The English Spelling & Alphabet

• Can you spell your name, please?
• That's D A N I E L
• Ok, thank you very much.

Spelling is an everyday language activity and it's even more common in English, simply because of the number of irregularities. That's why spelling contests are so typical in any English-speaking country.

Here're some notes about SPELLING for you to introduce this useful topic and learn a bit more about the crazy English Spelling.

Further practice about spelling:

• The English Alphabet. (videos)
• Phonemic Chart by the BBC.
• English Grammar in Use: Spelling theory.
• Advanced Listening about hyphens [.pdf, audio, transcript]