U cn spl btr : spelling tips for life beyond texting by Rozakis, Laurie instant download

U cn spl btr : spelling tips for life beyond texting by Rozakis, Laurie instant download

xv, 160 pages : 19 cm, Describes how to identify spelling errors and improve spelling skills using features such as lists of commonly misspelled or misused words and crossword puzzles, Originally published: \"I\" before \"E\" except after \"C.\" New York : Citadel Press, ©2008, 1. Why spelling matters. Dumb and dumber (or is that dum and dummer?) -- How bad are your vowel movements? -- Full disclosure -- Spelling = success : Reason #1: Poor spelling can damage your reputation ; Reason #2: Poor spelling holds you back in school ; Reason #3: Poor spelling holds you back on the job ; Reason #4: Good spelling enables you to read and think more clearly ; Reason #5: Good spelling enables you to write with precision -- Cut to the chase -- 2. So how did English spelling get so screwed up? The welcome (word) wagon -- \"Honey, did you invite the Huns?\" -- Ye olde English -- Ye olde middle English -- The big daddy of vowel movements: the great vowel shift -- Spelling gets even more fickle -- You're not nuts -- Don't say we didn't try : Esperanto ; International English spelling day ; The dictionary -- Cut to the chase -- 3. Why people mispell words. Invented spelling: a storee for u -- Sensational spelling -- Winnie the Pooh -- Homographs and homophones -- Which witch is which? -- You deserve a break today : Joke #1 ; Joke #2 -- Words are mispronounced -- Cut to the chase -- 4. How to learn to spell. Soup's on -- A method to this madness -- How's it going? -- Look for patterns -- Everyone loves a puzzle -- Divide and conquer -- At the zoo -- Use memory tricks -- Learn spelling rules -- You're on -- Cut to the chase -- 5. Vowel movement 1: phun with phonics. What are phonics? -- Overview: sound and sense : Short vowel sounds ; Long vowel sounds ; The schwa -- Making phonics work for you! -- Party time -- Patterns for spelling /a/ : The long /a/ sound ; Long /a/ this a way ; /A/ sort -- Cut to the chase -- 6. Vowel movement 2: phonics wirked 4 me. Warm up : Joke #1 ; Joke #2 ;