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
Punctuation
Atmosphere
Imagery
Lexical Field
MATHS
Acute
Adjacent
Average
Capacity
Socio-Linguistic Maturation Differentiate
Accommodation Theory
Imaginary
Convergence
Implies
Divergence
Impulse
Phatic
Index
Transactional
Integration
Referential
Pyramid
Prosodic Features
Random
Idiolect
Reciprocal
Social Influences
Reflex
Spontaneous Speech
Regression
Ellipsis
Stationary
Phonological Features
Stem
Circular Narrative
Cardinal
Foreshadowing
Combination
Migrant workers
Compass
Great Depression
Complement
Loneliness
Complex
Jim Crow Laws
Constant
Social Hierarchy
Polar
Ranch Hands
Scale
Manual Labour
Series
Segregation
Significant
Vulnerability
Tangent
Context
Times
Language Analysis
Translate
Writer’s Intentions
Continuous
Effect on Readers
Coordinate
Audience
Degree
Dramatic Irony
Deviation
Jacobean Era
Gradient
Elizabethan Era
Progression
Courtly Women
Simultaneous
Moor
Variance
Comparison
Whisker
Supernatural
RE
Conversion
Miracle
Numinous
Prayer
Agnosticism
Atheism
Freewill
Moral Evil
Natural Evil
Omni-Benevolent
Omnipotent
Omniscient
Immortality
Paranormal
Resurrection
SCIENCE
Electrolysis
Quarry
Phytomining
Bioleaching
Displacement
Cathode
Electroplating
Hydrocarbon
Viscous
Volatile
Unsaturated
Polymerisation
Carbon Neutral
Thermo Softening
Thermo Setting
Emulsion
Emulsifier
Near-death Experience Carboxylic acid
Fermentation
Sanctity of Life
Decomposition
Euthanasia
Methane
Reincarnation
Combustion
Discrimination
Homeostasis
Ethnic Minorities
Thermoregulatory
Prejudice
Synapse
Racism
Pituitary
Multi-Ethnic Society Mitosis
Community Cohesion Meiosis
Embryo
Racial Harmony
Religious Freedom Plasmid
Restriction
Interfaith Marriage
Enzyme
Religious Pluralism
Velocity
Cohabitation
Acceleration
Nuclear Family
Resultant
Procreation
Streamlined
Elasticity
Faithfulness
Momentum
Re-marriage
Pendulum
Civil Partnership
Hydraulic
Quality of Life
Centripetal
Voluntary
Coulomb
Non-voluntary
Conduction
Convection
Assisted
Thermistor
Morality
EXAM
Depict
Evokes
Illustrates
We can infer
Make an inference
We can deduce
We can perceive
Make an inference
Subsequently
Conversely
Consequently
Therefore
However
Furthermore
Establish
Likewise
In comparison
Apparent
Evident
Constitute
Consistent
Distinct
A considerable
number
Warrant
Conjure
Allude
Lexis
Accentuate
Ultimately
Devise
Obtain
Reasoning
Rectify
Substantiate
Verify
Absolute
Compelling
We are compelled to
Plausible