will appreciate the variety of contextual themes, which include humor, amazing facts,...
CAE Press, 2005. — 103 p.
When you learn English, you take on a family of languages. The original Anglo-Saxon is responsible for our most basic words - 100 out of 100 on the 'Most Popular Words' list. Then there is French - originally imported by William the Conqueror in 1066; extra shipments have been arriving ever since. There is Latin; the Roman legions did a great job in...
National Extension College, - 48 p. ISBN: 1-85356-4427 Whether you need to improve your spelling for study, work or everyday situations, this book gives your skills the boost they need. Each of the eight units looks at common sources of confusion and difficulty and invites you to tackle a series of short activities to put your learning into practice. Taking you back to the...
Jefferson: McFarland & Co., 2006. — 377 p. This expanded fourth edition defines and cross-references 9,026 homophones and 2,127 homographs. This edition serves well where even the most modern spell-checkers and word processors fail--although rain, reign, and rein may be spelled correctly, the context in which these words may appropriately be used is not obvious to a computer
Holt McDougal, 2003. — 118 pages.
Spelling presents spelling and vocabulary instruction that is developmental in sequence and comprehensive in scope. Based on extensive research, the program offers teachers useful and practical strategies for maximizing students' learning of spelling and provides numerous opportunities for students to learn and apply a variety of spelling...
Авторы: Amanda Rondeau, Pam Scheunemann, Mary Elizabeth Salzmann. Publisher: Sand Castle, 2002. Сборник книг, помогающих изучающим английский язык освоить омофоны - слова, звучащие вчистую, но отличающиеся по написанию. Каждая книга содержит фотографии. и простые подписи к ним на английском языке. 18 книг. Photographs and simple text introduce homophones, words that sound alike...
Oxford University Press, 2013. — 288 р. This book narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day, charting the various changes that have taken place and the impact these have had on the way we spell today. While good spelling is seen as socially and educationally desirable, many people struggle to spell common words like accommodate,...
LearningExpress, 2009. — 211 p. Spelling in 15 Minutes a Day makes learning spelling a breeze by presenting a small part of a task one step at a time. This tutor in a book also includes valuable memory hooks and shortcuts that help students retain what they're learning, and includes:A pretest to help students determine where to focus their efforts, Content review, detailed...
1 edition. — University of Wisconsin Press, 2004. — 208 p. — (Study Smart Series) The study smart series, designed for students from junior high school through lifelong learning programs, teaches skills for research and note-taking, provides exercises to improve grammar, and reveals secrets for putting these skills together in great essays. Millions of people want to learn to...
National Council of Teachers ol English, 1996. — 138 pages.
Spelling in Use is written to help teachers and parents understand how learning to spell is a part of the broader fabric of learning to write. While spelling instruction happens every day in whole language classrooms, this learning looks so different from traditional spelling lessons that many adults have difficulty...
Scientific monograph. — London & New York: Longman Group, 1996. – 207 p. [10 p.] [Миттон Роджер. Правописание английского языка и компьютер] The first half of the book is about spelling, the second about computers. Chapter Two describes how English spelling came to be in the state that it’s in today. In Chapter Three I summarize the debate between those who propose radical...
Cassell, 1997. — 258 pages. — (Special Needs in Ordinary Schools). ISBN: 0304329746 Designed for teachers wanting to know what to do to help pupils with spelling difficulties, this book combines practical advice with theory, research and accounts of the author's own experience. The author looks at how spelling skills develop in both young children and older students. Spelling:...
2005, - 101 pages PDF, iUniverse, Lincoln, ISBN: 0595363075, Why a compendium of homonyms, homophones, and frequently misapplied words? To paraphrase Mr. Twain: Sometimes, the difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between going down in history and going down in flames. Who can benefit from keeping this book within easy reach? Everyone who...
Routledge, 2010. — 112 p.
33 Ways to Help with Spelling equips teachers and teaching assistants with a wide range of practical resources to help children who are having difficulties learning the basic skills of spelling.
Offering a range of activities and games to engage children and encourage motivation in the classroom, this essential classroom companion provides...
