Goof-proof spelling / Felice Primeau Devine.

Author/creator Devine, Felice Primeau
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : LearningExpress,
Descriptionxvi, 98 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Learning Express E-books
Subjects
English language--Orthography and spelling. --Problems, exercises, etc.
Spellers.

Contents Word parts -- Roots -- Prefixes -- Suffixes -- Syllables -- Homophones -- Learn the goof-proof rules -- Use mnemonics -- Sound words out -- Think about meaning -- Use flash cards -- Visit helpful spelling and vocabulary websites -- When to use IE and EI -- When to use IA and AI -- Overwhelming vowel combinations -- Doubling final consonants -- Sneaky silent consonants -- The hard and soft sides of the letter C -- "G" whiz! G can be soft or hard, too! -- Regular plurals, when to just add -s and when to add -es -- Pesky plurals -- The funky F--making words plural when they end in F or Fe -- When to drop a final E -- When to keep a final y, when to change it to I -- Adding endings to words that end with a C -- Apostrophes, the attraction of contractions -- Apostrophes, the politics of possessives -- Abbreviations -- Heavy-handed with hyphens -- Creating compound words, adding a word to a word -- Past tense -- Commonly confused words -- Mon Dieu! foreign language words buck all the rules! -- Learning legal terms -- Bumbling over business terms -- Tripping over technology terms -- Literary terms, not just for English 101!
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2002006252
ISBN1576854264 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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