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favourite tips on how to improve your
spelling. Before we begin, I wanted to00:00:13
first talk about: Why is spelling
important? It's actually very important,00:00:19
and I'm gonna give you some reasons why.
So, why does spelling matter? Well, when00:00:25
you're learning new words, spelling
actually... learning to spell the word00:00:31
helps you to remember the word better.
And that actually has to do with your00:00:35
brain, and how your brain learns new
information. So, learning how to spell a00:00:41
word helps you to remember the word
better. This is my favourite reason why00:00:48
you should learn how to spell and why
you should improve your spelling: When00:00:54
you have poor spelling — unfortunately,
if you are looking for love, it can make00:01:02
finding love difficult, especially if
you are looking for love online. So, if00:01:09
you're on Tinder or some of these dating
apps — if you have poor spelling, it00:01:16
makes it difficult for you. The reason
is: When people see spelling mistakes,00:01:23
they think that maybe you're not as
intelligent. I know this is not correct.00:01:33
Just because you make a spelling mistake
doesn't mean you're smarter or less00:01:38
intelligent than someone else. But on
dating apps, like Tinder, if you make a00:01:46
spelling mistake, people might think
this. I don't think this, but other00:01:51
people might judge you if you make a
spelling mistake. Another reason why00:01:57
it's important to improve your spelling
is because poor spelling can impact your00:02:05
ability to get a job. When you make
spelling mistakes on your resume, or on00:02:12
your cover letter, or just, you know...
to your boss — it can impact how people00:02:19
see you, and it does not look
professional. So, it's very important00:02:25
for work to have good spelling. Finally,
if you are learning English and you plan00:02:32
to take a test, like the IELTS, the
TOEFL, the TOEIC — any of these tests —00:02:38
it's important to have good spelling,
because when you make a spelling00:02:43
mistake, you lose marks. Okay? So, you
lose score... you lose marks when you00:02:49
make a spelling mistake on these tests.
So, spelling is important. Now I am00:02:57
going to teach you some tips on how to
become a better speller.00:03:03
Okay. So, how do you become better at
spelling? My first tip is: Learn00:03:11
prefixes. So, what is a "prefix"? A
"prefix" is a part of a word that has00:03:20
meaning. It comes at the beginning of
the word, and many words actually have00:03:27
similar prefixes. So, let me show you
some examples to help you understand00:03:32
what a "prefix" is. We have the word,
here: "unhappy". We have the word, here:00:03:38
"unprofessional". Both of these words
have the same prefix; the prefix is00:03:45
"un". So, "unhappy" means not happy.
"Unprofessional" means not professional.00:03:55
So, one way to improve your spelling is
to start focusing on prefixes. Pay00:04:03
attention to them. Learn the prefixes,
and that will help you with your00:04:07
spelling. Here are some more examples of
prefixes. We have: "distracted",00:04:16
"disappointed". Many words in English
start with "d-i-s". So, those are00:04:23
prefexes... sorry. Prefixes. So,
learning the common ones can really help00:04:29
you with your spelling. One more example
of a prefix: In English, "r-e" is a very00:04:36
common prefix. So, we have: "reply", we
have: "repeat" — these are just some00:04:42
examples of words with the prefix "re"
in them. So, by learning prefixes, you00:04:49
can improve your spelling. My next tip
is very similar: Learn suffixes. So,00:04:57
what's a "suffix"? Well, a "prefix"
comes at the beginning of a word; a00:05:02
"suffix" is at the end of a word, and it
has meaning in it. So, for example, we00:05:09
have: "procrastination", "relaxation".
Many English words end in "a-t-i-o-n".00:05:20
By learning common "suffixes", we can
see patterns and improve our spelling,00:05:26
because you will see many words are
spelt with the same prefixes or the same00:05:32
suffixes. So, "procrastination",
"relaxation" — they both end the same00:05:37
way. Here's another example of a common
"suffix" in English: "i-t-y". So, we00:05:44
have, here: "ability". "i-t-y" is the
suffix in "ability"; it's the last part00:05:50
of the word. We have: "unity". Again, it
has the same suffix: "i-t-y". Here's a00:05:59
very common suffix in English: "i-s-m";
"ism". In English, the suffix "ism"00:06:06
means a belief in something, or an idea,
or a thought. So, we have, here, the00:06:13
word: "racism". We have, here, the word:
"capitalism". Both of these words end in00:06:19
the suffix "ism", and there's so many in
English. "Sexism", "communism",00:06:26
"Catholicism"; we have a lot of "isms".
