Vocabulary Topic 1(e) - Commonly Misspelt Words

Vocabulary – Topic 1(e)
Commonly Misspelt Words

Here is another list of tricky words.

Remember:

Practise learning how the words are used. Read them, write them, spell them and use flash cards to help you.

Don’t learn all the words at once. Learn two or three words each time and come back again to learn more words. But do remember to review the words you have learnt. 

It is important to spend time learning and reviewing the spelling of the words you have learnt.

Several of the words in the list have the letter ‘c’ in them.

Some of the words have the hard ‘c’ sound that is similar to the ‘k’ sound. (scepticism, scrumptious, sophisticated, succumb, uncontrollably, vacuum)

List 5

resilience	succumb
resume	sufficient
rigid	symptoms
satellite	trivial
scenery	uncontrollably
scepticism	vacuum
scrumptious	vehemently
sophisticated	vicinity

Read the sentences below to find out how these words are used.

1.      The courage and resilience of the victims of the tsunami touched the world.

2.      Work at the construction site will resume once the thunderstorm abates.

3.      This portable bookstand is made of rigid plastic and will not bend easily.

4.      The international football matches will be broadcast via satellite.  

5.      My father slowed down during the drive past the beach so that we could admire the beautiful scenery.   

6.      The suggestions from the committee members were met with scepticism from the leaders who did not think the suggestions were practical.  

7.      My mother cooked us a scrumptious meal.

8.      Few people understand how the sophisticated computer system works.  

9.      The elderly might succumb more easily to illnesses than others.

10.   There is sufficient money in my wallet to buy a drink.

11.   What are the symptoms of the common cold?

12.   He refused to concern himself with trivial matters and focused on the more important issues.

13.   We trembled uncontrollably in the frigid winds.

14.   Please use a vacuum cleaner to clean the floor.

15.   She shook her head vehemently when I asked her to take part in the beach cleaning activity.

16.   Living in this estate is very convenient as there are many food centres in the vicinity.