Effective Spelling Strategies for Learning and Remembering Tricky Words
Learn effective spelling strategies to tackle tricky words such as "environment," "science," "definite," and more. Discover techniques like breaking words down, creating memory tricks, identifying word stems, and using the look-say-cover-write-check method to enhance spelling proficiency. Improve your spelling skills with practical tips and tricks!
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Language Detectives Investigating how language works: spelling strategies
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Better spelling Spellings can be tricky, but most words stick to predictable patterns and rules. There are lots of strategies you can use to help you learn and remember tricky words. By the end of this lesson you will be able to teach someone else how to spell 8 hard words: environment science definite separate photosynthesis weight unnecessary business
How can we learn and remember tricky spellings? 1. Break it down and sound it out. Break the word down into manageable chunks, say each chunk and write each one down: definite def in ite
How can we learn and remember tricky spellings? 2. Say it in a way you will remember: business sounds like there s a BUS in it
How can we learn and remember tricky spellings? 3. Invent a memory trick that works for you. separate there s a rat in separate
How can we learn and remember tricky spellings? 4. Find the stem and see what s added on. Some words have a prefix (at the start) or a suffix (at the end) that s added to the main stem. Try to remember common patterns: photosynthesis photo + syn+ thesis (like photograph or synthetic)
How can we learn and remember tricky spellings? 5. Look, say, cover, write, check. Look carefully at the word, say it, cover it up, write it down, check if you re right. You might need to learn science like this.
Spelling strategies Break it down and sound it out. Say it in a way you will remember. Invent a memory trick that works for you. Find the stem and see what s added on. Look, say, cover, write, check. environment science definite separate photosynthesis weight unnecessary business
Better spelling enviroment photosinthesis Each of these words has one tiny spelling mistake either a letter missing or the wrong letter used. With a partner, take it in turns to: point out the mistake teach the correct spelling and a strategy to remember it sciense wieght definate unecessary separte buisness
