The Spelling Thief

The
 Spelling
 Thief
 
 

 Johanna
 Stirling
 
 

 

 

 

 
Spelling
 in
 exams
 


 


 

The Spelling Thief


 


 

byJohanna Stirling
© Johanna Stirling 2012


 
 
 
 
 
 
 ©
 Johanna
 Stirling
 2012
 

1)
 
 Which
 parts
 of
 exams
 need
 correct spelling?
 
 

 
Reading
 

 
Writing
 

 
Use
 of
 English
 

 
Listening
 

 
Speaking
 
 

 
2)
 Why
 do
 candidates
 make spelling
 errors
 in
 exams?
 

 

 
3)
 Which
 of
 the
 words
 (right)
 do
 your
 learners
 have
 trouble
 spelling?
 
 
 
 
 

  

Accommodation
 
Advertisement
 
Beautiful
 
Because
 
Beginning
 
Believe
 
Bicycle
 
Comfortable
 
Communicate
 
Convenient
 
Embarrassing
 Especially
 
Received
 
Sincerely
 
Which
 
Adapted
 from
 Objective
 First
 
(Cambridge
 University
 Press)
 


 
Discovering
 spelling
 
Account
 for the
 spelling
 of
 these:
 
demanding
 
 

 
disappointing
 

 

 capturing
 
 

 
unwrapping
 

Which
 of
 these
 have
 doubled consonants?
 Why?
 
listen
 
 
 
enjoy
 
 
 
develop
 
 
 
reset
 
 
 
provide
 
 
 
control
 
Adapted
 from
 Objective
 First (Cambridge
 University
 Press)
 


 
Word
 Shapes
 

The Spelling Thief
by Johanna Stirling
© Johanna Stirling 2012


 
Words
 within
 Words
 
Highlight something
 that's
 not
 true
 in
 'believe‘
 
Highlight
 hello
 in
 'which‘
 
 
Highlight
 a
 type
 of
 metal
 in
 'environment’
 
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