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0014 Identify the Use of Standard Spelling
Recognizing the Standard Spelling of Commonly Encountered Words and Education-Related Words (Presented in Context)
Spelling correctly and recognizing misspelled words are valuable skills that need to be developed. It is suggested that lists of frequently misspelled words like the one shown below be studied. Knowing how to spell the words in this list will also be useful in figuring out the spelling of words that are not in the list.
| accommodate |
decision |
laboratory |
psychopathic |
| accidental |
decided |
lead |
psychosomatic |
| accidentally |
defendant |
led |
pursue |
| acquaint |
definite |
library |
really |
| acquaintance |
definitely |
license |
realize |
| acquire |
definition |
loneliness |
receive |
| address |
define |
lonely |
receiving |
| advice |
describe |
loose |
recommend |
| advise |
description |
lose |
recommendation |
| affect |
disastrous |
losing |
referring |
| effect |
distress |
marriage |
repetition |
| all right |
embarrass |
mathematics |
repetitious |
| ambitious |
environment |
necessary |
responsible |
| among |
equipped |
unnecessary |
rhythm |
| analyze |
equipment |
neither |
selected |
| analysis |
exaggerate |
ninth |
seminar |
| apparent |
excellent |
noticeable |
sense |
| appear |
excellence |
noticing |
separate |
| appearance |
exist |
occasion |
separation |
| argument |
existence |
occur |
shining |
| arguing |
existent |
occurred |
similar |
| athlete |
experience |
occurring |
sophomore |
| began |
explanation |
occurrence |
studying |
| begin |
familiar |
opportunity |
success |
| beginner |
fascinate |
origin |
succeed |
| beginning |
forty |
original |
succession |
| belief |
fourth |
passed |
successful |
| believe |
general |
past |
surprise |
| benefit |
government |
perform |
temperature |
| beneficial |
governor |
performance |
than |
| busy |
grammar |
personal |
then |
| business |
grammatically |
personnel |
their |
| category |
height |
playwright |
there |
| cemetery |
history |
possess |
they’re |
| choose |
imagine |
possession |
thorough |
| chose |
imaginary |
practical |
tries |
| choice |
imagination |
precede |
tried |
| comparative |
immediate |
prefer |
too |
| conscientious |
immediately |
preferred |
to |
| conscience |
impressionable |
prejudice |
two |
| conscious |
incident |
prepare |
useful |
| consciousness |
incidentally |
prevalent |
useless |
| consistent |
independence |
principal |
using |
| consistency |
indict |
principle |
usual |
| control |
initial |
privilege |
unusual |
| controlled |
intelligent |
probably |
varies |
| controlling |
intelligence |
proceed |
various |
| controversy |
interest |
procedure |
vicious |
| controversial |
interpret |
professor |
weather |
| course |
interpretation |
profession |
whether |
| coarse |
irrelevant |
prominent |
woman |
| criticism |
its |
psychology |
write |
| criticize |
it’s |
psychoanalysis |
writing |
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