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SPELLING 1
1. USE YOUR SENSES
Learning to spell involves a variety of senses.
You use your senses of hearing, sight, and
touch to spell a word correctly. Here is a
five-step strategy that many people have used
successfully as they learned to spell unfamiliar
words.
2. F IVE -STEP SENSORY STRATEGY
(1) Auditory
Say the word aloud. Answer these
questions. Where have I heard or read this word
before? What was the context in which I heard or
read the word?
3. F IVE -STEP SENSORY STRATEGY
(2) Visual
Look at the word. Answer these questions.
Does this word divide into parts? Is it a compound
word? Does it have a prefix or a suffix?
Does this word look like any other word I know?
Could it be part of a word family I would
recognize?
4. F IVE -STEP SENSORY STRATEGY
(3)Auditory
Spell the word to yourself. Answer these
questions.
How is each sound spelled?
Are there any surprises? Does the word follow
spelling rules I know, or does it break the rules?
5. F IVE -STEP SENSORY STRATEGY
(4) Visual/Kinesthetic
Write the word as you look at it. Answer
these questions.
Have I written the word clearly?
Are my letters formed correctly?
6. F IVE -STEP SENSORY STRATEGY
(5) Visual/Kinesthetic
Cover up the word. Visualize it. Write it.
Answer this question.
Did I write the word correctly?
If the answer is no, return to step 1.
SPELLING 2
1 . EASIER FOR SOME THAN OTHERS
Spelling is easier for some people than it is for
others, but everyone needs to make an effort to
spell correctly. Misspellings are distracting for
the reader, and they make writing hard to read.
Here are some strategies you can use to
improve your spelling.
2. DICTIONARY/THESAURUS
(a) Use a dictionary.
If you are not sure how to spell a word, or if a word
you have written doesn’t “look right,” check the
word in a dictionary.
(b) Purchase a pocket dictionary/thesaurus.
This is not optional. Every student needs to carry
his/her own.
3. READ BACKWARD
(c) Proofread your writing carefully, especially on EOC.
Practice daily on Bellringer. Soon, you will be revising
them for homework and turning them in for daily work
grades, eventually, for test grades. Spelling always counts.
Be on the lookout for misspellings and for words you are not
sure you spelled correctly. One way to proofread your writing for
misspellings is to start at the end of your paper and read
backward. That way misspellings should pop out at you.
4. PRACTICE 1 (3O WORDS)
Write the letter of the misspelled word in each line.
Then write the word correctly. Properly head paper.
Work independently.
1. (a) abbreviation (b) boulevard (c)
extream
2. (a) burea (b) confer (c) forgery
3. (a) fasinating (b) guarantee (c)
illustrate
4. (a) irritate (b) luxury (c) mischeif
5. PRACTICE 1 (30 WORDS)
5. (a) authentic (b) brillance (c) disguise
6. (a) mysterious (b) ocasionally (c) prestige
7. (a) legislasure (b) merchandise (c) notch
8. (a) punctual (b) resign (c) resterant
9. (a) ridicilous (b) sizable (c) thesaurus
10.(a) coupon (b) chrystal (c) dissatisfied
6. PROUNCIATION
(d) Be sure you are pronouncing
words correctly.
“Swallowing” syllables or adding extra
syllable can cause you to misspell a
word.
7. PRACTICE 2 (12 WORDS)
Practicing saying each syllable in the following
words three times then write them to help you
remember to spell them correctly.1. mis*chie*vous
5. light*ning 9. sim*i*lar
2. lit*er*a*ture
6. ath*lete 10. prob*a*bly
3. pros*per*ous
7. li*brar*y 11. fi*er*y
4. tem*per*a*ture
8. es*cape 12. qui*et