Interesting Spelling Facts
Just a few interesting spelling hints for better spelling.
Spelling is mainy learned by memorizing words. But many people find they become better spellers if they learn some of the important rules of spelling. Here are some of the rules.
1. There is no word in English ending in full except full.
grateful thankful spoonful
2. The word separate has a rat in it.
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3. Donkeys, monkeys-there are keys in these animals.
4.Under and over compounds are written as one word.
overestimate overrate underestimate
5.The possessive pronouns never take the apostrophe because they are already in the possessive case.
its theirs yours hers
6. Verbs in eed or ede. There are only three eed verbs.
exceed proceed succeed
All others are regularly ede: precede, intercede, concede.
7. Alright is not an established word. Use all right.
8. Adverbs are usually formed by taking the word as it is and adding ly to it.
occasional-occasionally accidental-accidentally
wonderful-wonderfully careful-carefully
9. Hyphens: the tendency today is to spell as one word most compounds.
upstairs lunchroom newsstand textbook
10. Already is acceptable. Note difference from all ready.
The boys are already in school.
They were all ready when the bus came.
11. When adding a prefix or suffix to a word, spell the word as it is and then add the prefix or suffix. dis+satisfy=dissatisfy mis+spell=misspell mean-ness=meanness
12. Numbers are used in dates(March 12,1942) and for long mixed numbers (1,578,252) Words are used for numbers from one to ten and multiples of ten.
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User Comments
Princess Dre
On June 25, 2009 at 5:16 am
thanks for the info…I did not know so of it…Princess
Mr Ghaz
On June 25, 2009 at 5:52 am
Great post!!..very well written piece and useful infos..Nicely done..Thanx for sharing this wonderful work.and
Deep Blue
On June 25, 2009 at 7:15 am
Great tips. Thanks for expanding my vocabulary and spelling knowledge.
ken bultman
On June 25, 2009 at 7:21 am
Very good, Mrs. Hawk. Is it recess now? lol
JK Kristie
On June 25, 2009 at 7:32 am
Great post!
chitragopi
On June 25, 2009 at 7:35 am
Good tips for people who are not native users of English. Thank u.
Darla Smith
On June 25, 2009 at 7:42 am
Very interesting.
Christine Ramsay
On June 25, 2009 at 8:13 am
I could have done with this article when I was still teaching. Very useful. Well done.
Christine
Francois Hagnere
On June 25, 2009 at 8:20 am
Very funny and useful. It’s a pleasure to both learn and play!
Very best wishes and thank you so much Dear Ruby,
François
Anna Ski
On June 25, 2009 at 8:28 am
Usefull and interesting, thanks Ruby.
Jenny Heart
On June 25, 2009 at 9:01 am
You’re educating all of us today. Like it!
Kate Smedley
On June 25, 2009 at 9:39 am
Good and original tips to remember spelling! Separate is always the one that does for me. Excellent article.
CHAN LEE PENG
On June 25, 2009 at 10:21 am
This is such an interesting way to learn language. It’s a good source of learning for students. Liked it.
BeatsMe
On June 25, 2009 at 10:25 am
Useful tips. Thanks for pointing them out.
Joe Dorish
On June 25, 2009 at 10:29 am
Very fun stuff!
Mary Patricia Bird
On June 25, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Helpful information.
richard wing
On June 25, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Wow, That was the best and obviously needed english class I’ve had in years….being good at spelling but bad with context at times, I will refer back to this very informative article regarding academic english which I should have already mastered considering the amount of stories I write. My submissions to triond are detailed sketches then I turn the sketch into a 1st draft and submit…..I really need to hone my english skills and turn in a 2nd draft as a finished work and this article has now inspired me too be more thorough before I submit…thanks for sharing I will use this like a reference source…Great piece Ruby!
Alexa Gates
On June 25, 2009 at 1:49 pm
How interesting!
Allana Calhoun
On June 25, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Excellent info! You’re a regular Writer’s Handbook!
George W Whitehead
On June 25, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Great article, Ruby. Go to the top of the class!
thestickman
On June 25, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I like the few words that become verb with the adding of “king,” like:
traffic –> trafficking
-where does the “k” come from?
…
And the only word (to my knowledge) that has three sets of doubled-letters:
bookkeeper (oo-kk-ee)
…
When I was in school, we were once told that there is only one word in English that changes meaning completely by capitalization;
polish (shine, or to~shine) –> Polish (as in “from Poland”)
but there are others…
mars (plural of/or action of scratches, scuffs) –> Mars (planet)
herb (spice) –> Herb (& proper name)
sue (legal action) –> Sue (& proper name)
bill (proposed law) –> Bill (& proper name)
frank (various) –> Frank (& proper name)
…I had a list of about a dozen more (not all proper names, btw) but at this point the teacher conceded defeat and we moved on.
