Practise / Practice

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Difficult English Words

Practise / Practice

In many parts of the English speaking world (UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and South Africa) “practice” is the noun, “practise” the verb. However, in the U.S.A the spelling “practice” is more often used for both the noun and the verb. Contrary to popular belief a significant minority of the American population also observe the distinction. If you are not sure about what a verb or noun is, it might be safer to just use the spelling "practice", as many Americans do!



Now test your own knowledge of the use of 'practise' and 'practice':



I need to - - - -my English.

Dr Hassan has a - - - -in Hudson Way.

Magda is a - - - -Roman Catholic.



Dictionary references to the word 'practise'.

Cambridge University Dictionary - practise
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/resu...hword=practise

Hyper English Dictionary - practise
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/practise

Merriam Webster Dictionary - practise
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=practise

Princeton University - practise
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/practise

Microsoft Encarta - practise
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/practise.html


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spelling the words please if you have send it and thank you for your effort
your brother ahmed

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your brother

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