Spelling tips & tricks

1. Can you Spell…
(L6+)
WallStreetEnglishHongKong

2. WallStreetEnglishHongKong
INTRODUCTION
ERIC YAU
Your teacher

3. Warm-up:
Which one
is correct?

4. Objective
By the end of this social
club, students will have
tested their spelling and
learned what words they
need to practice spelling.

5. Outline
1. Warm-up
2. Spelling rules & practice
3. Tricky words

6. Every word has at
least 1 vowel

7. Every word has at least 1 vowel
◦ What’s a “vowel”?
◦ A,E,I,O,U
◦ (and sometimes Y)
◦ What’s the opposite of a vowel?
◦ Consonant
◦ (Everything else: R, T, L, N, Q…)

8. Every word has at least 1 vowel
◦ 1-letter words:
◦ A
◦ 2-letter words:
◦ It, he, at, is
◦ 3-letter words:
◦ She, boy

9. Every word has at least 1 vowel
1. 2-letter words
2. 3-letter words

10. “i” before “e”,
except after “c”

11. “i” before “e”, not after “c”
1.Friend
2.Ceiling
3.Receive
4.Believe
1
4
3
2

12. “i” before “e”
not after “c”

13. “i” before “e”, not after “c”

14. “q” must have a
“u”

15. “q” must have a “u”
1. quit

16. 4
2
3
1
Do only 1,2,3 & 4
“q” must have a “u”c

17. “q” must have a “u”

18. “q” must have a “u”

19. 1 sound? 1 vowel? F,L or
S @ end?
2x.

20. Do only
green
squares
1 sound? 1 vowel? F,L or S @ end? 2x.

21. 1 sound? 1 vowel? F,L
or S @ end?
2x.

22. Summary
ie vs ei?
Q
1 sound?
1 vowel?
F,L or S @ end?

23. Tricky words

24. professional or profesional?
◦ Profe$$ional

25. dessert vs desert?
dessert desert

27. Jeopardy! Rules
1. 1st to hit the bell can answer (and then 5
seconds to answer)
2. If you answer wrong, points taken away
3. CANNOT use your notes

28. Social club recommendation – don’t use the
“autocorrect” function of grammar and spell checks
(unless you really have to)

29. Recommendation

30. Thankyou
Andseeyousoon!
Wall Street English Hong Kong
Comments? Questions?
eric.yau@wallstreet.edu.hk
Thefatladyhassang.