So you think you can spell?

Spelling Bee is a highly addictive, but very useful, spelling game hosted on the Visual Thesaurus website. The thesaurus itself is a subscription service, but the spelling game is free to use. You’ll need headphones, then click on the Start button to hear the first word then type in your best guess. You’ll also get a definition and example of how the word is used.

If you’re correct the word will turn green, if not you get three more goes before you can surrender! Points are scored for the number of correct guesses and the number of times you need a hint. You can click on the ‘Play Word’ button at any time. If you are a thesaurus subscriber you can create your own spelling contest or try contest based on other peoples saved favourites. Let the games commence!

Their, there,they’re – we’re all a bit confused

Which is right word for your sentence – affect/effect, capital/capitol, insure/ensure and my personal stumbling block stationary/stationery?????

Type your chosen word into the Confusing Words database and they’ll help you put the meaning of the word into context – all from the privacy of your own PC with no need to ask/arsk embarrassing questions!

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