Below are listed the spelling rules on which you will be tested each Tuesday. Also listed are five of the ten words which will be on the test. The other five words will be words which fit the rule, but you will not be given them ahead of time. You will need to learn and understand the spelling rule so you can apply it during the test. There will also be a bonus question or two each week for extra credit. These could be review words from previous weeks, the definition of a particular spelling word, something we studied in GOTCHA, etc. Once again, you will not know this ahead of time, but good study habits like really learning your words each week and looking up words which are new to you will be rewarded (smile). If you don't understand a rule or ever need help, be sure to ASK! This site has some hints for studying spelling: Spelling Resources and this one is interactive:Commonly Misspelled Words. If you would like to hear the words pronounced (and find out what else we're doing in class this week, call the home-phone 24-hour recording at 955-6942, teacher number 5202 (area code 352).
Week One: Because -ar, -er, and -or at the end of words sound the same, they cause spelling problems. Learn these frequently misspelled words ending in -ar.
Week Two: Learn these frequently misspelled words ending in -er.
Week Three: Learn these frequently misspelled words ending in -or.
Week Four: Many common words are misspelled because words are not pronounced fully. Get in the practice of pronouncing all consonants and be sure to include them in the spelling.
Week Five: Get in the practice of pronouncing all vowels and be sure to include them in the spelling.
Week Six: A hyphen is used between two or more words modifying a noun and used as a SINGLE adjective (especially when the adjective comes before the noun).
Week Seven: A hyphen is used between parts of a compound noun.
Week Eight: A hyphen is used between the parts of numerals from twenty-one to ninety-nine.
Week Nine: A hyphen is used between the numerator and denominator of a fraction used as an adjective, except when a hyphen already appears in either the numerator or denominator.