TEN WAYS TO BECOME A BETTER SPELLER
If you do not currently spell well, take heart. The following suggestions can help.
1. Wait until you edit to check spellings. If you check during drafting and revising, you may check a word that you take out later. Furthermore, if you check spellings too soon, your attention will be diverted from the more pressing drafting and revising concerns.
2. Use a dictionary when you edit your writing to check every word of which you are unsure. If you have even the slightest doubt, consult your dictionary; you can find the word in less time than it takes to wonder.
3. Edit slowly, however; it easy to read past words you tend to misspell.
4. Use an electronic spellchecker, a handheld model or one that is part of your word processing program.
5. Keep a personal spelling list. Exchange your list with others.
6. Spell by syllables. Sound out long words syllable by syllable: cit-i-zen-ship.
7. Spell part by part: hand-book, ground-work, un-break-able.
8. Pronounce words correctly, and you are more likely to spell them correctly. For example, you may misspell "athlete" if you pronounce it incorrectly as "athelete."
9. Use memory tricks. For example, you may spell "tragedy" correctly if you remember that it contains the word "rage" and that characters in a tragedy are often filled with rage.
10. Learn the standard spelling rules.
Subject: TEN WAYS TO BECOME A BETTER SPELLER 
Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:11 am
