Tricky spelling

We all know that English can be pretty tricky. With its confusing grammar rules full of exceptions, words that look the same but sound different, and those sneaky silent letters, it's no walk in the park. To add to the challenge, there are words that seem like someone was having a laugh when they came up with the spelling.

In this lesson, I provide a number of dictation exercises to help your students practise and master the correct spellings of 30 not-so-easy-to-spell words. Let's embark on this journey together and unravel the mystery of these tricky spellings!

DICTATION 1

pronunciation	misspell
maintenance	nauseous
diarrh(o)ea	perseverance
jewellery / jewelry	vicious
conscientious	indict

DICTATION 2

definitely	embarrassed
government	unnecessarily
occurrence	surprise
committee	questionnaire
colleague	basically

DICTATION 3

thoroughly	faithfully
cemetery	vacuum
accommodation	sincerely
manoeuvre / maneuver	mischievous
underprivileged	entrepreneurship

DICTATION 4

rhythm	occasionally
ubiquitous	acknowledgment
ingenious	acquaintance
playwright	receipt
pastime	vengeance

DICTATION 5

separate	height
narcissistic	chauffeur
indispensable	handkerchief
thigh	surveillance
unconscious	preferebly

DICTATION 6

publicly	logically
grateful	influential
noticeable	changeable
unbelievable	unimaginable
recipe	forty