Spelling City has a range of spelling lists starting at Level W through to Level Z. Click on S-test next to the list you want to practise, to test your skills, and click on Games to practise that list with fun games like Hang Mouse or Word Search.
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Spelling Tips:
1 Count syllables - count the number of 'beats' in each word. Eg. com - pu - ter has 3 syllables. Be careful to say the word as you would normally when counting syllables - no 'stretching' of sounds. To help, you can put your hand under your chin and count the number of times your jaw drops as you speak the word.
2.Write the words out three times.
3. Highlight/trace over the top of tricky letters, such as silent or double letters eg whistle
4. Look Say Cover Write Check
5. Write the word out in its singular and plural form eg baby, babies
6. Write the words in sentences. 6. Turn each letter of the word into a funny little phrase eg. chili: cats have interesting little ideas
7. Write the words into a funny short story.
8. Get someone to test you - or test yourself on spellingcity.com/araratcollege and then just
focus your practice on the ones you get wrong.
9. Learn how to write the different forms of the word (known as Word Families). Eg locate, dislocate, located, locating, relocate, etc
10. Old way/New Way; see: the explanation below. This is an excellent strategy for words that you keep having trouble with over and over again. More information about this strategy is at: http://www.spellingzone.com/spellingchart.html.
1 Count syllables - count the number of 'beats' in each word. Eg. com - pu - ter has 3 syllables. Be careful to say the word as you would normally when counting syllables - no 'stretching' of sounds. To help, you can put your hand under your chin and count the number of times your jaw drops as you speak the word.
2.Write the words out three times.
3. Highlight/trace over the top of tricky letters, such as silent or double letters eg whistle
4. Look Say Cover Write Check
5. Write the word out in its singular and plural form eg baby, babies
6. Write the words in sentences. 6. Turn each letter of the word into a funny little phrase eg. chili: cats have interesting little ideas
7. Write the words into a funny short story.
8. Get someone to test you - or test yourself on spellingcity.com/araratcollege and then just
focus your practice on the ones you get wrong.
9. Learn how to write the different forms of the word (known as Word Families). Eg locate, dislocate, located, locating, relocate, etc
10. Old way/New Way; see: the explanation below. This is an excellent strategy for words that you keep having trouble with over and over again. More information about this strategy is at: http://www.spellingzone.com/spellingchart.html.