Private page for email subscribers. The video is from my Spelling Rules Course spelling app for Apple App Store for Apple and Google Play (Android)

Press the player above and listen to this famous anonymous poem about the strangeness of English spelling vs pronunciation.

In this lesson and video we're looking at the different ways to spell the "f" sound and the rules and history behind it.

Do you know why we pronounce one and once with a 'w'?

One and once are problem words because they’re pronounced with a /w/ but the other words with the letter pattern 'on' aren’t.

When do we use -ible and when do we use -able endings?

They're both common spelling patterns for adjectives and usually sound the same.

How to improve and learn spelling using letter patterns and word families.

How to spell the "sh" sound. 

In this lesson we're looking at the difficult -gh- letter pattern. I've included a video, a spelling test and pronunciation guide to really help you with these tricky words.

Say these words out loud: action, accommodation, decision, admission, permission, occasion, electrician, politician, station, television.

Ever wondered why we spell two with a 'w'?

A lot of my students (especially when they're in a hurry with their writing!) spell it 'tow'. This is a classic mistake. They know there's a 'w' in there and they know there's an 'o'...