Confusion over the use of practice and practise is common. For most varieties of English, practice is the spelling for the noun and practise is the spelling for the verb.
I practise every day.
Noun:
It is my practice to write every day.
If it is a thing, use practice. If it is an action, use practise. I find it helpful to link them to advice and advise. Most English speakers instantly know the difference:
Verb:
Iadviceadvise you to stop.
Noun:
I gave you someadviseadvice.
The word with the -ice ending is a noun. The word ending with -ise is a verb. And you can apply that to practice and practise.
In American English, practice is the dominant spelling for the noun and the verb. However, the distinction is sometimes observed.
I didn’t know about practise. Thank you!
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No problem. 🙂
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Hi Hannah. This is absolutely genius. I have been telling my pupils this advice/advise trick for years! Brilliant.
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Hi CJ.That’s great to hear! It’s reassuring to know it must work for other people too.
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The girls are all amazed… several scribbled it in their homework diary.
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You know it is solid gold information when it makes it into a homework diary. 😉
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Another very useful piece of advice, particularly as for all its fuss & feathers, one that Word would never pick up on.
Thanks again
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Thank you. Yep, spellcheck would probably not be very helpful with this one.
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