SPELLING Standard 6F
Spelling Strategies Look at the word. What does it mean? How is it spelled? Do you see any word parts that you know?
Spelling Strategies Say the word. What sounds do you hear? Are there any silent letters? Is it spelled like how it sounds?
Spelling Strategies Spell the word out loud. Do you notice any patterns? Copy the word. Did you copy all the letters correctly?
Spelling Strategies Cover, write, and check the word. Did you spell the word correctly?
Spelling Tricks Take a word that you are having trouble spelling, and try the following strategies to help you remember it.
Spelling Tricks Divide It Divide the tricky word into smaller parts. Learn each part separately. Example in-de-pen-dent
Spelling Tricks Make Up Your Own Pronunciation Say the tricky word in a way that will help you remember how it is spelled. Just remember not to pronounce the word this way in conversation! Example True pronunciation: ed-i-ter Made-up pronunciation: ed-i-tor
Spelling Tricks Pair It Up Pair the tricky word with a shorter, related word that gives a sound clue. Example depend → independent
Spelling Tricks Study the Problem Part Find the part of the tricky word that gives you problems and study it extra hard. Example editor
Spelling Tricks Think of a Sentence Link the tricky word with a word that has the same problem letters. Example My independent sister put a dent in my car.
Spelling Tricks Think of Other Forms Think of other forms of the word where you can better hear the problem letters in the word. Example editor → editorial
Spelling Tricks Use Rhyme Find a rhyming word that you know that is spelled the same at the end. Example Independent rhymes with rent.
Time to Practice Which correctly spelled word fits the blank in the following sentence? On Halloween, my sister loves _______ me! scarin' scareing scaring scaren
Time to Practice Which correctly spelled word fits the blank in the following sentence? The _______ branch creates the laws we follow. legislativ leguslative legislative legeslative
Time to Practice Which correctly spelled word fits the blank in the following sentence? My teacher gave us a _______ amount of work. manigable manigeable manageable managable