English Test Site

Spelling

Our new product, Dictation Academy, will not only help your listening, it will also help your spelling.

You will need to write out the words.

You will be trying to improve your speed.

As such, you will unconsciously pick up the sounds you are missing. And you will learn when we have unvoiced sounds.

Unvoiced sounds? What are these?

Well, there are different kinds and situations. The most common kind that you have probably seen or learned is something like: “I wanna” and “He’s gonna.”

If you don’t know these, check out our post on these. Or, better yet, get started with our course Dictation Academy and see for yourself.

Listening is important. It really is.

You have studied the books.

You have read a lot.

You know the grammar.

But, you still can’t speak? You still can’t understand what people are saying?

You need to improve your listening. You need to improve your sense of sound. The rhythm, the speed, the various sounds – these are not easily learned through reading. You need to learn these through listening. And that is what Dictation Academy wants to do.

We want to help you improve your listening. Give our course a try.

US states and capitals

Many students (and teachers) will find abbreviations for American state names. It is hard to remember them all, and so we have included an easy list here for reference. We hope it helps you.

AK Alaska
AL Alabama
AR Arkansas
AZ Arizona
CA California
CO Colorado
CT Connecticut
DE Delaware
FL Florida
GA Georgia
HI Hawaii
IA Iowa
ID Idaho
IL Illinois
IN Indiana
KS Kansas
KY Kentucky
LA Louisiana
MA Massachusetts
ME Maine
MD Maryland
MI Michigan
MN Minnesota
MO Missouri
MS Mississippi
MT Montana
NC North Carolina
ND North Dakota
NE Nebraska
NH New Hampshire
NJ New Jersey
NM New Mexico
NV Nevada
NY New York
OH Ohio
OK Oklahoma
OR Oregon
PA Pennsylvania
RI Rhode Island
SC South Carolina
SD South Dakota
TN Tennessee
TX Texas
UT Utah
VT Vermont
VA Virginia
WA Washington
WI Wisconsin
WV West Virginia
WY Wyoming

There are abbreviations for countries and other places as well. If you or your students want to learn more, check out our products pages for more abbreviations work.

We haven’t done much yet on the front end. We are working hard in the background to get this site up and functioning. Keep your eyes peeled. The growth will be quick and furious!

We will be uploading a lot of useful grammar tips and examples. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to add your comments!
Thank you!

This site is being developed right now. Please bear with us as we get things ready for launch.

Thank you for your support!