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Tricky spellings
💡 The idea
Some words trip up almost everyone, usually because of double letters or silent letters. The fix is a memory hook: a short saying that reminds you of the hard part.
⚡ Handy ones
| Word | Memory hook |
|---|---|
| necessary | one collar, two sleeves: one c, two s’s |
| accommodate | big enough for two c’s and two m’s |
| embarrass | really red, so shy: two r’s, two s’s |
| believe | never believe a lie |
| receive | i before e, except after c |
| separate | there’s “a rat” in separate |
| until | one l, though “till” has two |
| conscience | con + science |
🪜 The steps
- Say the word slowly in parts: Feb-ru-ar-y, li-brar-y.
- Find the hard spot: a doubled letter, a silent letter, an “ie/ei”.
- Use the hook for that spot.
⚠️ Watch out
- Wrong spellings often look fine at a glance. Check letter by letter.
- Say every sound. People drop the first r in “February” and “library” and the first r in “surprise”.
🎯 Try these
Which is right?
- tommorow · tomorrow · tomorow
- privilege · priviledge · privelege
- occasion · occassion · ocasion
Answers: 1) tomorrow 2) privilege 3) occasion
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