Tips to improve your spelling
Tip No: 1.
Remember Spelling Rules (these work with few exceptions)
“i” before “e”, except after “c”
OR
when the above letter combination sounds like an “a” (as in “Neighbor” or “Weigh”) --Exception: Neiman Marcus ,
“q” is followed by “u”
Tip No: 2.
Listen carefully. However, spelling errors may result from listening to poor enunciation. Pronounce the word correctly. Spell it by syllables. For example:
In-de-pen-dent
Con-tent
Gov-ern-ment
Tip No 3
Use memory tricks that can help you remember the correct spelling of tricky words. For example: Tip No 4.
Piece → a piece of pie
Desert → Sahara (one “s”)
Dessert → Strawberry Straw (two “s’s”)
The best tricks are the ones you think of yourself to help you remember how to spell the words that are causing the most problems.
Tip No 5.
Make a list of words that cause you difficulty. Be sure to spell the words correctly. Review your list as often as necessary in order to visualize and memorize the correct spelling.
Tip No 6.
Read widely. Read the directory.
You can find resources like the belwo websites to improve your spelling:
WEBSITES
- http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/
BOOKS/ MATERIALS TO HELP YOU PREPARE
- 303 Dumb Spelling Misstakes…..and What You Can Do about Them
Author: David Downing NTC Publishing Group, 1989 ISBN: 0844254754
- 1001 Commonly Misspelled Words: What Your Spell Checker Won’t Tell You
Author: Robert Magnan and Mary Lou Santovec , McGraw-Hill, 2000 , ISBN: 007135736X
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