spelling
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- noun
- /ˈspɛlɪŋ/
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- We are practicing our spelling for the upcoming test next week.
- correct spelling
- spelling test
- spelling errors
You know, it's British because of the spelling of the word odor.
- You know, it's British because of the spelling of the word odor.
- It was rejected because it had too many spelling and grammar errors.
- And get this spelling changes a lot faster than characters do.
- Singing like spelling bees, like mostly singing and art.
- I'm not quite John Legend tight sweater level, spelling bee level.
- Is it polished or is the formatting of spelling grammar that drives me nuts.
Examples
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Furthermore, the research presented here confirms the need to improve the typical spelling instruction our students are receiving.
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Spelling was measured using the Test of Written Spelling-4 (TWS-4; Larsen, Hammill, & Moats, 2005).
Academic text (2013) -
You okay with your spelling words, Bridge?
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How can you have 6 spelling mistakes in 5 words?
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- We're having a spelling bee.
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They wanted the correct spelling of my name and job title.
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You're talking to the two time spelling bee champion of the district.
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Don't you want to prepare for the spelling bee?
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Spelling outcomes were measured by students' correct spelling of words and the percent of words capitalized correctly.
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The teacher explained the importance of correct spelling in written communication.
Compounds
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A contest where people say the letters of words and are out if they make a mistake
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The way English words are written in the United Kingdom and other countries, often different from American spelling
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A competition where people try to write words correctly and are out if they make a mistake
The way words are spelled in the United Kingdom, for example colour and theatre
- Canadian
English spelling used in Canada that combines British and American forms
- Canadian
The way English words are written in Canada, mixing British and American forms
Way of writing English words used in the UK, Ireland and many Commonwealth countries, different from American English
English spelling used in the UK, Ireland and many other countries, different from American spelling
- Specialized
Spelling used in the United States, for example color not colour
- Australian
The English spelling used in Australia, for example colour not color
- Australian
A standard way to spell words in Australia like 'colour' instead of 'color'
- Irish
A way people write English words in Ireland using British forms like colour
- New Zealand
Standard English spelling that people use in New Zealand, like organise rather than organize
The way people write words in American English, often different from the British way
How Correct
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8
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spelling comes from the old word spell, which meant 'to say' or 'to tell' aloud. So to spell a word was originally to say its letters one by one, and spelling became the activity of making words with the right letter order.