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Click on a title to see the worksheet. Feel free to print the exercises for your own use. Advice: I suggest you read this section first Syllables Consonant Blends Prefixes Suffixes Word endings Vowels Plurals Memorizing Strategies Word games Wordsearches Interactive Hangman games Crossword Puzzles Words in Science, Maths, English, Geography Other spelling topics Spelling books Links Loading
Advice The skills you need to be good at spelling How parents help their kids become better spellers Help for adults who are weak spellers How to use the exercise worksheets Syllables Breaking words into syllables - a key skill More about syllables Even more practice with syllables! A link to help you split words into syllables Return to start of list Consonant Blends Words starting with consonant blends More tips on consonant blends Even more consonant blends! Yet more consonant blends (they really are important) Return to start of list Prefixes Prefixes make long words easier to spell Prefixes un- and dis- Prefixes in-, il-, ir-, im- Quiz on prefixes in-, il-, im- and ir- Wordle revision list: in-, il-, im- and ir- Prefixes - some practice More prefix practice Words beginning con- and ex- Some more prefixes for you Return to start of list Suffixes Why suffixes are important in spelling Adding a suffix to words ending in silent e Adding a suffix to words ending -ce and -ge To double or not to double? Worksheet - double consonants Suffixes and stressed syllables Another activity on double consonants Adding a suffix to words ending in y Worksheet - adding suffixes to words ending y Revision test on suffixes Adding a suffix to words ending in l Return to start of list Word endings Words ending -ly and -ect Words ending -ick and -ic More words ending -ic Words ending -er, -or and -ar Quiz on words ending -er, -or and -ar Words ending -ation Words ending -ate >>>>> -ation Words ending -able, -ible Words ending -ical, -icle, -acle Words ending -gry Return to start of list Vowels Split digraphs: how vowels are affected by the "magic e" Bossy E card game More magic e words How to spell the schwa sound Long vowel sounds a Long vowel sounds e Long vowel sounds i Long vowel sounds o Return to start of list Plurals Plural words Plurals of words ending in 'y' Plurals of words ending in x, sh, s, ss, and ch Plurals of words ending in o Return to start of list Memorizing strategies Memorizing strategies for new spellings LOOK-THINK-COVER-WRITE-CHECK practice Link to two other useful spelling sites 50 commonly misspelled words A test on 50 common misspellings Another 50 words commonly misspelled An interactive test on 50 more misspellings Return to start of list Word games Shannon's game: all you need is a pen and paper Word square puzzle Word chains: a pencil and paper word game The Bossy E card game wordsearches , interactive hangman games and crosswords Return to start of list Wordsearches Wordsearch: the i before e rule Wordsearch: words starting with prefix dis- Wordsearch: consonant blends Wordsearch: words ending -ation Wordsearch: words ending -ic and -ick Wordsearch: words ending -ible and -able Word search: words starting with prefix un- Word search: suffixes and words ending y Wordsearch: words ending -ical, -acle, -icle Wordsearch: words having long vowel sound a Wordsearch: plurals of words ending ch,s,sh,ss,x Wordsearch: words having long vowel sound e Wordsearch: words having long vowel sound i Wordsearch: words having long vowel sound o Wordsearch: words ending -er, -or and -ar Wordsearch: words starting with common prefixes Wordsearch: words having the "magic e" Return to start of list Interactive Hangman games Hangman: suffixes -able and -ible practice Hangman: the i before e rule Hangman: words starting bl, br, cr, cl, dr Hangman: words starting fl, fr, gr, gl Hangman: words starting thr, tr, tw Hangman: words starting ch, k, ph and g Hangman: words starting wh, c or sc Hangman: words starting pl and pr Hangman: words which have the "magic" e Hangman: words ending -er, -or and -ar Hangman: words starting sc, sh, sl, sm, sn, sp, squ, st, and sw Hangman: plurals of words ending -y Hangman: adding vowel suffixes to words endin -y Hangman: to double or not to double? Hangman: words starting in-, il-, im- and ir- Hangman: words having the long vowel sound "a" Hangman: words having the long vowel sound "e" Hangman: words having the long vowel sound "i" Hangman: words having the long vowel sound "o" Hangman: words ending -ick and-ic Hangman: words beginning un- and dis- Hangman: words beginning sw, tr, thr, tw Hangman: words ending -ation Hangman: words ending ical, icle, acle Hangman: 50 commonly misspelled words Hangman: Another 50 words commonly misspelled Return to start of list Crossword Puzzles Crossword: the i before e rule Crossword: plurals of words that end in -y Crossword: words that end -es in the plural Crossword: words that end -ible Crossword: words that end -ical, -icle, -acle Return to start of list Words in Science, Maths, English, Geography Words used in Science lessons More words for Science How to spell Mathematical words More Maths words Useful words in English lessons More useful words for English lessons Words you'll meet in Geography lessons More useful words in Geography lessons Return to start of list Other spelling topics Spelling rule: i before e, or e before i? Homophones: they're, their, there Homophones: it's and its Homophones: two, too and to Test yourself on these homophones Words starting c-, k-, ch- etc Words starting s-, c-, sc- etc The Trouble with Spell Checkers Proofreading: even when using a spell checker A proofreading exercise For Parents of reluctant readers A lesson on apostrophe marks A test on the apostrophe Alphabetical order Alphabet practice American and British spelling differences Expanding your vocabulary Revision: list of words beginning bl-, br-, cl-, cr-, dr- Revision: list of words beginning fl-, fr-, gl-, and gr- Revision: list of words beginning pl- and pr- Revision: list of words beginning sc-, scr-, sh-, and sk- Revision: list of words beginning with prefix un- Revision: list of words beginning with prefix dis- Revision: list of verbs ending -ate Return to start of list Spelling books Buying spelling books in the USA Buying spelling books in the UK Return to start of list Links Links to other helpful web sites Click here to find out how to link to us Return to start of list
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