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Conform
to the Conventions of Standard American English
Spelling correctly
and recognizing misspelled words are valuable skills that need to be developed.
It is suggested that lists of frequently misspelled words like the one
shown below be studied. Knowing how to spell the words in this list will
also be useful in figuring out the spelling of words that are not in the
list.
| accommodate |
decision |
laboratory |
psychopathic |
| accidental |
decided |
lead |
psychosomatic |
| accidentally |
defendant |
led |
pursue |
| acquaint |
definite |
library |
really |
| acquaintance |
definitely |
license |
realize |
| acquire |
definition |
loneliness |
receive |
| address |
define |
lonely |
receiving |
| advice |
describe |
loose |
recommend |
| advise |
description |
lose |
recommendation |
| affect |
disastrous |
losing |
referring |
| effect |
distress |
marriage |
repetition |
| all right |
embarrass |
mathematics |
repetitious |
| ambitious |
environment |
necessary |
responsible |
| among |
equipped |
unnecessary |
rhythm |
| analyze |
equipment |
neither |
selected |
| analysis |
exaggerate |
ninth |
seminar |
| apparent |
excellent |
noticeable |
sense |
| appear |
excellence |
noticing |
separate |
| appearance |
exist |
occasion |
separation |
| argument |
existence |
occur |
shining |
| arguing |
existent |
occurred |
similar |
| athlete |
experience |
occurring |
sophomore |
| began |
explanation |
occurrence |
studying |
| begin |
familiar |
opportunity |
success |
| beginner |
fascinate |
origin |
succeed |
| beginning |
forty |
original |
succession |
| belief |
fourth |
passed |
successful |
| believe |
general |
past |
surprise |
| benefit |
government |
perform |
temperature |
| beneficial |
governor |
performance |
than |
| busy |
grammar |
personal |
then |
| business |
grammatically |
personnel |
their |
| category |
height |
playwright |
there |
| cemetery |
history |
possess |
they’re |
| choose |
imagine |
possession |
thorough |
| chose |
imaginary |
practical |
tries |
| choice |
imagination |
precede |
tried |
| comparative |
immediate |
prefer |
too |
| conscientious |
immediately |
preferred |
to |
| conscience |
impressionable |
prejudice |
two |
| conscious |
incident |
prepare |
useful |
| consciousness |
incidentally |
prevalent |
useless |
| consistent |
independence |
principal |
using |
| consistency |
indict |
principle |
usual |
| control |
initial |
privilege |
unusual |
| controlled |
intelligent |
probably |
varies |
| controlling |
intelligence |
proceed |
various |
| controversy |
interest |
procedure |
vicious |
| controversial |
interpret |
professor |
weather |
| course |
interpretation |
profession |
whether |
| coarse |
irrelevant |
prominent |
woman |
| criticism |
its |
psychology |
write |
| criticize |
it’s |
psychoanalysis |
writing |
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