The Blake’s Spelling Guide is a great book for anyone wanting to improve their spelling. The book contains information about how to:

• represent spoken words in written form
• apply the rules and conventions of English spelling
• change words to ‘fit’ the grammar of written text

Also within the book are practice exercises (with answers) and a comprehensive glossary to help students improve their knowledge and understanding of spelling.

The book also contains 12 Word Lists for quick reference:

• Homonyms
• Homophones
• Antonyms
• Frequently misspelt words
• Latin and Greek roots
• Homographs
• Prefixes
• Suffixes
• Compound words
• High–frequency words

The Guide also includes Curriculum Correlation tables that link the content to the new Australian Curriculum and is an ideal resource for all primary students. Answers for the TRY THIS activities are also provided.