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