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Revising writing- correct spelling

1. Revising writing- correct spelling

2. l ock-luck grate-great s it - seat f ork- pork maid-made desert-dessert w rite-right sleep-slip break-brake f ull-fool from-form sight-site

3. Read the sentences and check out the spelling of the underlined words. Write C if the spelling is correct, and if not, write the correct spelling. 1. I ocassionally visit my grandparents in the province. 2. The teacher asks the learners to site examples of secondary sources. 3. Liza accompanied the house maid to her new masters. 4. The stranger wanders into the dessert of Saudi Arabia. 5. I made a very nice fortpolio in English.

4. Spelling is important for exactly the same reason that grammar and punctuation are important: poor spelling makes for a poor communication. Academic writing requires a high degree of accuracy and this is reflected in the quality of the writing. Poor spelling means a writer does not care enough about his work to proofread it.

5. In revising a composition , it is very essential to correct the spelling of the words that is appropriate for the sentence to create a good one.

6. To and Too To is used with the infinitive ( to watch, to run, etc.) or with an indirect object ( I gave the book to the student ) or as a preposition ( The Manager ran to the Fire Exit ) Too is an adverb – it adds information to a verb: ‘that athlete was too slow to win the race’ . In addition, it can be used in the sense of also : ‘The teacher, too, was puzzled by this suggestion’ .

7. Their, there and they’re Their is a possessive form (something belonging to ‘them’) There is an adverb, indicating location (over there) They’re is a contraction of ‘they are’ It’s and its It’s is a contraction of ‘it is’ Its is a possessive pronoun (it belongs to it: its properties, etc.)

8. Accept and except Accept is a verb, meaning to receive something (I accept that gift, they accepted this idea) Except can be a verb, except it is often used as a preposition meaning ‘but’ (I would accept that idea, except it is wrong….) Affect and effect Affect is a verb meaning to influence (Holiday arrangements have been badly affected by the weather conditions) Effect is the outcome of a chain of events (cause and effect)

9. Separate not seperate occasional not ocassional incidentally not incidently Desperate not desparate definitely not definitaly dependence not dependance

10. Some Odd Spelling Rules What to do with ‘e’ There are exceptions to all the rules about ‘e’ – including the classic “‘ i ’ before ‘e’, except after ‘c’” (e.g. weird, science, etc.). There are a few useful general tips, however: Dropping the ‘e’ Words ending in ‘e’ often lose the ‘e’ when a suffix (the ending which is added to a word) begins with a vowel or when a ‘y’ is added. For example:

11. desire + able = desirable criticise + ing = criticising advise + ory = advisory educate + ion = education arrive + al = arrival close + ure = closure noise + y = noisy

12. Keeping the ‘e’ Inevitably, there are exceptions to this general rule, and the ‘e’ is kept. For example: like + able = likeable stripe + y = stripey

13. The ‘e’ is also kept when the suffix begins with a consonant, as in - ness , - ly , - ment , - ful , -less etc. For example: sincere + ly = sincerely late + ly = lately polite + ness = politeness place + ment = placement complete + ly = completely blame + less = blameless

14. But (of course!), there are also exceptions to this rule. In some cases, the ‘e’ is dropped before the consonantal suffix. For example: argue + ment = argument wise + dom = wisdom true + th = truth true + ly = truly nine + th = ninth

15. Well, its another rainy day. I wonder what I will do. First, I think I’ll take a walk around the neyborhood to stretch my legs. Second, I’ll cook a big brakefast with toast fruit egg and bacon. After that, I might mow my lawn; it’s getting pretty long. I’m not sure what I’ll do after that. I guess I should go see my mother. I think she wants me to grocery shopping with her. I have no idea why she can’t just go by herself. Or, better still, she could ask my dad to go with her! I dout he will want to go with her though. He likes going to the grosery store as much as I do!

16. Jaime has been applying for fool-time jobs for several months. Last weak he recieved a call from the Human Resources director at a computer software company. The HR director asked Jaime if he could fly to Chicago for a job interview. The company offered to pay for Jaime’s plane ticket to Chicago, so that he will not have to pay for it himself. Jaime agreed to come for the interview. Since then, Jaime has been busy collecting information about the company. He also went shoping for a new suite. Jaime and his wife have been rehearsing answers to possible interview questions, so that Jaime will be prepared. Jaime is nervous about the interview, but he’s looking forward too working at a new place.

17. I’ve had a terible cold for several days. I’ve been blowing my nose, sneezing, and cofing . I’ve been eating chicken soap and drinking orange juice for a couple days. I’ve been taking aspirin and cough sirrup since the weekend. I’ve been at home watching TV since Monday. I’ve talked to my mother on the phone everyday of the week. I’ve watched every bad movie that came on the TV. I wonder when I’ll get well again. I wander when I can go back to work. I’m tired of coughing, sneezing, and complaining.

18. REMEMBER! Spelling is important because it makes writing meaningful. It reflects the writer’s ability in writing good composition.

19. When I turned the doornob , it opened easy. I was immediately spicious ; the door should have been locked on a weekend at midnite . I was carefully pushed the door open. It was pitch black inside. I couldn’t even see my own hand on the doorknob. I heard a low growl and felt something brush past me. What was it? A tiger. a lion…a wild beast? “There he is”, said Mr. O’Malley, owner of the building. “Come on, Butchy ,” he called to the dog. “Time too go home.” Mr. O’Malley looked at me for a moment. Then he said, “I know, I know. I shouldn’t had left the door open. I came back to lock it –– and to find Butchy .”

20. Assignment: Revise the paragraph. Correct the misspelled words. My fourth-grade son built an end table for me last week. He surprised me with it. I think it was very sweet of him to build it for me. It is the most elegant little table I have ever own . I moved one of my other table out of the living room and replaced it with the new one. My daughter commented that it didn’t match the furnechure in the living room, but it looked fine to me. My neighbor mentioned that one of the legs of the table was a little bit shorter than the other legs, but it looked great to me. My sister remarked that there was a nail sticking out of the side of the table but it looked okay to me. I know the table has some imperfections, but my fourth-grade son built it.