American Webster simplified English spelling for immigrants to the USA.
In the UK we still use the older spelling. We have lots of French words from the time we were invaded by William the Conqueror.
Verb practise
Noun practice
Notice the letter c
like police and palace
the e after c softens the sound
Noun practice, the practice, good practice
but verb practise with an s
Learn to practise your spelling. It is good practice.
Similarly, the letter e softens G.
George (j sound twice in the name - now you can easily see the goerge is wrong and George is right.
gorge - first g is hard, second ge is soft
gorgeous same sound
In the UK we still use the older spelling. We have lots of French words from the time we were invaded by William the Conqueror.
Verb practise
Noun practice
Notice the letter c
like police and palace
the e after c softens the sound
Noun practice, the practice, good practice
but verb practise with an s
Learn to practise your spelling. It is good practice.
Similarly, the letter e softens G.
George (j sound twice in the name - now you can easily see the goerge is wrong and George is right.
gorge - first g is hard, second ge is soft
gorgeous same sound
