Painless Spelling

by Elizabeth, Mary

• ISBN13: 9780764147135
• ISBN10: 0764147137
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-01
• Publisher: Barrons Test Prep

Summary

Titles in Barron's extensive Painless Seriescover a wide range of subjects as they are taught on middle school and high school levels. These books are written for students who find the subjects unusually difficult and confusing--or in many cases, just plain boring. Barron's Painless Seriesauthors' main goal is to clear up students' confusion and perk up their interest by emphasizing the intriguing and often exciting ways in which they can put each subject to practical use. Most of these books take a light-hearted approach to their subjects, often employing humor, and always presenting fun-learning exercises that include puzzles, games, and challenging "Brain Tickler" problems to solve. This title combines instruction in sentence structure with examination of amusing expressions, and gives tips on e-mail communication, editing a school paper, and more.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Why Learning to Spell Is Important	p. vii
How English Spelling Was Shaped by History	p. x
How to Spell Properly in All Times and Seasons	p. 1
Spelling in the 21st Century	p. 3
Dictionary Differences	p. 5
Spelling for Different Purposes	p. 7
Dialects: Different Versions of a Language	p. 8
Registers: Formal and Informal Language	p. 14
Genres: Different Types of Writing	p. 24
American English Spelling	p. 37
Overview of English Spelling	p. 39
English Spelling: The Basics	p. 41
English Spelling Patterns Overview	p. 56
ôLet's Start at the Very Beginningö	p. 69
Three-Letter Words: ôA Very Good Place to Startö	p. 71
More About Consonant Letter Blends and Digraphs	p. 76
Vowel Sounds	p. 91
Short Vowel Sounds	p. 93
Long Vowel Sounds	p. 100
More Challenging Spelling Patterns	p. 115
Miscellaneous Vowel Sounds	p. 117
ôSilentö Letters	p. 122
Syllable Junctures	p. 133
Compound Words and Shortened Words	p. 135
Compound Words	p. 137
Abbreviations	p. 142
Contractions	p. 145
Affixes: Prefixes and Suffixes	p. 151
Syllable Junctures with Prefixes and Suffixes	p. 153
Plurals	p. 161
Simple Prefixes	p. 173
Simple Suffixes	p. 177
Derivational Consistency	p. 199
More About Suffixes	p. 201
Changes in Sound	p. 203
Same Sound, Different Look	p. 211
Confusing Words	p. 233
Homographs, Homophones, and Homonyms	p. 235
Greek and Latin Base Words	p. 243
Base Word Families	p. 245
Predictable Spelling Changes	p. 265
Accommodation: Now You See It, Now You Don't	p. 267
Assimilation Investigation-Meet the Chameleons	p. 271
Index	p. 281
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