Poetic Enigma
On June 25, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Great article, very well written.
A nice brushup of what I learned in school…
It’s easy to forget sometimes
Lostash
On June 25, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Excellent piece once again. I love words and this article just demonstrates the wonder of language!
Mystify
On June 25, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Yet again another excellent article.Thanks for sharing,I enjoyed this.It made me rememeber a lot of things I shouldn’t forget but somehow did.
valli
On June 25, 2009 at 8:16 pm
The way you have written is interesting. Very useful information.
NA Staffieri
On June 25, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Great spelling and English lesson. Too many people in this country (USA) have a poor writing skill level, even in business positions of high responsibility.
Inna Tysoe
On June 25, 2009 at 9:31 pm
You made an article about spelling fun to read.
Thanks
Inna
Elizabeth Abbott
On June 25, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Thank you for your help Ruby! This is a great piece! Liz
rutherfranc
On June 25, 2009 at 11:03 pm
why only now? should`ve seen this when I was in grade 1..
S M Blomker
On June 25, 2009 at 11:08 pm
nice piece and very interesting read. Made me laugh a little.
t simon
On June 26, 2009 at 12:23 am
nicely done. sure beats all those grammar rules my teacher droned out all day in school.
Shelly Barclay
On June 26, 2009 at 1:21 am
These are some great tips. I think I’ll pass this on to my son.
Lumpen Doodle
On June 26, 2009 at 1:29 am
The experts are now saying that the English language is too complicated to teach properly nowadays. Does this mean I and my generation are more intelligent than today’s children?
May the Gods help us.
protel87
On June 26, 2009 at 3:02 am
Thank you for sharing your information .I agree with you!
alfabeta
On June 26, 2009 at 4:43 am
Short article loaded with info! Perfect!
Anne Lyken Garner
On June 26, 2009 at 4:44 am
A helpful article. I also remember ’separate’ as having two ‘A’s not three ‘E’s. The problem people have is putting another e after the p.
Andromeda
On June 26, 2009 at 9:47 am
Separate is a great one, I need to remember that rule. Also frequently misspelled is “alot” when they are actually written as separate words. “a lot”. Moreover, the term “a whole lot” is really a term of quantity instead of intensity. “I like that girl a whole lot” doesn’t quite make sense. Instead, “I ate a/the whole lot of cookies”
Interesting article!
Chris Stonecipher
On June 26, 2009 at 10:31 am
The English language is a complicated one. I have respect for anyone whose primary language is not English but has taken the time to learn.
Melody Arcamo Lagrimas
On June 26, 2009 at 10:32 am
Helpful and interesting, thanks, Ruby.
ArtyBob57
On June 26, 2009 at 10:59 am
Don’t you just love words, Crosswords, word searches,word code breakers.I have a ‘Roget’s Thesaurus’, and love looking at word phrases.A man after my own heart,words are a great phenomena don’t
you think.Keep it up.
ArtyBob57
On June 26, 2009 at 11:06 am
Whoops !,not man, sorry your ladyship !!
Ruby Hawk
On June 26, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Tyou everyone for your interesting comments, You are the greatest friends.
Arty, I have a Rogets too and I like looking at the phrases. I don’t know if it helps me but it’s interesting.
Chris, I am amazed at how well folks do who do not have English as their first language.
I do not excell in English and it is my only language. I know you good folks forgive my many mistakes and I appreciate it with all my heart.
Cynthia Bartlett
On June 26, 2009 at 9:50 pm
a very good refresher. Thanks for sharing.
R J Evans
On June 27, 2009 at 10:37 am
Love the ‘rat’ one!
Lauren Axelrod
On June 27, 2009 at 5:03 pm
I like to brush up every once in a while.
PR Mace
On June 28, 2009 at 3:44 am
Thanks for the refresher course. I can always use one. Well done.
Lorelie Libetario
On June 30, 2009 at 9:39 pm
I will use this to teach spelling kids.
Lorelie Libetario
On June 30, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I will use this in teachING spelling TO kids.
J L Williams
On July 1, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Marvellous insight into the wonderful world of words!
CutestPrincess
On July 10, 2009 at 1:31 pm
i learned a lot from you to day…
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