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Commonly Misspelled Words (Set 1)

Words many people spell wrong, each with a tip for getting it right.

94 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8#spelling#misspelled

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  • separateWord
    There is "a rat" in sep-a-rate
  • definitelyWord
    There is "finite" inside definitely
  • necessaryWord
    One collar (c) and two sleeves (ss)
  • receiveWord
    I before E except after C
  • believeWord
    Never believe a lie: there is a "lie" in believe
  • friendWord
    A friend is there to the end: fri-END
  • FebruaryWord
    Remember the first r: Feb-RU-ary
  • WednesdayWord
    Say it Wed-nes-day to remember the d
  • libraryWord
    Lib-RAR-y: the first r counts
  • beautifulWord
    Starts with beau (as in French beauty), then tiful
  • becauseWord
    Big elephants can always understand small elephants
  • calendarWord
    Ends in -ar, not -er
  • differentWord
    Three syllables in writing: diff-er-ent
  • embarrassWord
    Two r's and two s's
  • environmentWord
    Don't forget the n before the m: environ-ment
  • governmentWord
    Remember the n: govern-ment
  • heightWord
    Ends with -ght, not -th
  • interestingWord
    Spelled int-er-est-ing
  • knowledgeWord
    Starts with a silent k and has a d: know-ledge
  • licenseWord
    Ends in -ense (in the US)
  • lightningWord
    No e in the middle: light-ning for the flash in the sky
  • maintenanceWord
    Main + ten + ance
  • neighborWord
    Neighbor ends in -bor, with eigh
  • occasionWord
    Two c's and one s
  • occurredWord
    Two c's and two r's
  • personnelWord
    Two n's and one l
  • possessionWord
    Two s's twice: poss-ess-ion
  • privilegeWord
    No d: priv-i-lege
  • pronunciationWord
    The verb is pronounce, but this noun drops the o: pro-NUN-ciation
  • publiclyWord
    Not publically
  • referenceWord
    Refer + ence
  • restaurantWord
    Rest + au + rant
  • rhythmWord
    Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move
  • scheduleWord
    Starts with sch
  • sincerelyWord
    Spelled sin-cere-ly, keep the e
  • successWord
    Two c's and two s's
  • surpriseWord
    Remember the first r: su-r-prise
  • tomorrowWord
    One m and two r's
  • trulyWord
    Drop the e before -ly
  • untilWord
    Only one l at the end
  • weirdWord
    An exception: weird breaks the I before E rule
  • whichWord
    Starts with wh
  • writingWord
    One t: write drops its e
  • accommodateWord
    Two c's and two m's: big enough for both
  • acrossWord
    Only one c
  • addressWord
    Two d's and two s's
  • argumentWord
    Drop the e from argue: argu-ment
  • athleteWord
    Three syllables: ath-lete, no extra e
  • basicallyWord
    Ends in -ally
  • bicycleWord
    Spelled bi-cy-cle
  • businessWord
    Business has "bus" at the start, and "ness"
  • caughtWord
    Rhymes with taught: aught is a common ending
  • cemeteryWord
    Ends in -ery, with all e's
  • chocolateWord
    Write all three syllables: choc-o-late
  • columnWord
    Silent n at the end
  • comfortableWord
    Spelled com-fort-able
  • conscienceWord
    Con-science
  • dessertWord
    Two s's: you want more of it
  • disappointWord
    One s and two p's
  • exerciseWord
    Ends with -cise
  • familiarWord
    Ends in -iar
  • fourthWord
    Four + th, so it keeps the u
  • generallyWord
    Gener-al-ly
  • grammarWord
    Ends in -ar
  • guardWord
    Silent u
  • guessWord
    Silent u
  • harassWord
    One r and two s's
  • immediatelyWord
    Immediate + ly, keep the e
  • independentWord
    Ends in -ent
  • jewelryWord
    Jewel + ry
  • judgmentWord
    Drop the e: judg-ment
  • laboratoryWord
    Lab-or-a-tor-y
  • leisureWord
    Rule exception: e before i
  • millenniumWord
    Two l's and two n's
  • mischievousWord
    Mis-chie-vous: only three syllables, no extra i
  • misspellWord
    Two s's: mis + spell
  • noticeableWord
    Keep the e before able
  • parallelWord
    Para-LL-el: the two l's are parallel
  • parliamentWord
    Parlia + ment, with an i
  • perseveranceWord
    Ends in -ance
  • pursueWord
    Pur-sue
  • questionnaireWord
    Two n's
  • recommendWord
    One c and two m's
  • relevantWord
    Rel-e-vant
  • responsibilityWord
    Ends in -ility
  • sergeantWord
    Sounds like SAR-jent but is spelled with an e: ser-geant
  • similarWord
    Ends in -ar
  • specialWord
    Ends in -cial
  • strengthWord
    Strength has a g and a th
  • temperatureWord
    Temper-a-ture: say it with four syllables
  • unnecessaryWord
    Un + necessary: both n's
  • vacuumWord
    Two u's together
  • vegetableWord
    Spelled veg-e-ta-ble
  • villageWord
    Ends in -age

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