If someone wants to learn a foreign language he will meet with all kinds of learning problem. These difficulties have to do with the learning of the new sound system. That a foreign language student will meet these difficulties in learning process may be understood. because since childhood he has been speaking his mother tongue, which has been implanted in him as part of his habits.
Besides, I often find about the mistake of English spelling.When you speak English obviously you need a dictionary a good grammar and a nice articulation either. Therefore, why is English spelling is frightening? because English always has used words from many different other languages style. when you learn English you will find the pronunciation of a word often bears no a likeness to the way it is spell it, England words have phonetic symbol so that, one word could be spell and pronounce in different manner. The good thing is English words have irregular pronunciation. English also has more than a thousand different ways to spell them, more than any other languages.
Look at the examples below some words have different spelling and If you are not sure try to open dictionary and it will help soon :
Besides, I often find about the mistake of English spelling.When you speak English obviously you need a dictionary a good grammar and a nice articulation either. Therefore, why is English spelling is frightening? because English always has used words from many different other languages style. when you learn English you will find the pronunciation of a word often bears no a likeness to the way it is spell it, England words have phonetic symbol so that, one word could be spell and pronounce in different manner. The good thing is English words have irregular pronunciation. English also has more than a thousand different ways to spell them, more than any other languages.
How to Improve Your Spelling.
- You always use a notebook of words you find difficult to spell. Underline the part of the word that you find the most difficult thing.
- keep on bring and open a dictionary, not a spell-checker! OK use a spell-checker, but don't rely on it. the most common misspell words I have seen on the net are there and their.
- Learn the pattern, but don't rely on them. As I mentioned on above, for every pattern there is at least one exception.
Look at the examples below some words have different spelling and If you are not sure try to open dictionary and it will help soon :
i before e except after c |
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One of the English spelling rules that was learnt in schools is "i before e except after c". This only works when the pronunciation of the word is like a long ee as in shield. |
For example:- piece, relief, niece, priest, thief but after c conceive, conceit, receive, receipt |
when A or I is the sound it's the other way round |
with an 'a' sound - deign, eight, neighbor, feign, reign, vein, weight with an 'i' sound either, feisty, height, neither, sleight |
Prefixes and Suffixes
For example:anti + septic | antiseptic |
auto + biography | autobiography |
de - sensitize | desensitize |
dis - approve | disapprove |
im - possible | impossible |
inter - mediate | intermediate |
mega - byte | megabyte |
mis - take | mistake |
micro - chip | microchip |
re - used | reused |
un - available | unavailable |