English Spelling

English Spelling explores the rules and conventions on which present-day English spelling is based.

This Language Workbook:

* Examines how speech-sounds map onto each other

* Explores the extent to which words sound identical or look identical

* Analyzes various kinds of spelling mistakes

* Looks at the main differences between American and British spelling

* Shows how and why the names of people and places may vary from expected spelling conventions

* Deals with the punctuation of words by apostrophes, hyphens and capitalisation

* Considers several possible approaches to spelling reform