Vocabulary - commonly misspelled words

Some words in English are more difficult to spell than others.  Here is a few:

misspell (v) – One of the most misspelled words is misspell!  Just add the prefix -mis to the

 word spell, and you’ll have it right!

embarrassment (n)– Don’t be embarrassed if you’ve spelled this wrong before! 2 rr + 2

 ss is the formula!

grammar (n) – Many people make the the second ‘a’ in this word into an ‘e’.

Spelling Lesson: separate

separate (v) = to move apart / isolate

“We need to separate the children who have the flu from the healthy kids.”

separate (adj) = removed from the rest of something

“The money we need for gasoline is separate from the travel fund.”

seperate = one of the most common spelling mistakes in English! NEVER use this ;)

Spelling tip…

We all learn this spelling rule as children!

‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’

i before e: believe, niece, chief, field

except after c: receive, ceiling, eight

Spelling Tip: words ending with -ful / -fully

If the word ends in -ful, it is always spelled with one -l.

  • cheerful

  • helpful

  • grateful

  • skilful

tht

If the word ends in -fully, is always spelled with a -ll:

  • cheerfully

  • faithfully

  • gratefully

  • thoughtfully

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