The Kelly Yang Project’s 9th annual
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Spellbulary
histor y:
Spellbulary was started in 2005 as a fun and competitive event to encourage
spelling and vocabulary. An annual competition, Spellbulary is a huge and
popular event as it is Hong Kong’s only citywide Spelling bee. Not only do we
test spelling but we also include a vocabulary component in the contest. This
event usually attracts hundreds of kids and parents.
who can participate:
Group 1 (Age 6-7)
Group 2 (Ages 8-9)
Group 3 (Ages 10-11)
Group 4 (Ages 12-13)
past sponsors:
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date and time:
The preliminary rounds for Spellbulary will be held on May 4, May 11, May 18,
and May 25, 2014. The final competition for Spellbulary will be held on June 2,
2014 at the Hong Kong Central Library in Causeway Bay. The registration fee
is $100. To register and for more information, please contact:
The Kelly Yang Project:
The Top English WriƟng and Debate Centre
5/F Park Avenue Tower, 5 Moreton Terrace, Hong Kong
www.kellyyang.edu.hk, [email protected], +852-2810-4822
OFFICIAL USE ONLY
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REGISTRATION FORM
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KYP Student
1. STUDENT INFORMATION
Family Name
Sex
M
F
Age
Given Name (s)
D.O.B
D
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Y
Non-KYP Student
Chinese Name (if any)
School
Grade
Address
Home#
Fax #
Helper #
Parent E-MAIL
2. REGISTRATION SURVEY
How did you hear about the Kelly Yang Project? __________________________________________________
How did you hear about Spellbulary? ___________________________________________________________
Are you interested in finding out more about KYP’s classes? ________________________________________
3. PARENTS & EMERGENCY CONTACT
Father:
First Name / Last Name
Mobile #
COMPANY NAME
First Name / Last Name
Mobile #
COMPANY NAME
First Name / Last Name
Phone #
Relationship
Mother:
Emergency
Contact:
Parents of Creativity Terms and Agreements
(Please read through the Terms & Agreements before signing the registration form)
I agree to allow my child to participate in The Kelly Yang Project’s
Spellbulary competition at The Kelly Yang Project Limited.
I agree to allow my child to be photographed and recorded in the
competition for promotional purposes.
I agree to give The Kelly Yang Project license to use my child’s works
to promote and enhance creative and critical thinking in KYP
publications such as The Idea Burger.
I agree to the terms of the Parents of Creativity Terms and Agreements page. * We
CANNOT accept this registration if it is not signed.
Signature: _________________________
Date: ___________________________
PLEASE FLIP TO THE BACK PAGE.
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Terms & Conditions:
Information
Spellbulary open to all international and local school students. The entrance
fee is a non-refundable $100 per student. The final competition of
Spellbulary will be on June 2, 2014 at Hong Kong Central Library (66
Causeway Road, Causeway Bay).
Final competition:
Monday, June 2, 2014
1:00pm -- Age Group 6-7 years old
2:00pm -- Age Group 8-9 years old
3:00pm-- Age Group 10-11 years old
4:00pm -- Age Group 12-13 years old
Please arrive on time or you may not be allowed to participate. Only those
students who have registered for the event will be able to participate.
Registration Fee:
(Non-Refundable)
HK 100 (Cheque Or Bank Transfer Only) ** Cash will NOT be accepted
The Kelly Yang Project Limited
Bank Name : HSBC
Account Number : 083-648824-838
Contest Rules:
Spelling and Vocabulary – Your child will be automatically placed in one of
four age groups based on his/her birthday at the time and date of competition.
There will be no pre-distributed list of study words. At the competition, each
participant will be asked to spell a randomly-selected word. If correct, the
participant moves on to the next round. If incorrect, the participant can stay in
the competition by giving the correct definition of the word. If the participant
gets the definition right, he/she will be given another word, which he/she
must spell correctly in order to remain in the game. The winner is the person
who remains in the game the longest. Participants who are rude, disrespectful
or disruptive will be asked to leave.
All results and decisions are binding and at the sole discretion of The Kelly
Yang Project.
Deadline:
Registration ends April 30, 2014.
*For detailed policies, please refer to our website below.
THE KELLY YANG PROJECT LIMITED
5/F PARK AVENUE TOWER
5 MORETON TERRACE
CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG
Tel: (852) 2810 – 4822
Email: [email protected]
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Fax: (852) 3971 – 0482
Web Site: www.kellyyang.edu.hk
All about Spellbulary:
History
Spellbulary was started in 2005 as a fun and
competitive event to encourage spelling and
vocabulary. An annual competition, Spellbulary is a
huge and popular event as it is Hong Kong’s only
citywide Spelling bee. Not only do we test spelling
but we also include a vocabulary component in the
contest. This event usually attracts hundreds of kids
and parents.
AgeLevels
Your child will be automatically placed in one of
four age levels: Group 1 Ages 6-7, Group 2 Ages 89, Group 3 Ages 10-11, Group 4 12-13.
