Spelling challenge
English spelling is inconsistent for historical reasons, and it is not random. This course covers the patterns that do hold, the words that break them, and how to remember the ones that matter.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01Why English is like thisA history of borrowing.
- 02Doubling consonantsThe most useful rule.
- 03Adding endingsSilent e and final y.
- 04The i before e ruleMore exception than rule.
- 05Words people mix upHomophones and near misses.
- 06The commonly misspelledA working list.
- 07Plurals and possessivesTwo different endings.
- 08British and AmericanTwo consistent systems.
- 09Spell checkersHelpful and not sufficient.
- 10Getting betterDeliberate and small.
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