Spelling and Commonly Confused Words TEKS 4:17B, 4:17C, 4:19I
Two crosswords to help you with confusing words
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/confusingwords/game.shtml
A game about words that sound the same but are spelled differently
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/homophones/game.shtml
A hangman game (just spelling)
http://www.manythings.org/hmf/8999.html
Break words apart into syllables to spell better and build a robot
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/syllables/game.shtml
Fish with a gnome to learn common spelling rules for making words plural
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/syllables/game.shtml
A hangman game with definitions words (spelling and vocabulary)
http://www.manythings.org/hmjs/voa-assorted.html
Sight-word hangman
http://www.manythings.org/hmf/8993.html
Three hundred most common words in English hangman
http://www.manythings.org/hmf/8971.html
A clever new look at the classic look, say, cover method of practicing spelling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/waystolearn/lookcover/game.shtml
Find 28 words containing the letter C
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/lettergame.htm
For games to test your ability to choose between homophones and common misspellings
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/common_errors01.html
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/common_errors02.html
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/common_errors03.html
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/common_errors04.html
Ten word-searches to help you with common letter patterns
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/letterpatterns/game.shtml
Save the world from alien invaders and learn about silent letters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/silentletters/game.shtml
Learn the difference between “lie” and “lay”
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/CET/flashactivities/lielay01.html
Learn the difference between “little” and “few”
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/CET/flashactivities/little_few01.html
Learn the difference between “some” and “any”
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/some_any01.html
‘Between the Lions’ alphabet soup with jokes
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/soup2.html
