The online interactive course in English spelling

This English spelling course contains over 450 pages of online teaching and is organised into 36 teaching units. It teaches all the English spelling rules and includes 'rule breakers'. There are progress checks in the form of spelling games and tests.

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

1. Introduction and Guide to the Course - FREE

English spelling help 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 spelling Special tips for learning homophones - those words the computer spell check will not spot, for example:
fair/fare herd/heard currant/current

help learning English spelling

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 the spelling course contents click here

To find out how to get the full English spelling course of over 450 pages click here.

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