Usborne Publishing Ltd., 2004. — 32 p. — (Usborne Better English). — ISBN13: 978-0746042407. How good is your spelling? If you are never quite sure when i goes before e, or a word ends in ance or ence, this is the book for you. Clear and simple explanations unravel the rules and regulations of English punctuation - as well as all those frustrating exceptions - with special...
A Guide to Punctuation and its Allies. — London: Routledge. — 230 p. Книга является руководством по английской пунктуации с аналитическим уклоном и разбором примеров. Первое издание книги вышло в 1953 году.
A Guide to Punctuation and its Allies. — London: Routledge. — 230 p. Книга является руководством по английской пунктуации с аналитическим уклоном и разбором примеров. Первое издание книги вышло в 1953 году.
Phonetic dominoes board game helps teachers to test phonetic spelling in an enjoyable and funny way. It can be used as a warm up or fill in activity during the lesson.
Word Matters, 1998. — 16 p.
Phonograms list.
A phonogram is a grapheme (written character) which represents a phoneme (speech sound) or combination of phonemes, such as the letters of the Latin alphabet or the Japanese kana. For example, "igh" is an English-language phonogram that represents the hard "I" sound in "high". Whereas the word phonemes refers to the sounds, the...
Barron's Educational Series, 255 pages, Sep 1998, ISBN 0764105671, PDF, 2 MB.
If you think that spelling correctly in English is a tricky business, you’re absolutely right. But you still can learn how to do it—and enjoy yourself while learning! Here’s the book that makes learning correct spelling entirely painless. Ten easy-to-read chapters start with an interesting history of...
Poems presented in the file show the absurd of English spelling and pronunciation. It helps to memorize some confusing aspects of English in a funny and easy way.
Heinemann Educational Publishers, 1980. — 64 p. — ISBN10: 0435106864, ISBN13: 978-0435106867 This teacher's handbook provides 20 spelling guides which give pupils, and especially dyslexics, help with the structure of words. A brief history of the English language is included on a question-and-answer basis, giving children some idea of how our present spelling has come about.
2nd edition. — Learning Express, 2006. — 190 p.: — ISBN10: 1-57685-568-6. Practical Spelling was specially designed for students and busy adults who need to improve basic spelling skills quickly to move ahead at work and in the classroom. Through a self-contained program of 20 lessons that take just 20 minutes a day to complete, this book provides an easy route to spelling...
1st edition. — New York: Learning Express, 2002. — 118 p.
Refresh the spelling skills you once knew. Relearn the grammar rules you need to know to express yourself best. Never make a careless mistake again with the Goof-Proof method from Learning Express! Each short chapter focuses on a specific spelling issue or common grammar problem. Tips are presented succinctly for quick...
New York: LearningExpress, LLC, 2002. — 116 p. Want to improve your spelling, but don't think you have the time? Think again! Most spelling mistakes are common, with a few dozen blunders accounting for the majority of all errors. These errors can be fixed quickly by learning the 25 Goof-Proof Rules. These 25 simple solutions, in conjunction with the pertinent word basics...
Sandcastle, 2002. - 24 p. Photographs and simple text introduce homophones, words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Nonfiction books for the beginning reader - Basic concepts of phonics are incorporated with integrated language methods of reading instruction. Most words are short, and phrases, letter sounds, and word sounds are repeated....
Cambridge University Press, 2018. — 419 p. — (Studies in English Language). — ISBN: 9781107197848, 1107197848. Anyone writing texts in English is constantly faced with the unavoidable question whether to use open spelling (drinking fountain), hyphenation (far-off) or solid spelling (airport) for individual compounds. While some compounds commonly occur with alternative...
Prentice Hall, 1998. — 31 p. — ISBN: 0-13-798463-4. Few of us are exerts when it comes to the fine points of English language. Yet, we are expected to handle every type of written assignment quickly and flawlessly-and this means tackling a wide variety of English problems every working day. That's why this unique Guide has been prepared especially for you. It will help you...
