Be active in this KS3 spelling test on words beginning with ac.
"Sometimes you can't look up the correct spelling of a word in the dictionary because you don't know how to spell it."
Do your teachers ever tell you to look up a word in a dictionary when you don't know how to spell it? This can be very difficult, especially when you're not sure of even the first or second letter....but it is a good way for teachers to encourage you to spend time just browsing through words. You can come across some interesting vocabulary this way and even make a point of using newly discovered words in your own writing. Of course, people who aren't sure how to spell a word are often more likely to try searching for the word on the internet instead, just to see if Google recognises the word and suggests the correct spelling! Googling is certainly quicker, but might not introduce you to the same intriguing vocabulary you can stumble across in a dictionary.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling
The -e at the end of "active" makes no difference to the modern English pronunciation of the word
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The final -e of "active" becomes unnecessary when the word is transformed to "activity"
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Sometimes people pronounce this word by emphasising each syllable: ac-tu-al-ly. This is also a helpful way to remember its spelling
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Remember that the letter d appears twice in "addict"
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The final t of "addict" is dropped when converting the word to "addiction" by adding the suffix, -tion
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Thinking of the word "add" will help you to remember this spelling
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"Advertize" is correct in other English-speaking countries, such as the United States, and is also the preferred spelling for some publishers in the UK! Generally, the -ise suffix is considered correct in the UK
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This one is rather straightforward: "advertise" + -ment
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Remember the difference between the verb, "to advise" and the noun, "advice". Saying aloud the word you mean will help you to spell it correctly
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The s in "advise" makes the same sound as a z
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