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I compiled a list from many sources and edited it to 50 commonly misspelled words, making my choices based on my 11 years of experience as a copy editor. You can take the test (below) and see how you did right away. There are some spelling tips on another page.

8 Lessons. Study suggestions and clues to help you understand ridiculous English spelling. Links to English lessons.

This resource sets out to help you master some of the basic rules of English spelling, both British and American, with a minimum of effort...

English spelling is so eccentric in its use of letters to represent sounds that to label the sounds by a letter, or a group of letters, is confusing.

I ran across someone who said that it was wrong to teach the "i before e except after c" rule, because it was wrong more often that it was right. Is that true?

Ozspeller is a Free Australian Online Spelling Tutor and Game for students and everyone wanting to improve their spelling skills. It features spoken (voiced) words, hints, dictionary and sentence prompts, and a large selection of word lists for all school grades. Also featured is a clever online keyboard game and typing tutor that works at the level of letters, words and sentences. It includes lots of graded lists for spelling and typing tutors.

Reading from Scratch, a program of science-based teaching techniques, now makes possible grade level or higher reading.

Some basic rules for spelling verbs and adjectives.

Spelling help, free printable worksheets and advice from an experienced English teacher.

How to spell adverbs ending -LY.

Prepare for an English spelling test using your choice of words. The site tests your spelling of over 25,000 words. Each word is individually spoken including its use in a sentence. There are great games that can be used with your list. And you can save and share your own lists.

Spellmaster.Com games are used in scores of countries by tens of thousands of students across the world. Providing stimulating activities in a wide range languages. Not only do they play an essential role in many award winning web sites, but they also perform a vital part in motivating, entertaining and educating students in thousands of classrooms and homes across the world.

Online course in English spelling with Over 450 pages of teaching and interactive practice.

Working for planned change in English spelling for the benefit of learners and users everywhere.