Memory Tricks for Commonly Misspelled Words
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Which words do you struggle with?
Ah...spelling!
For some it comes easy and for others it may as well be a foreign language. As much as I consider myself a pretty good speller, I still occasionally have a brain block, or my fingers fly faster than my keyboard would like, and forget how to spell tricky words. I've developed a list of commonly misspelled words with a few tips on remembering the proper spellings. Of course, there's always a dictionary too. ;)
Remember how to spell commonly misspelled words with these easy memory techniques.
For some it comes easy and for others it may as well be a foreign language. As much as I consider myself a pretty good speller, I still occasionally have a brain block, or my fingers fly faster than my keyboard would like, and forget how to spell tricky words. I've developed a list of commonly misspelled words with a few tips on remembering the proper spellings. Of course, there's always a dictionary too. ;)
Remember how to spell commonly misspelled words with these easy memory techniques.
Which words would you like to see here?
Let me know which words you struggle most with, and I'll post them here.
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NuddyPants15
Oct 2, 2010 @ 10:51 am | delete
- necessary,definitely,beginning,miscellaneous
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-ABLE
These words are commonly misspelled with an 'I' instead of an 'A,' as in 'acceptible.' How can you remember the correct spelling of these?
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acceptable - commonly misspelled as acceptible
Remember that you must accept the table.
Accept + table = acceptable with an a
Adding LY
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accidentally - commonly misspelled as accidently
Remember that my tally was wrong by accident.
accident + tally = accidentally
Turning IE into YING
lie - lying
die - dying
die - dying
Double Letters
Many words that have double letters, and multiple sets thereof, are commonly misspelled.
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accommodate
Remember to acCOMmodate both guests. (accent on COM)
Both = two, two C's, two M's -
embarrass
Remember when you both danced on the bar?
both/bar = two r's for barr -
committed - commonly misspelled commited
I'm comMITTed to playing baseball with you.
two Ts in baseball mitt = two Ts in commiTTed
Which ending?
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accordion - commonly misspelled accordian
According to the lion, I can't spell accordion.
Accord + lion (-l) = accordion with an o
I and E
Is it I before E except after C, when it sounds like an A, or in height?
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believe - commonly misspelled as beleive
I believe you are telling a lie.
lie is in beLIEve
A, not E
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calendar - commonly misspelled as calender
Calendars show you the days
da in day = da in calenDAr
E, not A
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category - commonly misspelled as catagory
EEEEEEEw, it's gory!
E + gory = catEGORY -
cemetery - commonly misspelled as cemetary
EEEEEEEEEK, the cemetary is all creepy!
E = all Es in cemetEry
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collectible - commonly misspelled as collectable
Your collectibles do NOT belong on the table!
not table = tible for collecTIBLE
They're, There, and Their
they're - contraction for "they are"
Hey, they're in the hay mound.
hey + t 're = they're
there - meaning location
Do you want it here or there?
here = location, add the t for there
their - showing ownership of a group
The heirs got their new thrones today.
heirs = a group, add t to heir for their
Hey, they're in the hay mound.
hey + t 're = they're
there - meaning location
Do you want it here or there?
here = location, add the t for there
their - showing ownership of a group
The heirs got their new thrones today.
heirs = a group, add t to heir for their
To and Too
too - means also, in addition
Me toooooo *whine*
Drag out the oooooo to remember two oos in too
Me toooooo *whine*
Drag out the oooooo to remember two oos in too
Your and You're
your - shows ownership, belonging to you
Why, our house is your house.
Our house (belonging to us) is your house (belonging to you)
Why = y + our = your
you're - contraction for "you are"
You're red in the face.
re from red goes at the end of you
Why, our house is your house.
Our house (belonging to us) is your house (belonging to you)
Why = y + our = your
you're - contraction for "you are"
You're red in the face.
re from red goes at the end of you
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CeleryStalker
May 15, 2009 @ 3:45 pm | delete
- Pretty helpful tips... hope I can remember them better than the words themselves :)
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mabelwee Feb 25, 2008 @ 11:49 pm | delete
- YES. they're definitely helpful. i find them really useful! do check out my lens at http://www.squidoo.com/Develop-A-Photographic-Memory which has tips on how to rembember words etc.
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KCStargazer
Jul 23, 2007 @ 3:06 pm | delete
- Kimberly
Thanks for the great mnemonics! This lens is a great addition to Squid Ink: Art of the Sea Pen Writers Group. Welcome!
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Marti
Jun 18, 2007 @ 1:07 pm | delete
- Very helpful hints! Welcome to Authors on Squidoo!
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