Spell Words With Tricky Double Letters

Use the proofreading passages after students have practiced the patterns in the shorter sheets. Have them say the word slowly and check each letter before writing.

Fix misspelled double letter words such as comittee, posession and questionaire in 14 sentences. Some words double one letter but not another: accommodate, embarrass, occurrence, millennium, necessary and harass. Check which letter doubles. The directions on the page read: Each sentence has one misspelled word. Cross it out. Then spell it correctly on the line. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 8th grade spelling, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

Homophones sound alike but have different spellings and meanings, such as cue and queue or flare and flair. Homophones in a Community Theater Review has students choose 12 correctly.

Some base words drop a letter, often a final e, to make the new word easier to say. Argue becomes argument and true becomes truly.

Many words from Italian and Spanish keep patterns from those languages, such as double consonants in spaghetti or a final o in mosquito.