HowtostudyforSpellbulary
Unlike previous years, there will be no pre-distributed list of study words. This is to
avoid the widespread student cramming for the event that occurred last year. Instead, we
will do a few practice rounds in each of our KYP classes to get the students comfortable
with the rules of the game. We also have attached the list of study words from LAST
YEAR--this list is only to be used as a rough guide so that you can have a sense of the
difficulty level of the words. The words on the list may not necessarily be the same words
used this year. Chances are, they will not be the same and only a few words may reappear. So please do not memorize this study list. Use it only as a guide.
Here are some other ways to study for Spellbulary:
z Read frequently and acquire a good vocabulary base through reading.
z When you encounter a word you do not know, look it up.
z Keep a journal of new vocabulary words and review the journal frequently.
If possible, make flashcards.
z Make studying for Spellbulary a family activity--test each other at the dinner
table and have practice rounds at home with your parents.
z Have fun!
Word Reference Guide from Previous Years:
6-7 years old
able
day
black
desk
catch
book
aren't
city
clean
dress
drop
color
but
egg
elf
big
cannot
age
car
blue
didn't
dirt
both
doll
awake
bake
be
each
cookies
been
began
candy
act
cap
dear
deep
alive
cat
did
body
ant
anyway
April
doesn't
dog
bread
class
clock
dream awhile
clothes
drink
bunny
colder
bus
come
eat
bee
by
could
cake
even
birds
do
blow
dish
bone
born
asleep boy
done
closed
bath
bear
ear
buy
beforecage
call
alike
carry
boat
and
boots
bright
coat
burn
bed
corn
cream
bell
calling
cry
eye
best
came
curl
fast
hello
feeling
here
hide
fill
his
gone
fireman
hope
five
like
grow
face
full
king
garden
kitten
lake
give
fine
hold
got
let
house
floor
I'll
better
hear
father
her
fell
fight
hill
go
lay
hop
fishing
light
hurt
lion
camp
kind
game
kite
get
gift
large
hit
good
left
grass
flag
likes
flying
dance
fat
helper kiss
feet
few
high
find
late
home
first
horse
green
flower
I'm
farm
fun
gave
giant
land
glad
fire
learn
grade
letter
hunt
I
lip
food nice
pencil
rose
melt
night
8-9 years old
arrow
dark
attack
broke
brown
duck
became
boxes
ankle
answer
hid
guess
know
found
mouse
pretty already
morning
yourself
Saturday
littlest freedom
August
greatest
downstairs everybody Christmas chief
south
third
birthday
brothers
Friday
friend
children
jumped
Looking
country
piece
eight
saying
should
chicken
player
season
change
dinnerchair
second
ground
biggest
aboard
athlete
collar
diversion
across
addition
confusion
disappear
adjective
double
bargain
contribution
Africa
bathtub
coordination
drown
closet
dislocate
ache
Australia
awful
backyard
concerned
dolphin
dramatic
bandage
address
doorbell
ballot
adverb
congratulate
banner
doubt
afraid
barren
dough
dozen
afternoon
battle
costume
counselor
eagle
agree
beckon
bedroom
crow
easier
airplane
alarm
beggar
cruise
education
allergy
bicycle
curious
electrician
elephant
biography
daily
allow
10-11 years old
against
beautiful
criticize
earn
aid
beetle
cruel
Easter
Alaska
believable
crumb
alley
bikes
current
blanketed
dairy
blossom
data
energy
amazement bought
deaf
angel
bundle
decision
enthusiasm
annual
decorate
equator
deer
Europe
answered
Celsius
hungry
loneliness
longitude
fly
lunar
frazzled
illegal
aloud
enemy
bleachers
amaze
dangerous
bottle
altitude
daughter
dazed
engine
anchor
breakfast
death
announcer
enough
butterfly
anniversary
declaration
buried
equals
decoration
equator
another
castle
caught
defeat
eventually
Antarctica
once
flippers
hygiene
operation
foolish
lunch
opponent
machine
orchestra
freestyle
12-13 years old
vegetation
shriek
steel
utensils
thorough
though vehicle
sickness
stomach
shy
sternly
threatening video
threw
thrill violin
sight strength
throat
sighed
straight
vocalist
watches
signature
studied
sign stubbornness through
Thursday
ticket weekend
simply sudden
tickle
watercolor
subway
well-being
siren suddenly
timber
wheel
skate
tomatoes
whole
worried
slang
suit
tongue
slammed
sugar tomorrow
wrap
sleeve support
tough
wriggle
touch
wrestling
slept
concentration
dodge
actively
biology
supersonic
bleachers
boulevard
bunion
canopy
cashier
blockade
bracelet
calamity
capsule
cautious
blubber
broadcast
calcium
captivate
cemetery
boomerang
bungalow
calorie
cartilage
census