Sunstone Press, 2021. — 146 p. One reason the English language may seem difficult to learn is that there are so many words that sound alike but are spelled differently. This large group of multiple-meaning words is called homophones. The term "homophone" comes from the Greek words "homos" (same) and "phone" (sound). There are hundreds of homophones. This book lists those that...
Oxford University Press, 2017. — 344 p. — ISBN 0190675543. This book makes punctuation more fun and easier to learn than traditional approaches do. It teaches the natural way, by example: each lesson begins with quotes that exemplify good punctuation and sentence structure. Quotations are humorous and informative, drawn from the words of notable figures--Shakespeare, Mark...
Zaner-Bloser Inc., 1988. — 193 p. — ISBN: 0-88085-773-0. Spelling instruction often consists of students memorizing a weekly spelling list. Spelling Connections is not your typical spelling program. Backed by extensive research, it uses carefully-curated spelling lists to teach patterns, build vocabulary, and develop the skills students need to become proficient spellers....
2nd Edition. — Routledge, 2021. — 208 p. — ISBN 0367646560, 0367645696. There is a myth that English spelling is unnecessarily complex, and it is spread by those who don’t understand the writing system. Spelling for Life offers lucid, accessible tools which help to reveal that, when explicitly and systematically taught, spelling is scientific, law-abiding and even elegant....
Penguin Group, 1997. — 157 p. The punctuation described here is the style which is currently the norm in Britain and the Commonwealth. Standard American usage differs in a few respects; in these cases, American usage is also described, but examples of specifically American punctuation are always marked as follows: (A). The book also covers a few topics which are not strictly...
University of New South Wales Press, 2006. — 264 p. — ISBN: 978-0868408675. A manual of good diction, composition, sentence craft, paragraph design, structure and planning, this is a book on technique, style, craft and manners for everyone who writes and wants to do it better. It is a guide to lively and readable writing.
Donald L. Potter, 2007. — 152 p. The American Spelling Book, or first Part of a Grammatical Institute of the English Language, when first published, encountered an opposition, which few new publications have sustained with success. It however maintained its ground, and its reputation has been gradually extended and established, until it has become the principal elementary book...
Routledge. 2014. — 191 pages. ISBN: 0415739942, 0415739934 Teaching Spelling: Exploring commonsense strategies and best practices equips teachers with the vital knowledge and skills needed to help their students become proficient writers and spellers. Peter Westwood provides a very clear and concise account of the important skills and processes that underpin accurate spelling,...
Great Source, 2005. — ISBN13: 978-0669517422 ISBN10: 0669517429. Research-Based Spelling Instructions. Spelling for Writers is an easy-to-teach program that involves students in examining and understanding the patterns in the English language, rather than memorizing words containing their features. Learning key literacy skills: making generalizations about word construction,...
Word Wise series—this one a simple reminder of the difference between "two," "too," and "to." It includes a cartoon from my grammar collection, with each word clearly defined and then illustrated with simple examples.
The Book Guild Ltd., 2009. — 124 pages. — ISBN: 1857769376 The Book of Spells and Misspells (Second Edition): a Treasury of Spelling for Everyone with selections from Ron Tandberg, Andrew Weldon, Phillip Adams, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, William Shakespeare, the Worldwide Web and many Others. English spelling is a mine of curiosities waiting to be detonated, including: The...
Учебно-методическое пособие к курсу лекций по орфоэпии и орфографии современного английского языка. — М.: Изд-во ПСТГУ, 2008. — 312 с. — ISBN: 978-5-7429-0348-2. В монографии рассматривается дифференциальный (диакритический) уровень современного английского языка в единстве его устной и письменной разновидностей. При детальном рассмотрении различных аспектов изучаемого предмета...
М.: Владос, 1998. — 176 с. — ISBN: 5-691-00193-0. Сборник упражнений по орфографии английского языка. Материалы данного сборника подобраны таким образом, чтобы они способствовали формированию и автоматизации навыка грамотного письма на английском языке. Пособие ориентировано на самостоятельную работу учащихся средних школ, студентов колледжей и младших курсов факультетов...
