Hard Spell - Spelling is compelling!
Winning words
How would you score, spelling some of the words the Hard Spell children
were up against to make it through their regional heat?
| Poignant |
Poynant |
Poignent |
| Limosine |
Limousine |
Limouesine |
| Cartilage |
Cartillage |
Cattilage |
| Flummox |
Flumax |
Flummax |
| Incessant |
Inncessant |
Inccessant |
| Negligant |
Negligent |
Negleegant |
| Charicature |
Caricature |
Carracature |
| Catalist |
Catalyst |
Cattalist |
| Pancreas |
Pancras |
Pancraas |
| Deeviate |
Deviate |
Deveate |
| Unerve |
Unnerve |
Unerrve |
| Whopper |
Wopper |
Wopher |
| Courteous |
Curtious |
Certious |
| Alliteration |
Aliteration |
Alitteration |
| Globulin |
Globullin |
Globbulin |
| Terrine |
Terine |
Teryne |
| Anonamous |
Anonymous |
Anonnamous |
| Chivalry |
Chivalery |
Chivallry |
| Satturation |
Saturation |
Saaturation |
| Susceptible |
Suseptible |
Suceptable |
| Perceptable |
Perceptible |
Perceptabel |
| Zealot |
Zelot |
Zellot |
| Sillouette |
Silhouette |
Sillhouette |
| Carmidgeon |
Curmudgeon |
Camudgeon |
| Incenerator |
Incinerator |
Incinnerator |
| Immense |
Imense |
Imence |
| Aggravate |
Agravate |
Aggrivate |
| Glockenspiel |
Glokenspiel |
Glockenspeel |
| Nasturtium |
Nastertiam |
Nasturtiam |
| Impetious |
Impetuous |
Impetuos |
| Murmur |
Murmer |
Murrmer |
Answers
Twenty most common
spelling mistakes
Education and learning specialist Susan Rooney, who has taught English
for 30 years, suggests the following 20 words as the most common spelling
mistakes of students at secondary school.
1. accommodate
2. address
3. believe
4. business
5. definitely
6. embarrass
7. friend
8. government
9. jewellery
10. library
11. necessary
12. niece
13. payable
14. possible
15. receipt
16. responsible
17. rhythm
18. secretary
19. separate
20. surprise
The most common spelling mistake at primary school, and one of the
most difficult to rectify, seems to be 'dose' for 'does'.
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