How to Improve your Spell Ability?

Take time out to play spelling-based games like scrabble or literati (on the Internet)

Try the Look-Say-Cover-Write method. Here you first look at the word, then say it out loud with its spelling, next cover the word and write it on your own. Such repetitions make a big difference with words you simply cannot get right Say the word as it is written (like 'knight' or 'wrist'), pronouncing the silent letters as well.

Find a word that rhymes with it and see if both have similar spelling structure Practise the word by writing with a finger of your other hand on your writing hand

Find words within the word (there's a 'hen' in 'when') Break the word into smaller parts (Wed + nes + day = Wednesday) Break the word up into sounds (th-a-nk)

Have good reading/ writing posture - sit upright with your eyes about 12 to 18 inches away from the reading matter Ensure that a dictionary is always around for homework or practice Think about the meaning of the word.

Don't drop the final 'e' when you add 'ly' (comely), but do drop it to add 'ing' (coming)

Silent 'e' helps a vowel say its name. When a word ends with a vowel followed by a consonant and then silent 'e', the vowel has a long sound. That's the difference between 'rate' and 'rat', 'hide' and 'hid', and 'cube' and 'cub'

When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.This means when there are two vowels in a row, the first has a long sound and the second is silent. That's why it's 'team', not 'taem'; 'coat', not 'caot'; and 'wait', not 'wiat'. Remembering this rule will help you put vowels in the right order.