🧠 Mind Map: Spelling
Correction Strategy
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Common Error Types Spelling Rules
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Homophones (e.g. their/there) Prefixes & Suffixes Plural Rules
Silent Letters (e.g. doubt) (e.g. un-, -able) (e.g. -y to -ies)
Confused Spellings (e.g. receipt/recipe)
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Word Families &
Derivatives
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Context-based Elimination
📚 Detailed Notes on
Spelling Correction
I. 🔍 Understanding Spelling
Errors
- Homophones:
Words that sound the same but have different meanings/spellings.
- Examples:
Their / There / They’re, Your / You’re, Its / It’s
- Tip:
Understand the meaning to choose the right word.
- Silent
Letters: Often confused or omitted.
- Examples:
- doubt,
subtle – silent b
- honest,
hour – silent h
- knee,
knife – silent k
- Commonly
Confused Words:
- Affect
vs Effect, Accept vs Except, Loose vs Lose
- Tip:
Memorize with usage examples in context.
II. 🏗️ Spelling Rules
1. Prefixes & Suffixes:
- Don’t
change the spelling of the root word when adding a prefix:
- happy
➝ unhappy, tie ➝ untie
- Be
careful with suffixes:
- hope
➝ hopeful (drop the “e” if suffix starts
with a vowel)
- run
➝ running (double the consonant after short
vowel)
2. Plurals:
- Ends
in -y: change -y to -ies
- baby
➝ babies
- Ends
in -f or -fe: change to -ves
- knife
➝ knives
- Just
add -es to words ending in s, x, ch, sh:
- box
➝ boxes, church ➝ churches
3. Doubling Consonants:
- One
syllable, ends in consonant-vowel-consonant: double last consonant
- run
➝ running, sit ➝ sitting
- If
the word ends in a vowel + consonant, and the stress is on the last
syllable:
- begin
➝ beginning, prefer ➝ preferred
4. "i before e" Rule:
- Usually:
i before e except after c
- believe,
friend BUT receive, deceive
III. 🛠️ Techniques to Practice
- Word
Families: Group similar words:
- receive,
deceive, perceive
- recommend,
recommendation, recommended
- Mnemonics:
- Necessary
– one collar, two sleeves (one “c”, two “s”)
- Stationery
vs. Stationary – “e” for pen, “a” for stay
- Practice
Contextual Usage:
- Use
cloze tests and sentence completion.
- Choose
the correct spelling based on meaning.
- Daily
Practice:
- Keep
a spelling journal.
- Use
flashcards or apps like Quizlet.
🗂️ Chronological Learning
Path
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Week |
Focus Area |
Activities |
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Week 1 |
Homophones & Confused Words |
Daily quizzes, write example sentences |
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Week 2 |
Silent Letters & Prefix/Suffix |
Flashcards, root word expansion |
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Week 3 |
Plurals & Doubling Rules |
Worksheets, mock tests |
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Week 4 |
Exception Rules & Mnemonics |
Create your own mnemonics |
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Week 5 |
Contextual Spelling Correction |
Practice from SSC & Banking papers |
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Week 6 |
Mixed Revision |
Full mock tests with explanations |
✅ Spelling Correction Practice
Questions (1–100)
Each question presents a sentence with one misspelled word.
Your task is to find and correct it.
- Q:
He will untill the package tomorrow.
A: until
Explanation: “Until” has only one “l”. - Q:
The goverment announced a new policy.
A: government
Explanation: Missing “n” before “m”. - Q:
It was a grand occassion.
A: occasion
Explanation: Only one “s” in “occasion”. - Q:
Can you accomodate all the guests?
A: accommodate
Explanation: Needs double “c” and double “m”. - Q:
That is not the correct adress.
A: address
Explanation: “Address” has double “d”. - Q:
We will meet tommorow.
A: tomorrow
Explanation: One “m”, two “r”s. - Q:
Please recieve the parcel.
A: receive
Explanation: “i before e” except after “c”. - Q:
He was definately there.
A: definitely
Explanation: Common misspelling; correct form is “definitely”. - Q:
They acted seperately.
A: separately
Explanation: “Separate” has an “a”, not “e”. - Q:
The event occured without warning.
A: occurred
Explanation: Double “r” for past tense. - Q:
She tried to recieve help.
A: receive
Explanation: “i before e” after “c”. - Q:
This is a common missconception.
