Spelling Hints |
| The word accommodate is spelled with two sets of double letters. (Thanks to my former students at Marion High School in Marion, Illinois, for the mnemonic: Two Chicks and two Men on a date.) | The word believe is spelled with an ie (think: I did not believe his lie). | |
There is A RAT in the word separate! |
Every one (two words) refers to each individual in a group. Everyone (one word) refers to the group as an entirety. Every one of the children is beautiful. Everyone wanted to take their pictures. |
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There is also a RAT in the word congratulate! |
The word receive is spelled with an ei (think: Old McDonald received a farm, e-i-e-i-0)! |
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All right is the opposite of all wrong--and is two words. |
The word grammar has two A's (think: I made two A's on my grammar test). | |
| Business has the word bus at the beginning | The word license contains the word lice (think: the lice got their drivers' licenses). | |
While the number four contains the letter u, the number forty does not. (Think: U no longer exist after FORTY!) |
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