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Commonly Misspelled Words Worksheet
Read, cover and spell eight fifth-grade words that are easy to get wrong.
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Commonly Misspelled Words
8 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: 1. Do one word at a time. 2. Copy the word into the center column. 3. Draw lines between syllables and highlight the letters that do not sound the way you expect. 4. Fold the left column over the center column to cover both copies of the word. 5. Write the word from memory in the third column. 6. Open the flap to double-check the spelling.
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About this worksheet
Some words don't spell the way they sound. Necessary has one c and two s's, definitely has no a, and receive puts the e before the i. This sheet has eight words like that: necessary, definitely, receive, occasion, government, environment, especially and knowledge.
Read, cover and spell is a three-step routine. Copy the word and split it into syllables, highlight the tricky letters, then fold the page and write it from memory.
A worked example
beautiful
- Read it and copy it into the center column.
- Split it into syllables: beau / ti / ful.
- Highlight the letters that don't sound the way you expect: "beau", which says "byoo".
- Fold the page, write the word from memory, then unfold it and check.
Answer: beautiful
The common mistake
What it looks like: Spelling government as "goverment".
Why it happens: In everyday speech the n is barely said.
How to fix it: Find the smaller word inside: govern + ment. Spelling the two parts keeps the n in.
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