Visit websites that provide guidance on spelling rules and strategies. Learn and practice spelling strategies, such as highlighting the difficult sections of a word, creating reverse chains of words by letter or syllable and practicing the words' usage in phrases. These strategies can help you to navigate English spelling with its many exceptions. Maintain a spelling notebook that lists frequently misspelled words. Review spelling rules, including those that apply to prefixes, suffixes and transitional words and phrases, and practice examples online. Follow advice on the use of dictionaries and word processing spell checkers.
Play the spelling games on the Internet, which can teach you how to spell and entertain you at the same time. In See 'N Spell, look at images and then click and drag letters into an input field where you can check your answer. Choose among various categories of games, such as vowels, blends, digraphs and plurals. Games consist of 10 questions. For children, BBC Schools offers animated spelling games populated by colorful characters. Learn to spell by following characters, such as Sam, Yasmin, Kate and Nadim, in a story line as they navigate a maze or solve a mystery.
Test your spelling skills with web-based applications. USSpeller offers an online keyboard tutor. Select a spelling list according to your skill level. Access the keyboard, which will provide a sentence with a blank for the word you have to spell. Listen to the tutor say the word, and type in your answer. The tutor also provides a definition of the word. A meter coupled with a scoring and grading system will keep you on your toes. Online dictionaries provide a variety of tools, such as flashcards, crossword puzzles and spelling games. Sign up for a "Word of the Day" at the Dictionary website and have a new word delivered via email on a daily basis.
Access various activities online that enable you to hone spelling skills. For example, the Funbrain website's Scramble-Saurus provides a word scrambler. Select a category of words, such as books, music, sports, geography, history and science. Unscramble words related to your selected category, using the hints they provide. Their word lists progress in terms of difficulty, ranging from "easy" to "superbrain." Funbrain also offers a Spell Check activity in which you identify the misspelled word and correct it. For children, the Spin And Spell website provides a colorful roulette wheel that employs letters instead of numbers. Select an image, listen to a narrator pronounce the word, and then spell it by using the wheel.