Learn English

Writing and Spelling are interconnected skills in any language. You should master both the skills in order to make it sensible and comprehensible to others. Here are some tips to improve your writing and spelling skills. Always keep a diary or journal while practicing writing. You need not pay attention to grammar for each and every word and sentence. Free writing can give good results and will be very useful. You can enjoy it and will have fun while writing. Following are some more useful tips to improve writing and spelling.

1. Always write emails in English only. Keep in touch with teachers or friends or other students through email.
2. Rewriting your local news in English will be very much effective tool. You must do this everyday without fail. Remember that regular practice will produce better results in the long term.
3. Learn essential spelling rules. You would not always have a dictionary or a spell -checker handy, particularly when you are writing an examination. Even native English speakers need to review the spelling rules from time to time. You can also search for online spelling tutorials.
4. Identify and learn commonly miss spelt words. Learning common English errors will improve sentence structure and spelling.

Here are some more tips:

1. Never afraid of grammar. Students get obsessed with grammar most of the times. Students from strict grammar schooling will be more attentive towards grammar. Always remember that you only study grammar in order to converse. Practice with a few drills. Write an essay or also have a conversation and try to use your language skills.

2. Separate your weak points in the process of learning English. Do not misuse time on grammar exercises that you already understand. Pay more attention on grammar that is difficult for you. If you are not able to point out your problems, write a few paragraphs and ask a teacher to identify frequent errors.

3. You can also teach grammar points to a friend who studies at a lower level than you. Teaching will compel you to memorize the rules and to understand them correctly.

Anything you learn with fun and joy will be more durable. Learning English should not be a practice with toiling efforts and sleepless nights. There are smart ways to learn. You can create an atmosphere that gives you fun along with learning. Here are a few tips which can help you in learning English with much more interest and joy. Don’t stop with just reading them. Try to put everything in practice to realize the real value.

1. Observe an English only evening once or twice a week. Speak only in English and watch English movies only at that time. Also rewrite your conversation in English.
2. Try to write an English love letter. It will be even better if your fiancée or loved one doesn’t understand English.
3. Practice writing English limericks. These are superb and very simple for writing, articulation, pronunciation and rhythm practice.
4. Watch or read fairy tales and rewrite them. You can do this with respect to jokes or instructions in English.
5. Go out to a park or multiplex pretending that you don’t understand your native language. Just try to converse in English only.
6. Search on the web for lyrics of your favorite English songs and sing along.
7. Converse to yourself in English whenever possible.
8. Just go around the house and try to label everything (clothes, furniture, utensils etc.) in English. Find the words you don’t know and practice them.

Following are some tips to make your homework more fruitful and result oriented:

1. Keep everything organized. Keep separate notebooks for exercises, writing, spelling and vocabulary.
2. Always use a pen that you love. Don’t read for lengthy hours as that will hamper your attention levels. Try to study at short and regular periods.
3. After reading, allot a short amount of time for review.
4. Read in a place where you feel comfortable. Stay away from email, television and telephone (unless you speak in English), while you are reading.
5. Keep a snack handy so that you need not get up for that.
6. If you study in groups along with your classmates or friends, implement an English-only rule.