Chapter 17: Spelling

Spelling is a learned skill not a special talent。 Spelling can be mastered by learning a few basic rules about when to change the endings on words。 Most spelling rules have to do with adding suffixes in some form to a base word。 This chapter reviews the five most important spelling rules including when you should double the consonant at the end of a word before adding -ed or -ing and when to change a y to an i before adding an ending。

Another aspect of spelling besides endings is knowing when to join words and when to separate them。 The chapter has a list of words that should always be separated like the word a lot。 A lot is not a word。 There is also a look at words whose spellings change depending on the meaning of the word。 Spelling can be mastered through learning a few rules and getting lots of practice。