'My, how you've grown,' they groaned. Practise spelling words beginning at gr in this KS3 quiz.
"I think it's so cool to be tall. Even when I'm not wearing heels people tell me I'm tall and I always take it as a compliment. The good thing is I can always see everybody in the room." - Maria Sharapova.
One typical problem in spelling arises when you encounter a pair of homophones. For instance, "compliment" and "complement" sound the same, but have two different meanings. In each case the second syllable is unstressed: the i of "compliment" and the e of "complement" are pronounced as a schwa (written like this: ǝ). This rule of English pronunciation makes these words sound identical. Correct spelling relies on other clues in addition to the sound of a word. Which of these two homophones is related to completion? The spelling gives a clue....
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling
The word "growth" is related to "grow"
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Remember that u comes before the a
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How many words can you think of which begin with gu-?
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"Gym" is short for "gymnasium"
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The i of the final syllable can be tricky
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Can you see the word "habit" in "habitat"?
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"Hamstring" is a compound word, "ham" plus "string"
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If you can remember how to spell "happen", you'll easily manage "happened"
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Be careful not to confuse "wear" with "ware"
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The words "harmony" and "harmonic" are related
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