A: misconception
Explanation: Only one “s” in the prefix. - Q:
They realy enjoyed the movie.
A: really
Explanation: Needs double “l”. - Q:
Her beleif was strong.
A: belief
Explanation: Drops the “e” when forming noun. - Q:
The child showed inteligence.
A: intelligence
Explanation: Two “l”s, not one. - Q:
That is an embarassing mistake.
A: embarrassing
Explanation: Two “r”s and two “s”s. - Q:
His voice had a strange rythm.
A: rhythm
Explanation: “Rhythm” has no vowels between consonants. - Q:
What an acheivement!
A: achievement
Explanation: “i before e” rule applies. - Q:
The test was succesful.
A: successful
Explanation: Double “c” and double “s”. - Q:
They were truely happy.
A: truly
Explanation: Drop the “e” in adverbs ending with “-ly”.
21. recieve → receive — i before e after c
22. occurence → occurrence — Double “r” and “c”
23. concious → conscious — “sci” in the middle
24. beleive → believe — i before e
25. seperate → separate — has an “a” in middle
26. thier → their — correct homophone
27. responsibilty → responsibility — missing “i”
28. dissapoint → disappoint — one “s”, two “p”
29. refered → referred — double “r”
30. perserverance → perseverance — “perseverance” is correct
31. embarrased → embarrassed — double “r” and “s”
32. adressing → addressing — double “d”
33. arguement → argument — no “e” after “u”
34. ocassion → occasion — one “s”
35. comittee → committee — double “m”, double “t”
36. acknowlegement → acknowledgement — missing “d”
37. enviroment → environment — “n” after “o”
38. nieghbor → neighbor — “ei” not “ie”
39. governer → governor — no “e” before “r”
40. busines → business — two “s”s in the middle
41. preceed → precede — “e” comes before “d”
42. succes → success — double “s”
43. wierd → weird — “ei” not “ie”
44. acheive → achieve — “i before e”
45. calender → calendar — ends in “-ar”
46. embarased → embarrassed — double “r” and “s”
47. belive → believe — “i before e”
48. decieve → deceive — after “c” use “ei”
49. priviledge → privilege — no “d”
50. indespensible → indispensable — “a” not “e”
51. pronounciation → pronunciation — no “o”
52. reffering → referring — double “r” and “f”
53. recomend → recommend — double “m”
54. treshold → threshold — “h” before “r”
55. truely → truly — drop the “e”
56. withold → withhold — double “h”
57. accross → across — only one “c”
58. becuase → because — “u” before “a”
59. hight → height — “e” before “i”
60. fourty → forty — no “u”
61. haras → harass — double “s”
62. embarass → embarrass — double “r” and “s”
63. lisence → license — “c” not “s”
64. accomodation → accommodation — double “c” and “m”
65. noticable → noticeable — “e” stays after “c”
66. restarant → restaurant — “au” in the middle
67. resevoir → reservoir — “oi” at the end
68. persue → pursue — “u” after “s”
69. disapear → disappear — double “p”
70. firey → fiery — “i” after “f”
71. familar → familiar — includes “i”
72. writen → written — double “t”
73. begining → beginning — double “n”
74. succesfuly → successfully — double “s” and “l”
75. voluntier → volunteer — double “e”
76. acknoledge → acknowledge — includes “w”
77. oppertunity → opportunity — “o” not “e”
78. exagerate → exaggerate — double “g”
79. grammer → grammar — ends in “ar”
80. interupt → interrupt — double “r”
81. leutenant → lieutenant — “ieu” not “eu”
82. shedule → schedule — “sch” start
83. ocurrence → occurrence — double “r” and “c”
84. acept → accept — double “c”
85. recieveing → receiving — “i before e” after “c”
86. permenent → permanent — “a” not “e”
87. freind → friend — “i before e” not valid here
88. absense → absence — “c” not “s”
89. agrrement → agreement — missing “e”
90. tounge → tongue — “o” before “n”
91. accesory → accessory — double “s”
92. beleivable → believable — “ie” not “ei”
93. sucseed → succeed — “cc” not “cs”
94. critisize → criticize — “z” in American spelling
95. peom → poem — switch “e” and “o”
96. consious → conscious — “sci” pattern
97. knowlege → knowledge — includes “d”
98. acheived → achieved — i before e
99. paralel → parallel — double “l”
100. anual → annual — double “n”
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