Spelling, explained
How to Help Your Child With Spelling When Your Own Spelling Is Bad
Worried you will be caught out at homework time? You do not need to spell well to coach well. How to check words you do not know and model honest learning.
October 11, 2026
How to Make a Personal Spelling List That Changes Your Writing
Printed lists teach words you never use. Build a list from your own mistakes, keep thirty words live, review them from memory on a schedule, and retire them when they stick.
October 11, 2026
Spelling for University Students: Essays, Emails and Lost Marks
Markers notice spelling. The academic words students get wrong, the traps spell-check cannot see, how to email a professor cleanly, and a ten-minute routine.
October 11, 2026
How to Use a Placement Test to Find Your Real Spelling Level
Start too easy and you get bored; start too hard and you quit. How an adaptive spelling test finds your level, what the level means in words, and what to do next.
October 11, 2026
Why Your Child Spells the Same Word Three Ways on One Page
Becos, becuase, because, all in one story? It usually means the word is not stored yet. What each version tells you, when to worry, and how to help one spelling win.
October 11, 2026
How to Teach Homophones So They Finally Stick
Teaching their, there and they're on one worksheet can make the mix-ups worse. A one-at-a-time lesson sequence with meaning anchors, spaced introductions and sentence practice.
October 11, 2026
How to Hear the Sounds in a Word: Phonemic Awareness for Spelling
You cannot spell a sound you do not hear. What phonemic awareness is, why many adults and learners miss sounds, and sound box exercises that work at any age.
October 11, 2026
Best Free Spelling Apps and Websites in 2026: What Is Truly Free
Free forever, free with ads, free plan or free trial? Nine spelling tools sorted by what you can really use without paying, plus a method that costs nothing.
October 11, 2026
Best Spelling Apps for IELTS and TOEFL Preparation in 2026
Spelling costs real marks in IELTS Listening and TOEFL writing. Eight tools compared on what they do for exam spelling, price and limits, plus a two-week method.
October 11, 2026
SpellingCity Alternatives in 2026: Where It Went and What to Use
SpellingCity now redirects to Vocabulary A-Z. Here is what happened, eight alternatives for entering your child's weekly list, prices, and honest limits.
October 11, 2026
Does Duolingo Teach Spelling? What It Does and What to Add
Duolingo builds a daily habit, but word tiles and forgiven typos let spelling slip. What it teaches, what it does not, and seven tools to use alongside it.
October 11, 2026
Best Spelling Apps and Programs for Dyslexia: An Evidence Guide
What the research supports for dyslexic spellers, and eight programs and apps compared on approach, price and limits, from Barton and Nessy to free text-to-speech.
October 11, 2026
Best Spelling Programs for Homeschool Families in 2026, Compared
All About Spelling, Spelling You See, Sequential Spelling, Spelling Shed and more, compared on approach, price per level, format and honest limits.
October 11, 2026
Spelling Bee Prep Apps and Websites Compared for 2026
Word Club, Merriam-Webster Unabridged, SpellPundit, Hexco, Anki and more, compared on what they cover, price and limits, with a study method champions use.
October 11, 2026
English Spelling Mistakes Persian (Farsi) Speakers Make, and Why
Why Persian speakers write vest for west, drop vowels from different, and trust French loanwords like adres: the causes, forty words to practice, and a daily method.
October 11, 2026
English Spelling Mistakes Polish Speakers Make, and How to Fix Them
Why Polish speakers write wery, adress and komputer: the letter habits and cognate traps behind the errors, forty words to practice, and a Polish school trick that works on English.
October 11, 2026
English Spelling Mistakes Nepali Speakers Make, and How to Fix Them
Why Nepali speakers write bery for very, sip for ship and diffrent for different: the sound habits behind the errors, forty words to practice, and a short ear-first daily method.
October 11, 2026
English Spelling Mistakes Tamil Speakers Make, and How to Fix Them
Why Tamil speakers mix up park and bark, very and wery, and add a t to computer: the sound and script habits behind the errors, forty words, and a daily method.
October 11, 2026
English Spelling Mistakes Swahili Speakers Make, and How to Fix Them
Swahili spells every sound; English does not. Why vowels, silent letters and words like kompyuta trip up Swahili speakers, with forty words to practice and a short daily method.
October 11, 2026
English Spelling Mistakes Ukrainian Speakers Make, and How to Fix Them
Why Ukrainian speakers write clas, gramar and teory: the Ukrainian spelling rules and sounds behind the errors, how they differ from Russian, forty words, and a daily routine.
October 11, 2026
English Spelling Mistakes Punjabi Speakers Make, and How to Fix Them
Why Punjabi speakers write vest for west, diffrent for different and adress for address: the sound habits behind the errors, forty words to practice, and a daily method that works.
October 11, 2026
How to Stop Spelling English Words the Way You Pronounce Them
Writing "tree" for three or "wery" for very? Why your accent reaches the page, how to find your own sound pairs, and four kinds of practice that close the gap.
October 11, 2026
English Vowel Sounds and Their Spellings: A Chart for Learners
A clear chart of English vowel sounds with IPA symbols, keywords and the usual spellings of each, plus the position patterns that tell you which spelling to use.
October 11, 2026
Spelling in English Job Applications: Words Non-Native Speakers Miss
For non-native speakers applying in English: the resume, CV, cover letter and email words that go wrong most, why they go wrong, and a checking routine before you send.
October 11, 2026