The following words have been respelled the way they sound. Your task is to spell them the usual (correct) way. Their meanings are written beside them.
a kom uh DAY shun. Living premises.
BEN uh fit ed. Did good to.
seej. Blockade of a fortified place.
EK sta see. Feeling of great joy.
em BAH rus. Make feel awkward.
HEM muh rij. Bleeding.
i NOK yu layt. Treat with vaccine.
i REL uh vant. Not pertinent.
lee AY zun. A go-between.
RIH thum. A regular pattern.
weerd. Strange.
Norton, M. (1990). Preparing literacy tutors: A trainer’s manual. Cold Lake, Alberta: Lakeland College. ISBN 0-980683-10-X. Used with permission.
Handout 8.2