The list below shows 100 of the most often misspelled words:
their
they’re
there
to vs. too
then vs. than
familiar changeable definitely
people
different
because
thought
successful
beautiful
pursue
sincerely embarrass immediately your vs. you’re tried/ tries
swimming analyse were vs. we’re questionnaire two vs. too
let's
argument
necessary
through
quiet vs. quite
calendar
animals
started
recommend
would
said
receive bear vs. bare
from
frightened
cousin
separate
happened
didn't
always
interesting sometimes accentuate
children
perceive
until
our vs. are
asked
off vs. of
through
running
believe
little
repetition accommodate
went
receive
stopped
fulfil
morning
here vs. hear beginning know vs. no
technique
together
now
decided
friend
equipment
occurrence
its vs. it’s
bought
getting
rhythm
ingredient
again
heard
existence
coming
business
achieve
February
humorous
sentence
occasionally
surprise
before
caught
playwright
different
woman vs.
library
jumped
dropped
babies
women
How many of these words can you spell?
Use the ‘Look, Cover, Say, Write’ method to help you practise.
Look, cover, check
Break it into syllables (e.g. re - mem - ber)
Break it into affixes (e.g. dis - cover)
Words within words (e.g. tragedy - rage)
Use analogy (e.g. bright, light, night)
Say it as it looks - stress unstressed vowels (e.g. Wed - nes - day)
Use etymology (e.g. bi + cycle = two + wheels)
Use word families (e.g. muscle - muscular)
Plurals
 Most plurals are made by adding “s” to the end of the word: cat = cats; horse = horses
 They are never made by adding apostrophes! NEVER write cat’s, horse’s or taxi’s
(unless you want to mean ‘belonging to the cat/horse/taxi).
 Nouns that end in a hiss (the noun ends with s,x,z,sh,ch or ss) often need “es” to
make the plural: bonus = bonuses; box = boxes; church = churches; whizz = whizzes.
 If a noun ends in a single “f” we often have to change the ‘f’ to ‘v’ before adding
“es”: loaf = loaves; wolf = wolves; shelf = shelves. There are (of course!) exceptions
to this rule, including: chefs, roofs, and chiefs.
 If a noun ends with ‘o’ then we usually add an “es” to make the plural:
potato=potatoes; volcano = volcanoes; torpedo = torpedoes. Again there are
exceptions including:
piano = pianos; solo = solos.
ENGLISH
Soliloquy
Monologue
Dramatic Irony
Verse
Fantasy
Audience
MATHS
Interest
Expand
Bisector
Equidistant
Supplementary
Tessellation
Denouement
Continuous
Genre
Distribution
Suspense
Alternate
Tension
Congruent
CHEMISTRY
BIOLOGY
Global Warming
Agar
Prediction
Antibodies
Trend
Resistant
Ozone
Pathogens
Ultraviolet Light
Bacteria
Chlorofluorocarbon Virus
Alloy
Fungi
Reactivity
Incubation
Displacement
Vaccination
Native (state)
Infectious
ICT
PSHE
Editor
Budget
Notepad
Respond
Engine
Information
Navigation
Agencies
Consistency
Prejudice
Spreadsheet
Discrimination
Function
Responsibilities
Format
Decisions
Layout
Personally
Style
Emotional
FRENCH
GEOGRAPHY
Coast
Deposition
Transportation
Longshore Drift
Headland
Bay
Weathering
Hydraulic Action
Abrasion
Attrition
PHYSICS
Compression
Rarefaction
Eardrum
Vibration
Longitudinal
Particles
Loudness
Intensity
Amplitude
Frequency
MUSIC
Improvisation
Accented Notes
Syncopation
Steel Drums
Rastafarianism
Pentatonic
Oral Tradition
Work Songs
Ballad
Fiddle
Très (very)
Chez moi: at mine
J’ai déménagé ( I moved)
Je vais porter (I am going to wear)
Trop (too)
J’habite (I live)
Je vais acheter: (I am going to buy) Assez (quite)
Je vais visiter (I am going to visit)
Dans (in)
HISTORY
Industrial
Revolution
Population
Child Labour
Protest
Democracy
Suffrage
Chartists
Interpretation
Boroughs
DRAMA
Harlequin
Intonation
Space
Levels
Pace
Pitch
Stage Presence
Range
Gesticulate
Stimulus
DT
Aesthetics
Quality Control
Application
Modification
Synthesis
Annotation
Measurements
Modify
Implement
Sustainability
GERMAN
RE
Sikh
Gurdwara
Duty
Martyr
Khalsa
Identity
Community
Turban
Kacha
Kirpan
ART
Three Dimensional
Construction
Structure
Materials
Drawing
Maquette
Papier Mâché
Process
Skill
Evaluation
PE
Scrum
Ruck
Kick Off
Lineout
Break Down
Serve
Push Shot
Top Spin
Lay Up
Jump Shot
Dokumentarfilm(e): documentary film(s)
Zeichentrickfilm(e): cartoon(s)
Kindersendung(en): kids‘ show(s)
Musiksendung(en): music show(s)
Krimi(s): crime show(s)
Sportsendung(en): sports show(s)
Tiersendung(en): animal show(s)
Seifenoper(n): soap opera(s)
Komödie(n): comedy show(s)
Die Nachrichten: the news