Spellzone: an interactive, online course in English spelling

The online interactive course in English spelling

The full English spelling course contains over 450 pages of online teaching, spelling tests, spelling rules, rule breakers, homophones and progress checks in English spelling which is organised into 37 teaching units.

Six units are FREE to all users. Units 1 and 2 give more of an overview of the course but if you want to get started immediately then please try one of the other four FREE units.

English spelling help1. Introduction and Guide to the Course - FREE

A description of the course content
Examples of the teaching course used
Examples of the spelling exercises and tests
Who will find the Spellzone course useful?

2. Learning Tips - FREE

How to use your eyes, ears and hand
How to keep your own 'Spelling Log'
How to get the best from dictionaries
How to learn problem words - loads of ideas for 'memory-joggers'
learning tip English spellingSpecial tips for learning homophones - those words the computer spell check will not spot, for example:
fair/fare    herd/heard     currant/current

 

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13. Spelling the sound /oo/ - FREE

Two sounds for oo: long /oo/ and short /oo/
Spelling test: Is the sound long or short?
Spelling choices for long /oo/: oo  ou  ui
Spelling test: oo  ou  ui
More spelling choices for long /oo/: u-e  ue  ew
Spelling test: u-e  ue  ew
Rules and rule breakers
Homophones

13H. Beat the Spell checker: Unit 13- FREE

Free spelling test 1: Which word is correct?
Free spelling test 2: Spot the wrong word.

21. Spelling the ie and ei words - FREE
'i before e except after c' do spelling rules really work?

Words that follow the best-known rule 'i before e except after c': ie and cei
Free spelling test: ie and cei
Long /a/ sound: ei words. Practice exercise. A new rule.
Rules and rule breakers, including: ie in a suffix
Final free spelling test
Homophones

21H. Beat the Spell checker: Unit 21 - FREE

Free spelling test 1: Which word is correct?
Free spelling test 2: Spot the wrong word.

To see a full list of program contents click here

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