Oxford School Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Dictionary

The essential guide now with a new vocabulary section!

This reference dictionary for secondary school has a new section on vocabulary to support word building and usage. It is an accessible guide to spelling, grammar and punctuation, and is an essential tool for exam preparation. It provides clear information and a list of commonly misspelled words backed by Oxford's database of children's writing.With a clear, colour layout, this is a dictionary with a difference. It covers all the grammar terms required for the KS3 curriculum, punctuation marks and when to use them, and spelling rules, tips and examples. New for this edition is a section on vocabulary and usage which provides perfect support for building language in context and improving writing skills in secondary school. Finally, there is an alphabetical dictionary of tricky spellings with hints and tips on how to avoid making common spelling mistakes. These words are chosen using analysis of real children's writing in the Oxford Children's Corpus. This unique dictionary is a valuable resource for exam preparation, including GCSEs. Online activities provide easy practice at home or can be usedas part of lesson starters and homework. For free downloadable activity worksheets, go to www.oxfordschooldictionaries.com.