Proven Techniques to Improve Spelling Practice

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Techniques to Improve Spelling Practice

Written Practice 1

Say each of the following words. Put an accent mark over the syllable you hear is stressed. The first one is done for you.

1. Span-ish    
2. tel-e-phone
3. to-day
4. yes-ter-day
5. pre-sent (a gift)
6. con-ta-gious

Written Practice 2

Use the following negative prefixes to make a new word from each of the following words.

ir-            il-                 im-                un-

1. ___ possible
2. ___ logical
3. ___ replaceable
4. ___ complicated
5. ___ necessary

Written Practice 3

Circle the incorrectly spelled word in each of the following sentences.

1. Carlessness is not an option in a doctor's office.
2. She was noticably less productive.
3. Happyness means different things to different people.
4. I am truely committed to losing weight.
5. The movie was not fameous for his exceptional acting.

Written Practice 4

Circle the incorrectly spelled word in each set of words.

Written Practice 5

For each of the following sentences, correct any misspelled words. If there is no error, leave the space blank.

1. It ocured to me to check the weather report before I left. _____
2. John was refered to me as a possible candidate for the job. _____
3. Your bad attitude has never deterred me. _____
4. I consider myself a runer, not just a fast walker. _____
5. Suning yourself day after day is not a healthful thing to do. _____

Written Practice 6

Choose the correctly spelled word in each of the following sentences.

1. I will feel great (relief/releif) once I have finished my report.
2. Does your (neice/niece) come to stay with you every summer?
3. "(Sieze/Seize) the day," is a famous saying.
4. Once she (deceived/decieved) me, I couldn't be her friend.
5. We'll have more (liesure/leisure) time next month.

Written Practice 7

Choose the correctly spelled word to complete each sentence.

1. It seems that our children always need new (shos/shoes).
2. At least once a year, a car (crashs/crashes) into that telephone pole.
3. My son loves to play with (trains/traines).
4. Who are the (heros/heroes) in that story?
5. How many (stories/story's) have you read?