М.: Владос, 1998. — 176 с. — ISBN: 5-691-00193-0. Сборник упражнений по орфографии английского языка. Материалы данного сборника подобраны таким образом, чтобы они способствовали формированию и автоматизации навыка грамотного письма на английском языке. Пособие ориентировано на самостоятельную работу учащихся средних школ, студентов колледжей и младших курсов факультетов...
М.: Владос, 1998. — 176 с. — ISBN: 5-691-00193-0. Сборник упражнений по орфографии английского языка. Материалы данного сборника подобраны таким образом, чтобы они способствовали формированию и автоматизации навыка грамотного письма на английском языке. Пособие ориентировано на самостоятельную работу учащихся средних школ, студентов колледжей и младших курсов факультетов...
М.: Астрель: АСТ, 2001. — 160 с. — ISBN: 5-271-02794-5, 5-17-010086-8. Учебное пособие по орфографии английского языка. Пособие ориентировано на самостоятельную работу учащихся средних школ, студентов колледжей и младших курсов факультетов английского языка педагогических вузов, а также на широкий круг лиц, заинтересованных в усвоении культуры английской письменной речи.
СПб.: Лань, 1997. — 448 с. — ISBN 5-86617-008-6. Книга Л.М. Майерса представляет собой руководство по письму и грамматике английского языка, рассчитанное на студентов колледжей и старшеклассников. В популярной форме она знакомит читателя с основными языковыми явлениями и грамматическими понятиями, при этом особое внимание уделяется проблемам, связанным с грамматическими и...
Издательские решения, 2020. — 98 p. — ISBN 978-5-0051-7847-3. Цель курса — самостоятельно научиться английскому произношению и чтению. Курс адресован тем, кто самостоятельно готовится к сдаче ОГЭ, ЕГЭ или других экзаменов с устной частью, а также для всех желающих приобрести указанные навыки. Может использоваться и преподавателями английского языка. Курс состоит из двух частей....
Издательские решения, 2020. — 98 p. — ISBN 978-5-0051-7847-3. Цель курса — самостоятельно научиться английскому произношению и чтению. Курс адресован тем, кто самостоятельно готовится к сдаче ОГЭ, ЕГЭ или других экзаменов с устной частью, а также для всех желающих приобрести указанные навыки. Может использоваться и преподавателями английского языка. Курс состоит из двух частей....
Издательские решения, 2020. — 98 p. — ISBN 978-5-0051-7847-3. Цель курса — самостоятельно научиться английскому произношению и чтению. Курс адресован тем, кто самостоятельно готовится к сдаче ОГЭ, ЕГЭ или других экзаменов с устной частью, а также для всех желающих приобрести указанные навыки. Может использоваться и преподавателями английского языка. Курс состоит из двух частей....
М.: Ин-т комплекс. исслед. аридных территорий, 2009. — 82 с. Основная цель настоящей монографии - выявить современную специфику употребления на практике двоеточия, точки с запятой, запятой, тире, скобок в британских научных текстах. Исследуя тексты на синхроническом и диахроническом уровнях, преследовалась цель установить актуальные черты и особенности развития пунктуации в...
LIM, 2012. — 755 с. В пособии Чазовой А. А. "English. Запоминаем омофоны" рассмотрено более 1200 омофонов - слов, которые произносятся одинаково, но различаются в написании и значении. Запоминание омофонов является одним из наиболее экономичных способов увеличения объема словарного запаса.
Москва: ЮНИТИ-ДАНА, 2012. — 223 с. — (English + тренинг интеллекта). — ISBN: 5-238-00724-8 Пособие включает более 1200 омофонов, запоминание которых является одним из наиболее эффективных и экономичных способов расширения словарного запаса. Система оригинальных упражнений с высокой смысловой нагрузкой активизирует интеллектуальные ресурсы и творческий потенциал личности,...
Учебное пособие по орфографии английского языка. — СПб.: Лема, 2017. — 99 с. — ISBN: 978-5-00105-117-6. Данное пособие направлено на формирование орфографических навыков и развитие умений творческого письма на английском языке. Материал основан на многолетнем опыте работы автора и подобран таким образом, чтобы поддержать интерес учащихся к предмету. Пособие содержит большое...
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