Commonly Misspelled Words

by Nikki Ballard

Aa 

abbreviate -|- no need to abbreviate this word, 2 B's everytime. 
 

absurd -|- don't be absurd, spell this word with a U. 
 

abundance -|- Remember, an abundance of A's when trying to think of the ending of this word.  
 

accidentally -|- To prevent an accident on the field, you need an ally on your team. 
 

accompanying -|- There are 2 C's accompanying this word. 
 

according -|- according to spelling rules, this word keeps both C's when adding an -ing 
 

achieve -|- To achieve spelling success, you must simply remember this word follows the "-i before -e" rule....kind of. 
 

acknowledge -|- To acknowledge this word's spelling, you must have previous knowledge. 
 

acquit -|- The AC quit.  
 

advice -|- I would advise you be careful giving out too much advice.  
 

aggravate -|- Don't let this word aggravate you, use the first letter of each word: A Good Girl Rarely Aggravates Visitors At The Estate 
 

airplane -|- This one is simple. Where do planes fly? In the air. Air + Plane = airplane.  

address -|- Please add your address. 

affect -|- affect/effect:

Use the word RAVEN to remember when to use "affect" versus "effect".

R emember

A ffect

V erb

E ffect

N oun  

affect can be a noun, and effect a verb, but they are very rarely used that way. see affect vs. effect 

aggression -|-    >>> Remember, the G's and S's are so aggressive they each get two.  

alcohol -|-   Drink a large cold orange juice for a cold, not alcohol. 

allege -|- Don't jump off a ledge trying to spell this word, just remember you need 2 L's and an -ege to allege something.  

a lot -|- It's always 2 words, so don't allot a lot of time and energy worrying. 

allot -|- It's always 1 word with 2 L's, so, again, don't allot a lot of time and energy worrying. 

amateur -|- Be mature, it isn't spelled how it sounds; use the french suffic -eur to move past amateur status. 

amend -|- Don't amend this word. It's spelled with one m every time.  

apparent -|- A parent must always pay the rent and you must always remember 2 P's and -rent when spelling apparent. 

argument -|- Argue will always lose an 'e' in an argument. 

arithmetic -|- A Rat In The House May Eat The Ice Cream 

average -|-   Age is more than just a number in average. 

absence -|- from the root word absent, in order to make absent a noun, you must drop the –t and add -ce  

accommodate -|- Remember, to accommodate this word, you'll need 2 C's, M's and O's.