Spelling Mistakes (Mnemonics + Writing Practice)

WHAT'S INSIDE:

The idea is simple. It’s a more of a tool than an activity, at least on the first couple pages.

The mnemonics pages include commonly misspelled words, and I’ve created simple chant mnemonics that either rhyme, or make connections to the correct word, or some tense of the word. If said aloud or in someone’s head, it should give them extra clues for how to spell, and to not confuse it with its incorrect counterpart.

Then, instruction on your part would go further to compare and contrast - however you want - the difference between these words and their counterparts. Feel free to use the practice pages!

This is more about spelling, but some words may need extra instruction for how to say it (e.g. “piece” sounds like “peese,” not “pies.” The mnemonic could confuse some, as if “piece” should have the same vowel sound as “pie”).

There’s an activity after to practice using “and I” and “and me” correctly.

There are directions on the page, but essentially learners will choose which sentence is correct between each pair of sentences.

You’ll have to explain the general rule:

if it doesn’t make sense to say “me” on its own, then use “and I,” or if it doesn’t make sense to say “I” on its own, use “and me.” Example:

She served dinner to my friend and me.

She served dinner to my friend and I.

It doesn’t sound right to say “she served dinner to I,” but it does make sense to say “she served dinner to me,” so the correct one is “and me.”

I’ve provided an answer key.

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