So, learning how to spell common00:06:32
prefixes and common suffixes will help
you with your spelling. Let's learn some00:06:38
more tips about how to improve your
spelling.00:06:41
So, now, I am going to teach you a rule
that really helped me learn how to spell00:06:47
better, and that rule is: "i" before
"e"; except after "c". Children in North00:06:58
America learn this spelling rule. It's
very common to help kids remember how to00:07:04
spell certain words. "i" before "e";
except after "c". So, let's look at some00:07:11
examples of this. Many learners of
English make a spelling mistake with the00:07:18
word: "friend". They can't remember: "Is
it 'ie' or is it 'ei'?" What do you00:07:26
think? Is it "ie" or "ei"? Well, think
about the rule. "i" first, then "e"; the00:07:36
exception is after "c". So, there's no
"c" in this word, so that means "i"00:07:42
comes first, then "e". So, this is the
correct spelling; this is incorrect. "i"00:07:50
before "e", and the exception is "c".
Okay. So, now, let's look at another00:07:57
word: "receive". Which is the correct
spelling of "receive"? Is it "ie" or is00:08:04
it "ei"? So, let's take a moment to
think about the rule. "i" before "e" —00:08:11
okay? — except after "c". Oh no. There's
a "c" here. So, how do we spell this?00:08:19
This is actually incorrect. Because
there's this "c", it's "ei". So, this is00:08:26
correct. Native speakers make mistakes
with these words a lot. Yesterday, I00:08:33
think I saw three different situations
where a native speaker of English spelt00:08:40
"receive" incorrectly. So, this is a
very common spelling mistake. Okay. The00:08:48
last one I wanted to show you is with
the word: "believe". Is it "ie" or is it00:08:53
"ei"? Well, again, let's look at the
rule: "i" before "e" — okay — except00:09:01
after "c". There's no "c", so this means
this is correct; "ie". "ei" is00:09:10
incorrect. So, that's just one spelling
rule; but by memorizing rules like these00:09:16
— when you have doubts, they can really
help you. Now, I should say that there00:09:22
are always exceptions in English. For
every rule, you will always find an00:09:29
exception, but for the majority of
cases, this is the rule. Okay? So,00:09:37
another way to improve your spelling is:
Start to notice what letters go together00:09:43
often. You might notice this: "ght" is
so common in English in spelling. We00:09:51
don't pronounce "ght", but many words
have "ght" in it, like: "night",00:09:59
"bought", "thought", "caught". So, "ght"
is common. It's silent. But it's good to00:10:07
learn that this is common in English
spelling. You might see "st" together a00:10:13
lot, or "sc", or "sk". "Q" and "u" go
together a lot, like in: "question",00:10:21
"quest". So, learning... and starting to
focus on what letters go together a lot00:10:28
can help you with your spelling. So,
let's learn a couple more tips on how to00:10:32
improve your spelling.00:10:34
Okay. So, there are different dialects
of English. Many people use American00:10:42
English; many people use British
English. So, when it comes to spelling,00:10:50
there are different rules depending on
the type of English you are learning.00:10:56
So, let me show you some examples. So,
we have here the word: "centre" —00:11:04
"c-e-n-t-r-e". We also have the word
here: "center" — "c-e-n-t-e-r". Notice00:11:14
that the ending of the word is spelled
differently. It's the same word, but it00:11:19
has a different spelling for the ending.
Why is that? Well, one of these is00:11:24
American, and one of these is British.
"er" is a common American spelling, so00:11:32
you will see this in words, like:
"center". "re" is a common British00:11:37
spelling. So, they use the same word,
but they spell them differently. Here's00:11:41
another example. I have, here, the word
"favourite" — "f-a-v-o-u-r-i-t-e". And00:11:52
then I have "favorite" again —
"f-a-v-o-r-i-t-e". The spelling is00:11:58
different, even though it's the same
word. Why? Because one of these is the00:12:04
American spelling, and one of these is
the British spelling. "our" in00:12:10
"favourite" — this is the British
spelling, whereas just "or" is the00:12:15
American spelling. So, my recommendation
to you is: Think about what dialect of00:12:21
English do you want to learn, and focus
on that spelling. So, if you are going00:12:28
to visit England and you're going to
spend a lot of time working in England,00:12:34
you want to learn British spelling. If
you're going to come to North America...00:12:40
well, if you're going to come to the US,
you're going to want to learn American00:12:43
spelling. In Canada, we actually use
British spelling. So, for me, this is00:12:52
how I spell. So, it depends on where you
plan to go or why you are learning00:13:00
English.00:13:01
So, here is my final spelling tip today.
There are many letters in English that00:13:09
are silent. A silent letter is a letter
that we write, but we don't pronounce.00:13:17
This makes English really difficult for
many learners. I wanted to teach you a00:13:22
quick trick that can help you know
whether or not you need a silent "e" at00:13:29
the end of a word. So, many words in
English end in "e", and this "e" is not00:13:36
pronounced; it's silent. So, how do you
know if a word has a silent "e" or not00:13:43
when you write it? Well, there's a
really cool pronunciation trick. I have00:13:50
here two words: "a-t-e" — "ate" and
"a-t" — "at". One of these words has a00:13:59
silent "e", and one of them does not
have a silent "e". How do I know which00:14:06
one has a silent "e" and which doesn't?
