Painless Spelling
Title | Painless Spelling PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Elizabeth |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2011-08-01 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1438083122 |
Titles in Barron's extensive Painless Series cover a wide range of subjects as they are taught on middle school and high school levels. These books are written for students who find the subjects unusually difficult and confusing--or in many cases, just plain boring. Barron's Painless Series authors' main goal is to clear up students' confusion and perk up their interest by emphasizing the intriguing and often exciting ways in which they can put each subject to practical use. Most of these books take a light-hearted approach to their subjects, often employing humor, and always presenting fun-learning exercises that include puzzles, games, and challenging "Brain Tickler" problems to solve. American English sound and letter patterns, homophones, prefixes and suffixes, and more are all presented with fun-to-solve "Brain Ticklers" to self-test students' learning progress. ATTENTION STUDENTS: You get a special FREE bonus when you purchase your copy of Barron’s Painless Spelling Barron’s is taking Painless to the next level: FUN! Sealed inside your copy of Painless Spelling, you’ll find a code that gives you access to a FREE app. Simply key in that code on your iPhone, iTouch, iPad or Android device, and you download a fun-to-play improve-your-spelling arcade game challenge that will reinforce your skill in mastering correct spelling!
"Miss Pell Would Never Misspell" and Other Painless Tricks for Memorizing How to Spell and Use Wily Words
Title | "Miss Pell Would Never Misspell" and Other Painless Tricks for Memorizing How to Spell and Use Wily Words PDF eBook |
Author | Brian P. Cleary |
Publisher | Millbrook Press |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 2011-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0761380248 |
Need a fail-proof way to memorize everything you need to know for your next spelling test? Brian P. Cleary can help! He's made up oodles of clever sayings to help those wily words stick in your skull. And better yet, this book will give you ideas for how you can create your very own painless memory tricks.
Painless Grammar
Title | Painless Grammar PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Elliott |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 443 |
Release | 2016-04-19 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1438068255 |
Combines instruction in sentence structure with examination of amusing expressions, and gives tips on email communication, editing a school paper, and more. Titles in Barron’s extensive Painless Series cover a wide range of subjects, as they are taught at middle school and high school levels. Perfect for supporting Common Core Standards, these books are written for students who find the subjects somewhat confusing, or just need a little extra help. Most of these books take a lighthearted, humorous approach to their subjects, and offer fun exercises including puzzles, games, and challenging “Brain Tickler” problems to solve. Bonus Online Component: includes additional games to challenge students, including Beat the Clock, a line match game, and a word scramble.
Painless Vocabulary
Title | Painless Vocabulary PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Greenberg |
Publisher | Barrons Educational Services |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016-07-01 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781438007786 |
With Barron’s, learning vocabulary becomes fun. In Painless Vocabulary, students learn the meanings of new words by seeing them used in amusing contexts, find examples of vocabulary for modern technology, learn Greek and Latin word roots, track progress with challenging games, and more. Geared toward middle school– and high school–level learners, Painless Vocabulary takes a lighthearted, humorous approach to learning vocab and is ideal for students who find it confusing, or who just need a little extra help. Students can test their learning progress with quizzes and “Brain Ticklers”, plus additional games online to challenge students, including Beat the Clock, a line match game, and a word scramble. The authors' main goal is to clear up confusion and pique interest by emphasizing the intriguing and often exciting ways in which students can put each subject to practical use.
Painless Writing
Title | Painless Writing PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey Strausser |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2020-09-25 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1506268137 |
Barron's makes writing fun and PAINLESS! Painless Writing provides lighthearted, step-by-step learning and includes: Painless writing techniques with sample writing passages throughout Instruction on expressing your thoughts clearly, enlivening your writing with vivid images, and avoiding the dull, passive voice Painless tips, common pitfalls, instructive tables,“brain tickler” quizzes and answers throughout each chapter, and more.
Painless Perfect Grammar
Title | Painless Perfect Grammar PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Strumpf |
Publisher | |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 1996-12 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780942208436 |
Painless Perfect Grammar is a collection of questions & answers from Michael Strumpf's National Grammar Hotline. He answers grammar questions in simple terms. The Grammar Guru has fielded questions from the White House, TV & radio producers, the FBI, newspaper columnists. Painless Perfect Grammar is not a textbook. These are real questions from real people, answered with warmth, wit & directness. Most of the answers you'll find here address questions that are difficult or impossible to look up in a dictionary -- such as punctuation, plurals, subject-object agreement, words that sound alike or look alike, stories behind words, how to diagram a sentence.
Painless English for Speakers of Other Languages
Title | Painless English for Speakers of Other Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey Strausser |
Publisher | Barrons Educational Series |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-08-01 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9781438000022 |
Titles in Barron's extensive Painless Series cover a wide range of subjects as they are taught on middle school and high school levels. These books are written for students who find the subjects unusually difficult and confusing--or in many cases, just plain boring. Barron's Painless Series authors' main goal is to clear up students' confusion and perk up their interest by emphasizing the intriguing and often exciting ways in which they can put each subject to practical use. Most of these books take a light-hearted approach to their subjects, often employing humor, and always presenting fun-learning exercises that include puzzles, games, and challenging "Brain Tickler" problems to solve. Both ESL students and teachers of ESL courses have found this book extremely helpful, especially in the way it anticipates and answers students' most frequently asked questions about correct American English usage. This edition is better than ever.