Here’s a link to an interesting page listing the 100 most commonly misspelled words in English. They are all words that could be used in your IELTS writing exam so it’s worth reading through what’s listed. (more…)
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Top 20 misspelt words in English
It’s always interesting to read the results of studies relating to language. The Telegraph, an English newspaper, recently reported on a study of the most commonly misspelt words in English. The top twenty misspelt words creates an interesting list – many of the words are words that an IELTS student might use in their writing. Do you think you would be able to remember how to spell all of the words in the list correctly?
Top 20 misspelt words:
1. Separate
2. Definitely
3. Manoeuvre
4. Embarrass
5. Occurrence
6. Consensus
7. Unnecessary
8. Acceptable
9. Broccoli
10. Referred
11. Bureaucracy
12. Supersede
13. Questionnaire
14. Connoisseur
15. A lot
16. Entrepreneur
17. Particularly
18. Liquify
19. Conscience
20. Parallel
You can read the full article here. Make sure that you read through the comments at the end of the article. Some of the commenters make interesting points.
Spelling : the answers
Did you manage to correct the spelling of all of the words below. Check you answers.
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acommodation – accommodation
adress – address
beggining – beginning
beleive – believe
definately – definitely
enviroment – environment
goverment – government
Wendesday – Wednesday
grammer – grammar
intresting – interesting
If you managed to get them all correct, you deserve a pat on the back!!
Can you correct the spelling?
Are these word spelled correctly? Look at them carefully and decide if they are. If you think they are spelled incorrectly, how would you correct them? Don’t use a dictionary!! That’s cheating.
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acommodation
adress
beggining
beleive
definately
enviroment
goverment
Wendesday
grammer
intresting
Come back to this page tomorrow to see the answers.
Read to spell better
Good spelling is crucial in the IELTS exam. You will be marked on your spelling in the writing exam and it is also important in the listening test. One way to improve your spelling is to read lots in English. The more you read in English, the more good English spelling you are exposed to. If you see a word lots of times, it will help you to recognise how it should look when spelled correctly.
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