English is said to have one of the most difficult spelling systems in the world. There are several reasons for this. 1) The pronunciation of many words has changed over the years, but not their spellings. For example, the ‘k’ in ‘knife’ and ‘gh’ in ‘right’ were pronounced during the Middle English Period (12th to 15th century). 2) Vowels have also changed their pronunciation over the years. 3) The spellings of many words have changed but not their pronunciation. For instance, the word ‘doubt’ used to be pronounced as ‘doute’. The ‘b’ was later inserted because the word had its origin in the Latin word ‘dubitare’ which had ‘b’ in it.

A paragraph is the smallest unit of prose composition. It consists of a group of closely related sentences.

Paragraph writing tips

Capital letters are used:
1.    At the beginning of a sentence –

Alice is a good girl.
He is a clever boy.
She is very efficient.
They are coming.

An abbreviation is a word or phrase written out in a brief way using only the letters of the alphabet and possibly full stops. In modern British English, abbreviations are written without full stops. Full stops (periods) are common in American English.