The scene has been set - don't be scared! Have a go at this KS3 spelling quiz on words beginning at sc.
"A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared. I'm not Superman." - Jackie Chan.
It's strange how the addition of a single letter can make all the difference in a word. Add an extra r to "scared" and you get "scarred". Not the same at all! Take an s away from "dessert", and you'll be stuck with "desert". Again, there's a big difference! Likewise, "lose" and "loose" are so similar, and yet two distinct words. And you wouldn't want to confuse "cloth" with "clothe" or "bath" with "bathe", either! Can you think of any more pairs of words where the difference in meaning hinges on a single letter?
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling
In remembering the sc- with which "scenario" begins, it can help to remember how to spell "scene"
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The "s" sound in "scenario" is written with the digraph, sc
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The "or" sound can be spelled "ore", "oar" or "or", but only one of these is correct for "score"
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The key letter to remember in "script" is most likely to be the c
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The a of the unstressed third syllable can be difficult to remember (especially when this syllable is often lost in pronunciation)
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Words with a c before -tion can be a little tricky
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If you remember how to spell "breve", you'll be fine with "semibreve"
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The -or ending is the key part of this word to remember
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Many people like to remember this spelling by reminding themselves that there is "a rat" in "separate"
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The words "sequence" and "sequential" are related
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