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
Words ending in ‘ar’, ‘er’, ‘or’, ‘our’, ‘re’, ‘ure’, ‘ur’
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
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
‘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
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