Lose

Opposite of Win.

- If I lose this game, I'll eat a donkey!

- You look like a loser if you can't spell lose!

Loose

Not tight.
Rhymes with Moose and Goose

- These pants are too loose! - I must have lost weight!

Then

Used for time.

First I had a coffee, then I went to the gym.

Than

Used for comparison.

I'm better at making coffee than my girlfriend!

Definitely.

(NOT Definately)

There is no A in "Definitely".

It comes from 'Finite'. 

Bought

When you buy something.

Notice neither have an "R".

Brought

When you bring something.

Notice they both start with "BR".

Lie/lying

When the thing you are talking about is making them self horizontal:

- I want to lie down. I was lying down.

- They will lie down. They were lying down.

- He will lie on the floor. He was lying.

Lay/laying

When you make something horizontal that isn't you:

- I will lay this down here.

- It was laying down.

- I will lay these cards out on the table.

Weird, NOT Wierd

Remember it by how you say it: We - ird

This breaks the 'i before e except after c' rule.

There

Refers to a place or an idea

- Put it over there.

- There's a good idea.

Their

Possessive

- Their car,

- Their cow.

They're

Contraction of "They are"

- They're going to disneyland!

- They're so lucky!

Your

Possessive.

- Your hat. Your car. Your life.

You're

A contraction of "You are".

- You're going to remember this!

He's

A contraction of "He is ".

- He's going to be happy you leanred all this!

- He's alive!

- He's one cool guy!

His

Belongs to Him .

- It's his car!!

- His girlfriend broke up with him

- He's lost all his money!

Its

Possessive.

Use this when something belongs to something.

- Its tyres are bald.
- Its eyes were bright.

It's

Contraction of it is or it has.

- It's a cold night tonight!
- It's going to be be a long one!
- It's been a while.
- it's cool to be able to spell properly!

Effect

Noun.

- Eating vegetables will have a good effect on your health .

- The stuff in movies? Sound effects and special effects.

Affect

Verb, (what you do to something).

- His health was affected by his good eating habits.

- The bad weather didn't affect our holiday too much

Weather

- The weather is hot today!

Whether

- I don't know whether to go out or not.

Alot

You don't write alittle, abunch, acar, amuppet, so don't write alot.

For details of the Alot Creature, Click here... it's funny.

Our

Possessive.

- Our car,

- Our house,

- Our planet

Oh, and you should stop saying 'are' when you want to say 'our' too. Our rhymes with Hour

Are

State of being.

- We are here,

- They are there,

- The cats are cute,

Bored

- Boring tasks make you bored.

- I have nothing to do, I'm bored!

- Are you bored of this spelling lesson yet?

Board

- As thick as a board, as in a floor board, which is what you won't seem like now that you have learned this!

- cut the board into two pieces.

- A board of directors.

- A cork Board

to

Preposition. Used for expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing approached and reached.

- I went to the store.

- Did the boss come to work today?

- Are you going to the party?

too

Adverb, meaning also, furthermore, in addition to.

- He is clever and rich too.

- She saw it too!

Or an excessive amount.

- That is way too much.

- That's too close to the fire!

know

From Knowlege.

- I know you know this!

- Do you know how to spell?

- what do you know about this?

no

Opposite of yes

- No, I didn't graduate grade 1. That's why I don't know the difference between 'no' and 'know'...