Astoria Press, 2012. โ 146 p. โ 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.
Contents
Syllables
Vowels
Vowel plus r
The Apostrophe
Contractions
The Silent e
The Letter v
Comparatives and Superlatives
Plurals
The Past Tense
Prefixes and Suffixes
Single or Double l
Double the Consonant
Soft and Hard c
Combinations Using c
Soft and Hard g
Changing the y to i
Using qu Plus a Vowel
The i before e Rule
Using k, ck, ic, ac
Using ch and tch
Using j, ge, dge
Using oy and oi
Using ay and ai
Using au and aw
Using ou and ow
Using oe, ow, oa
Using or, ore, oar, our
Using y, ee, i, ea, ie, ey
Using u, ue, ew, oo, ou, etc.
Using al, tial, cial, sial
Using efy and ify
Using cede, sede, ceed, seed
Using er, or, ar, re, our
Using y, ry, ary, ery, iry, ory, ury, yry
Using ly, ally, ely, ily, lly, uly
Using able and ible
Using ous, ious, eous, uous
Using tion, sion, cion, tian, cian, xion, ssion, shion, sian
Using le, al, el, il, ol, ul, yl
Using ize, ise, yze, yse
Using ical, acle, icle
Using ant, ent, ance, ence, ense
Using sy and cy
Using igh, ough, augh
Using f, ff, ph, gh
Using wh and h
Using of and off
Using et and ette
Using less and ness
Using fore and for
Using ante, anti, anto
Using in, into, on, onto
The Schwa
Silent Consonants: h, g, k, p, w, b, l, n, t, c, d, s, m, r, ch
Hyphens
Names
Linguistic Terminology
Acronyms
Dictionaries
English and American Accents