you might want to visualize two double beds in a hotel room (for the double c and double m). Similarly, picture three pairs of twins sitting around a conference table for a "committee" meeting to recall the double m, double t and double e in this word.

Kinesthetic learners might try cutting out the shapes of letters to rearrange into words to help recall the spelling they want to remember.

Scientific words are another problem area,

If you are not a native speaker of English you might encounter problems with the spelling of certain English words. Here are some tips to improve your spelling:

Be aware of how your own mother tongue could influence your spelling. If your first language is Malay, for example, you tend to drop the "ed" in the past tense of verbs or the "s" ending of plurals because these features do not exist in Bahasa Melayu. For Arabic speakers errors tend to occur with the letters "v" "x" and "p" because these sounds are not found in that language.

Learn the rhyme "i before e except after c" to recall words such as chief, belief, thief as opposed to receive, perceive, deceive -- but do remember the exceptions such as weigh, heir, neighbor (the difference is in the pronunciation or sound of the words).

To help you remember words you find problematic, do create nonsense sentences. I remember the spelling for "niece" by recalling a sentence I made up: "Amira is a nice niece" to underscore the "ni" beginning of both words "nice" and "niece".

Another example is "Seinfeld supersedes Weinfeld" to help remember the "se" in "supersede" as opposed to the "ce" in precede and intercede.

ESL speakers who have just learnt about the "s" for plural words might have the tendency to add "s" to words such as "luggage" "furniture" "sheep" and "deer" which do not carry "s" in the plural form. Remember these exceptions to the rule. Reading English books, newspapers and magazines as much as you can is one way to familiarize yourself with these exceptions.

People have a preference for visual, auditory or kinesthetic (touch) mode when they learn something new. Visual learners can try to "picture" the right spelling in their minds. For a word such as "accommodation" you might want to visualize two double beds in a hotel room (for the double c and double m). Similarly, picture three pairs of twins sitting around a conference table for a "committee" meeting to recall the double m, double t and double e in this word.

Kinesthetic learners might try cutting out the shapes of letters to rearrange into words to help recall the spelling they want to remember.

Scientific words are another problem area,

nd to occur with the letters "v" "x" and "p" because these sounds are not found in that language.

Learn the rhyme "i before e except after c" to recall words such as chief, belief, thief as opposed to receive, perceive, deceive -- but do remember the exceptions such as weigh, heir, neighbor (the difference is in the pronunciation or sound of the words).

To help you remember words you find problematic, do create nonsense sentences. I remember the spelling for "niece" by recalling a sentence I made up: "Amira is a nice niece" to underscore the "ni" beginning of both words "nice" and "niece".

Another example is "Seinfeld supersedes Weinfeld" to help remember the "se" in "supersede" as opposed to the "ce" in precede and intercede.

ESL speakers who have just learnt about the "s" for plural words might have the tendency to add "s" to words such as "luggage" "furniture" "sheep" and "deer" which do not carry "s" in the plural form. Remember these exceptions to the rule. Reading English books, newspapers and magazines as much as you can is one way to familiarize yourself with these exceptions.

People have a preference for visual, auditory or kinesthetic (touch) mode when they learn something new. Visual learners can try to "picture" the right spelling in their minds. For a word such as "accommodation" you might want to visualize two double beds in a hotel room (for the double c and double m). Similarly, picture three pairs of twins sitting around a conference table for a "committee" meeting to recall the double m, double t and double e in this word.

Kinesthetic learners might try cutting out the shapes of letters to rearrange into words to help recall the spelling they want to remember.

Scientific words are another problem area,

remember the spelling for "niece" by recalling a sentence I made up: "Amira is a nice niece" to underscore the "ni" beginning of both words "nice" and "niece".

Another example is "Seinfeld supersedes Weinfeld" to help remember the "se" in "supersede" as opposed to the "ce" in precede and intercede.

ESL speakers who have just learnt about the "s" for plural words might have the tendency to add "s" to words such as "luggage" "furniture" "sheep" and "deer" which do not carry "s" in the plural form. Remember these exceptions to the rule. Reading English books, newspapers and magazines as much as you can is one way to familiarize yourself with these exceptions.

People have a preference for visual, auditory or kinesthetic (touch) mode when they learn something new. Visual learners can try to "picture" the right spelling in their minds. For a word such as "accommodation" you might want to visualize two double beds in a hotel room (for the double c and double m). Similarly, picture three pairs of twins sitting around a conference table for a "committee" meeting to recall the double m, double t and double e in this word.

Kinesthetic learners might try cutting out the shapes of letters to rearrange into words to help recall the spelling they want to remember.

Scientific words are another problem area,

re" "sheep" and "deer" which do not carry "s" in the plural form. Remember these exceptions to the rule. Reading English books, newspapers and magazines as much as you can is one way to familiarize yourself with these exceptions.

People have a preference for visual, auditory or kinesthetic (touch) mode when they learn something new. Visual learners can try to "picture" the right spelling in their minds. For a word such as "accommodation" you might want to visualize two double beds in a hotel room (for the double c and double m). Similarly, picture three pairs of twins sitting around a conference table for a "committee" meeting to recall the double m, double t and double e in this word.

Kinesthetic learners might try cutting out the shapes of letters to rearrange into words to help recall the spelling they want to remember.

Scientific words are another problem area,

you might want to visualize two double beds in a hotel room (for the double c and double m). Similarly, picture three pairs of twins sitting around a conference table for a "committee" meeting to recall the double m, double t and double e in this word.

Kinesthetic learners might try cutting out the shapes of letters to rearrange into words to help recall the spelling they want to remember.

Scientific words are another problem area, especially with words such as "ophthalmology" where the third letter tends to be left out, and "anthropology". If you can imagine in color, visualize the "h" in red or purple or whatever exotic color you can imagine to make the letter stand out.

A final word about foreign terms that have been accepted and are regularly used in English language articles and reports: When in doubt, check it out. To give two examples, "succinct" has three "c"s and "de rigueur" has two "u"s.