Well, it has to do with the00:14:10
pronunciation. This is the letter "a".
The beginning of this word: "ate" —00:14:18
sounds like the letter "a". "a", "ate".
When the letter before the end sounds00:14:26
like the alphabet letter, it usually has
a silent "e" at the end. So, you might00:14:33
have to think about this for a moment.
But, again, "a", "ate". These sound the00:14:41
same, so we add this silent "e". Now,
when I pronounce this word: "at", "a"00:14:51
and "at" — they're different sounding
"a's"; they don't have the same00:14:55
pronunciation — there's no silent "e".
Okay? So, let me show you some more00:15:00
examples. I have here another vowel:
"i". So, this is the letter "i". Now, I00:15:08
have two words: "b-i-t-e" — "bite", and
"b-i-t" — bit. So, these words are very00:15:17
similar, but one of these words has a
silent "e". How do we know which one has00:15:22
the silent "e"? Well, I think: "Okay.
This is the alphabet letter 'i'. Which00:15:28
vowel sounds like an 'i' sound? 'Bite',
'bite', 'i'". So, this has the same00:15:36
sound as this alphabet letter. They both
say "i" in the word, "i" — "bite",00:15:43
"i-t-e", "ite". So, I know because the
vowel here sounds like the alphabet00:15:50
letter, we can add an "e" here. This is
different from "bit", "it". There's no00:15:58
"e" sound. Sorry. There's no "i" sound
here. So, as a result... okay, "it". No,00:16:05
it doesn't sound like the letter "i", so
there's no vowel here. So, you might be00:16:11
confused — that's okay. We're going to
look at another example. "O". So, this00:16:16
is an alphabet letter; the letter "o". I
have here the word: "note" and "not".00:16:25
One of these has a quiet "e" or a silent
"e" and one of them doesn't. How do I00:16:31
know that this needs an "e"? Well, I
think: "Okay, the pronunciation. This is00:16:39
'o'. Does this have an 'o' sound in it?
'Note'. 'Note'. It does". So, that00:16:47
means: Okay, there needs to be an "e" at
the end. "Note". Now, this is different00:16:52
from "not". Is there an "o" sound here?
"Not". No, I don't hear the letter "o"00:16:59
in this word, so there's no silent "e".
So, again, the letter "a" has the "a"00:17:07
sound; letter "i" has the "i" sound;
letter "o" has the "o" sound. What about00:17:12
"u"? So, I have here the word: "cute".
So, it has that "u" sound: "cute".00:17:20
Versus: "cut". "Cut" — that does not
sound like the letter "u". So, because00:17:26
this has a "u" sound in it, like the
letter "u", I know we need an "e" at the00:17:31
end. And I know this does not have a "u"
sound: "cut", so there's no silent "e".00:17:41
One more example. I have here two words.
This word has a silent "e". This word00:17:49
does not have a silent "e" at the end.
How do I know which has the "e" and00:17:55
which doesn't? Well, think about the
letter "e". Let's start here. "Pet".00:18:03
"Pet" doesn't have the letter "e" sound
in it. "Pet". No. What about "Pete"?00:18:11
That actually sounds like the letter
"e". "Pete", "e", "Pete". So, we need00:18:19
the silent "e" here. So, that's one
trick that can help you remember when00:18:25
you need a silent "e" or not.00:18:28
There are many different spelling tricks
in English. I've shown you a couple in00:18:32
today's video. I recommend taking our
quiz and practicing what you learned00:18:39
here. So, where can you do this quiz? If
you visit www.engvid.com, you can00:18:45
practice the different tips, as well as
some spelling. I also recommend you00:18:50
check out my YouTube channel, and
subscribe. I have many different videos00:18:56
on all sorts of different things related
to English, including pronunciation,00:19:01
tips and tricks, spelling, grammar,
vocabulary, and so much more. Finally,00:19:07
you can check out my website at
www.teacheremma.com; and there, you can00:19:12
find even more free content. So, thank
you so much for watching. I hope that00:19:19
you realize how important spelling is,
and this is something that you will work00:19:23
on. I think this is something many
people need to work on. Thanks again for00:19:27
watching; and until next time, take
care.Description:
Here are my best tips to help you with your spelling. English spelling can be very difficult, but becoming a better speller can help you in many ways. Improving your spelling skills can help you remember new words easier, improve your test scores and... maybe even help you find love. That’s right, good spelling can help you impress people on dating apps. Learn my tips and tricks to become a better speller. More tips to help you improve your English: Learning English for Beginners: My top tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff5FUoo2YZA 5 tips to improve your writing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgkRoYPLhts In this video: 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Why is spelling important? 03:09 Tip #1 Learn prefixes 04:52 Tip #2 Learn suffixes 06:41 Tip #3 I before E except after C 09:36 Tip #4 Some letters go together 10:35 Tip #5 British or American or...? 12:58 Tip #6 Silent letters
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