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THE STUDY SMART SERIES, designed for students from junior high school through lifelong learning programs, teaches skills for research and note-taking, provides exercises to improve grammar, and reveals secrets for putting these skills together in great essays.
Millions of people want to learn to spell correctly, but they fear the task will be tedious and painful. Now, with the unique, logical approach presented in Spelling Simplified, anyone can become a skilled speller quickly and easily. Through the use of simple and effective exercises and tips, Spelling Simplified illustrates what many poor spellers forget—that the way a word is spelled is closely related to the sound and meaning of that word.
Chapters devoted to syllables and stress, patterns in the language, consonant clusters, and vowel-consonant combinations are included, each complete with its own set of examples and exercises. From the simplest root words through longer words derived from foreign languages, Spelling Simplified guides you through basic techniques for learning how to “hear” a word, how to master irregularities, and how to form large words from smaller ones. Breezily written and easy to use, Spelling Simplified shows that mastering spelling cn be painless—and even fun.
Millions of people want to learn to spell correctly, but they fear the task will be tedious and painful. Now, with the unique, logical approach presented in Spelling Simplified, anyone can become a skilled speller quickly and easily. Through the use of simple and effective exercises and tips, Spelling Simplified illustrates what many poor spellers forget—that the way a word is spelled is closely related to the sound and meaning of that word.
Chapters devoted to syllables and stress, patterns in the language, consonant clusters, and vowel-consonant combinations are included, each complete with its own set of examples and exercises. From the simplest root words through longer words derived from foreign languages, Spelling Simplified guides you through basic techniques for learning how to “hear” a word, how to master irregularities, and how to form large words from smaller ones. Breezily written and easy to use, Spelling Simplified shows that mastering spelling cn be painless—and even fun.
Table of Contents
Cover
Frontmatter
Contents
pp. v-vi
Introduction: Spelling Makes Sense
pp. vii-viii
Part I: The Patterns of English
Chapter 1: How to Use This Book
pp. 3-4
Chapter 2: Check Your Hearing
pp. 5-13
Chapter 3: Syllables and Stress
pp. 14-18
Chapter 4: Big Words Come from Little Ones
pp. 19-21
Part II: Regularities in Native English Words
Chapter 5: Native English Word Endings
pp. 25-31
Chapter 6: When to Double Consonants
pp. 32-36
Chapter 7: Helping e
pp. 37-42
Part III: Irregularities in Native English Words
Chapter 8: The Consonant Sound z
pp. 45-53
Chapter 9: The Consonant Sound s
pp. 54-61
Chapter 10: The Consonant Sounds v and k
pp. 62-68
Chapter 11: The Consonant Sound j
pp. 69-74
Chapter 12: A Double Sound Represented by One Letter: x
pp. 75-78
Chapter 13: Consonant Cluster: qu, ng, wh, ch, sh, and le
pp. 79-89
Chapter 14: Silent Consonants and Other Demons
pp. 90-92
Part IV: Words Derived from Greek and Latin
Chapter 15: Regularities in Greek- and Latin-Derived Words
pp. 95-106
Chapter 16: The Latin zh and sh Sounds
pp. 107-113
Chapter 17: Special Greek-Derived Spellings: ph, y ch (and rh, mn, pn and ps)
pp. 114-118
Part V: Invasion Words
Chapter 18: Patterns in Invasion Words
pp. 121-124
Chapter 19: Irregular Spellings of Vowel Sounds
pp. 125-143
Chapter 20: Vowel Sounds from Other Languages
pp. 144-151
Bibliography
pp. 153-154
Appendix A: A Directory of Spelling Demons
pp. 155-172
Appendix B: Greek- and Latin-Derived Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
pp. 173-190
Answers to Exercises [Includes Back Cover]
pp. 191-195
| ISBN | 9780299191733 |
|---|---|
| Related ISBN(s) | 9780299191740 |
| MARC Record | Download |
| OCLC | 826516983 |
| Pages | 204 |
| Launched on MUSE | 2012-01-01 |
| Language | English |
| Open Access | No |
Copyright
2004


