Good Spelling Habits
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to spell words correctly.
Spelling
This lesson guides you on how to improve your spelling.
Good Spelling Habits
Good spelling habits can be developed through the following techniques:
1. Pronunciation of the word, studying and writing it down.
2. Learn to spell the words by breaking them into syllables and use the dictionary to confirm the
correct pronunciation and spelling.
The rule is LOOK at the word, SAY the word, THINK about it, WRITE the word and CHECK the spelling.
3. You need prior knowledge of spelling rules.
How to study a word
1. Look at the word
-How does it look?
-What does it mean?
2. Say the word
-Did you say it as you normally would?
-What are the vowel and consonants sounds?
3. Think about the word
-How is each sound spelled?
-Did you note any prefixes, suffixes, or other word parts?
4. Write the word
-Did you form the letters carefully?
-Did you think about the sounds and letters?
5. Check the spelling
-Did you write the word correctly?
-Do you need to write it again?
Words are misspelled because of poor pronunciation. This is through:
1. Omission of letters in words
Enviroment- environment
Campain – campaign
Hemsphere – hemisphere
2. Addition of letters in words
Arguements – arguments
Wellcome – welcome
Pronounciation – pronunciation
3. Change of letters in words
Repeatation – repetition
indiginous – indigenous
Indefinate – indefinite
4. Transposition of letters in words
amination – animation
prespiration – perspiration
charasteristics – characteristics
5.Misspelling is also caused due to poor application of affixation rules through prefixes and suffixes
Prefixes-it is where a letter (s) is added at the beginning of the word to form a new word. When a prefix is added, the spelling of the original word does not change.
If the prefix ends with the same letter as that which begins the word, both letters are retained.