spelling: -ise and -ize

spelling: -ise and -ize

spelling: -ise and -ize

Many English verbs can be spelt with either -ise or -ize. In American English, -ize is preferred in these cases. Examples:

mechanize/mechanise (GB) mechanize (US) computerize/computerise (GB) computerize (US) Words of two syllables usually have -ise in both British and American English.

surprise (NOT surprize) revise advise comprise despise (but GB and US capsize, baptize; GB also baptise) A number of longer words only have -ise, in both British and American English. These include:

compromise exercise improvise supervise televise advertise (US also advertize) Note also analyse (US analyze).
If in doubt, use -ise— it is almost always correct, at least in British English.

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'social' language

(a) few and (a) little

(a)round and about

(be) used to + noun or... -ing

(Great) Britain, the United Kingdom, the British Isles and England

-ing form ('gerund')

-ing form after to

-ing form or infinitive?

across and over

across and through

active verb forms

adjectives ending in -Iy

adjectives without nouns

adjectives: order

adjectives: position

adverbs of manner

adverbs: position (details)

adverbs: position (general)

after (conjunction)

after (preposition); afterwards (adverb)

afternoon, evening and night

all (of) with nouns and pronouns

all, everybody and everything

almost and nearly

also, as well and too

although and though

among and between

and after try, wait, go etc

any (= 'it doesn't matter which')

any and no: adverbs

articles: a and an; pronunciation of the

articles: countable and uncountable nouns

articles: introduction

articles: special rules and exceptions

articles: talking in general

articles: the difference between a/an and the

as if and as though

as much/many ... as ...

as, because and since (reason)

as, when and while (things happening at the same time)

at, in and on (place)

at, in and on (time)

be + infinitive

be with auxiliary do

be: progressive tenses

because and because of

before (adverb)

before (conjunction)

before (preposition) and in front of

begin and start

big, large, great and tall

borrow and lend

both (of) with nouns and pronouns

both with verbs

British and American English

can and could: ability

can and could: forms

can with remember, understand, speak, play, see, hear, feel, taste and smell

can: permission, offers, requests and orders

can: possibility and probability

comparison: comparative and superlative adjectives

comparison: comparative and superlative adverbs

comparison: much, far etc with comparatives

comparison: using comparatives and superlatives

countable and uncountable nouns

discourse markers

do: auxiliary verb

each other and one another

either... or...

either: determiner

ellipsis (leaving words out)

emphatic structures with it and what

every and every one

except and except for

excuse me, pardon and sorry

expect, hope, look forward, wait, want and wish

fairly, quite, rather and pretty

far and a long way

farther and further

for + object + infinitive

for, since, from, ago and before

future progressive

future: introduction

future: present progressive and going to

future: shall and will (interpersonal uses)

future: shall/will (predictions)

future: simple present

gender (masculine and feminine language)

get (+ object) + verb form

get + noun, adjective, adverb particle or preposition

get and go: movement

go meaning'become'

go: been and gone

hard and hardly

have (got): possession, relationships etc

have + object + verb form

have: auxiliary verb

have: introduction

hear and listen (to)

holiday and holidays

how and what... like?

if so and if not

if-sentences with could and might

if: ordinary tenses

if: special tenses

in and into (prepositions)

infinitive after who, what, how etc

infinitive of purpose

infinitive without to

infinitive: negative, progressive, perfect, passive

infinitive: use

instead of... -ing

inversion: auxiliary verb before subject

inversion: whole verb before subject

irregular verbs

it: preparatory object

it: preparatory subject

last and the last

long and for a long time

look (at), watch and see

marry and divorce

may and might: forms

may and might: permission

may and might: probability

modal auxiliary verbs

more (of): determiner

most (of): determiner

much (of), many (of): determiners

much, many, a lot etc

must and have to; mustn't, haven't got to, don't have to, don't need to and needn't

must: deduction

must: obligation

names and titles

nationality words

negative questions

negative structures

neither (of): determiner

neither, nor and not... either

neither... nor...

next and nearest

next and the next

no and not a/not any

no more, not any more, no longer, not any longer

non-progressive verbs

one and you: indefinite personal pronouns

one: substitute word

other and others

participle clauses

participles used as adjectives

participles: 'present' and 'past' participles (-ing and -ed)

passive structures: introduction

passive verb forms

past tense with present or future meaning

past time: past perfect simple and progressive

past time: past progressive

past time: present perfect progressive

past time: present perfect simple

past time: simple past

past time: the past and perfect tenses (introduction)

perfect tenses with this is the first time..., etc

personal pronouns (I, me, it etc)

please and thank you

possessive with determiners (a friend of mine, etc)

possessive's: forms

possessive's: use

possessives: my and mine, etc

prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs

prepositions after particular words and expressions

prepositions and adverb particles

prepositions at the end of clauses

prepositions before particular words and expressions

prepositions: expressions without prepositions

present tenses: introduction

present tenses: present progressive

present tenses: simple present

progressive tenses with always

punctuation: apostrophe

punctuation: colon

punctuation: comma

punctuation: dash

punctuation: quotation marks

punctuation: semi-colons and full stops

questions: basic rules

questions: reply questions

questions: word order in spoken questions

reflexive pronouns

relative pronouns

relative pronouns: what

relative pronouns: whose

relatives: identifying and non-identifying clauses

reported speech and direct speech

reported speech: orders, requests, advice etc

reported speech: pronouns; 'here and now' words; tenses

reported speech: questions

road and street

should after why and how

should and would

should, ought and must

should: (If I were you) I should ...

since (conjunction of time): tenses

singular and plural: anybody etc

singular and plural: irregular plurals

singular and plural: plural expressions with singular verbs

singular and plural: pronunciation of plural nouns

singular and plural: singular words ending in -s

singular and plural: singular words with plural verbs

singular and plural: spelling of plural nouns

small and little

so am I, so do I etc

so and not with hope, believe etc

some/any and no article

some: special uses

somebody and anybody, something and anything, etc

spelling and pronunciation

spelling: -ise and -ize

spelling: capital letters

spelling: ch and tch, k and ck

spelling: doubling final consonants

spelling: final -e

spelling: full stops with abbreviations

spelling: hyphens

spelling: ie and ei

spelling: y and i

still, yet and already

subject and object forms

telling the time

tenses in subordinate clauses

travel, journey and trip

unless and if not

used to + infinitive

verbs with object complements

verbs with two objects

weak and strong forms

whether... or...

which, what and who: question words

who ever, what ever, how ever etc

whoever, whatever, whichever, however, whenever and wherever

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