Chapter 5: Spelling and Formatting
Words are the foundation of English grammar.
Once you spell a word
wrongly, you will either create a new word and alter the meaning of the word
or create a meaningless word. Therefore, it is imperative that you pay
attention to the spelling of words. You have to spell words correctly
consistently as a good writer of the English language. In this chapter, we will
explore common spelling errors as well as the
wrong usage of some other
important components of English grammar.
Common Spelling Mistakes
It is important that you spell words correctly to convey the right message.
Spelling errors lead to an embarrassing mutation of words. Hence, you have
to be at the top of your game all the time. A list of common spelling mistakes
will be endless. Below are some most common spelling mistakes you need to
avoid:
Incorrect: acceptible
Correct:
acceptable
Incorrect: absense, absance
Correct:
absence
Incorrect: accomodate
Correct:
accommodate
Incorrect: acknowlege, aknowledge
Correct:
acknowledge
Incorrect: acquaintence, aquaintance
Correct:
acquaintance
Incorrect: aquire
Correct:
acquire
Incorrect: adultary
Correct:
adultery
Incorrect:
adress
Correct:
address
Incorrect: accidentaly
Correct:
accidentally
Incorrect: adviseable, advizable
Correct:
advisable
Incorrect: aquit
Correct:
acquit
Incorrect: agression
Correct:
aggression
Incorrect: allegaince
Correct:
allegiance
Incorrect: allmost
Correct:
almost
Incorrect: amatuer
Correct:
amateur
Incorrect: anualy
Correct:
annually
Incorrect: aparent, aparent
Correct:
apparent
Incorrect: awfull
Correct:
awful
Incorrect: begining
Correct:
beginning
