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Sometimes knowing where a word came from can help you to remember its spelling. For example: |
| Old language | Original word | Meaning | |
| debt | Latin | debitum | owe |
| column | Latin | columna | pillar |
| receipt | Latin | receptere | receive |
Some more words with silent p:
1. Starting with pneu- , from the Greek word for wind :
| pneumatic | pneumonia |
2. Starting with psy- , from the Greek word for life, soul :
| psychic | psychiatry |
| psychiatrist | psychedelic |
| psychology | psychopath |
| psychosis | psychotherapy |
3. Starting with ptero-, from the Greek word for wing :
| pterodactyl | pterosaur | (also ptarmigan) |  |
The Spellzone interactive course is intended to be used online and may not be printed.
One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.
Terrie Penrose-Toms, Casterton College
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