No option to enable spell check on IOS 8.1.3

My mother and I recently both upgraded to iphone 6. She immediately did a software update to IOS 8.1.3, but I did not. We use spell check when writing in English because it is our second language. Now she does not have the option to turn on/ enable spell check at all (with IOS 8.1.3). I was just wondering if there is any way at all to turn on spell check with IOS 8.1.3, otherwise I won't be updating my software. Or is there something we candownload to help with this issue?