Painless Spelling

Name: Painless Spelling
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ISBN: 9780764147135

ISBN-10: 0764147137

ISBN-13: 9780764147135

Edition: 3rd 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Mary Elizabeth

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Book details

List price: $11.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Publication date: 8/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Introduction


Why Learning to Spell Is Important


How English Spelling Was Shaped by History


How to Spell Properly in All Times and Seasons


Spelling in the 21st Century


Dictionary Differences


Spelling for Different Purposes


Dialects: Different Versions of a Language


Registers: Formal and Informal Language


Genres: Different Types of Writing


American English Spelling


Overview of English Spelling


English Spelling: The Basics


English Spelling Patterns Overview


ï¿½Let's Start at the Very Beginningï¿½


Three-Letter Words: ï¿½A Very Good Place to Startï¿½


More About Consonant Letter Blends and Digraphs


Vowel Sounds


Short Vowel Sounds


Long Vowel Sounds


More Challenging Spelling Patterns


Miscellaneous Vowel Sounds


ï¿½Silentï¿½ Letters


Syllable Junctures


Compound Words and Shortened Words


Compound Words


Abbreviations


Contractions


Affixes: Prefixes and Suffixes


Syllable Junctures with Prefixes and Suffixes


Plurals


Simple Prefixes


Simple Suffixes


Derivational Consistency


More About Suffixes


Changes in Sound


Same Sound, Different Look


Confusing Words


Homographs, Homophones, and Homonyms


Greek and Latin Base Words


Base Word Families


Predictable Spelling Changes


Accommodation: Now You See It, Now You Don't


Assimilation Investigation-Meet the Chameleons


Index