Christmas is a time for stories. Have you heard of these three Christmas characters? What about these three? How did Charles Dickens, author of A Christmas Carol, influence the English language? Ready to deck the halls? Don’t mix up your bows and your boughs. Is it a rain dear or a reindeer? Speaking of reindeer, where did Santa’s reindeer get their names from? Tried our relaxing Spelling Snowball game yet? Maybe you’ll enjoy these five wintry word lists to practise with. Avoid these 10 spelling mistakes this Christmas. Seasons Greetings! Joyeux Noel! Bah humbug! Find a ...
3 Word Lists for March This month we looked at words ending in ‘or’, Key Stage 3 maths words for World Maths Day , and poetry words for World Poetry Day. Word for Wednesday: Poetry To celebrate Word Poetry Day, we also chose poetry as this month’s Word for Wednesday theme. Learn about the words sonnet, limerick, villanelle, haiku, and acrostic. 10 Ways to Monitor Your Class’s Activity and Results on Spellzone From the most popular activities to a list of every time a student has logged in, find out how your class has been using Spellzone. How Many Points Have Your Stud...
March 21 marked World Poetry Day and to celebrate we’ve chosen poetry for this month’s Word for Wednesday theme. The word poetry dates to the late-fourteenth century and comes from the Old French ‘poetrie’, from the Latin ‘poeta’. Over March, we’ve looked at the words sonnet, limerick, villanelle, and haiku. Our final word of the month is acrostic. An acrostic is a poem in which the first letters of each line form a word. The word acrostic dates to the 1580s and comes from the medieval Latin ‘acrostichis’, from the Greek ‘akrostikhis&rsq...
If you’ve been using Spellzone for a long time, you’ll know that we love a good mnemonic. While our online course is useful for understanding English spelling rules and their exceptions, individual students often have different words that they struggle to spell. It’s in these instances, that we believe it’s helpful to come up with a mnemonic. Since mnemonics work best if they are personal to the student using them, today we are sharing our top tips for creating your own. Think of words that rhyme with the word you’re trying to spell. For example: “Please keep quiet about my diet.” Come up with an acrostic to help y...
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