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PRACTICE VS. PRACTISE
What’s the difference between practice and practise?
In British English (and many other international varieties of English), the spelling practice is used when the word is a noun, while the spelling practise is used when it’s a verb. In American English, the spelling practice is always used, regardless of whether the word is used as a verb or a noun.
This is somewhat similar to the difference in spelling between advice (noun) and advise (verb)—a distinction that’s used in both British and American English.
However, unlike advice and advise, practice and practise are always pronounced the same.
Here is an example of how practice and practise would be used in the same sentence in British English.
Example: Remember, practice makes perfect—the more you practise, the better you will get.
Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between practice and practise.
Quiz yourself on practice vs. practise!
True or False?
In American English, the spelling practice is used only for nouns.