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Better spelling in 30 minutes a day / by Robert W. Emery and Harry H. Crosby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Emery, Robert W., author.
- Crosby, Harry H., author.
- Series:
- Better English Series
- Better English series
- Better English series Better spelling in 30 minutes a day
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spellers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 pages)
- Edition:
- Trade ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Become a stellar speller with these self-tests, exercises, examples, and tips for spotting errors quickly!Do you use the dictionary more than you think you should?Are the business memos you write filled with embarrassing spelling mistakes?Have you received low grades on papers because of poor spelling?.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Diagnostics
- 1.1 The Importance of Spelling
- 1.2 Programmed Instruction
- 1.3 Diagnosis
- 1.4 Summary
- Chapter 2 Proofreading
- 2.1 Proofreading
- 2.2 Phonics
- 2.3 Diacritical Marks
- 2.4 Syllabification
- 2.5 The "Spelling Fix": S-P-E-L-L
- 2.6 Use of the Dictionary
- 2.7 Summary
- Chapter 3 Three Major Rules
- 3.1 Ei or ie?
- 3.2 Final Consonants: Single or Double?
- 3.3 Forming Plurals of Nouns
- 3.4 Summary
- Chapter 4 Words Commonly Confused
- 4.1 The Most Commonly Confused Words
- 4.2 More Commonly Confused Words
- 4.3 Summary
- Chapter 5 Beginnings, Endings and Apostrophes
- 5.1 Spelling Words with Prefixes, Suffixes and Apostrophes
- 5.2 Summary
- Chapter 6 Phonics
- 6.1 Phonics and Spelling
- 6.2 Summary
- Chapter 7 Outlaws
- 7.1 Spelling Outlaws
- 7.2 Outlaw Forms
- 7.3 Silent Letter Outlaws
- 7.4 Four Esoteric Outlaws
- 7.5 Thirty of the Hardest Outlaws in English
- 7.6 Outlaws with Special Diacritical Marks
- 7.7 Summary
- Chapter 8 Finishing Touches
- 8.1 Key Words in College Papers
- 8.2 Spelling Errors That Really Hurt
- 8.3 Correct Spellings That Really Impress People
- 8.4 Spelling Proper Nouns
- 8.5 Spelling Place Names
- 8.6 Keeping Up with New Spellings and Abbreviations
- 8.7 A Note on Variant Spellings
- 8.8 Summary
- Answer Key
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- S
- V.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Digitized and made available by: Books24x7.com.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-60163-711-X
- 0-585-31394-6
- OCLC:
- 1056906459
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