Analyzing Your Spelling

Sample Analysis

This is an example of one student’s analysis of his spelling errors. The student is on a cooking course so the words tend to be about food. They are words that are important to his life and so they are worth taking time over.

usely     usually	wrong base word   usual + ly  suffix ending
foleded     folded	base word = fold  +  ed  suffix ending
quaqulited     coagulated	say the word correctly co agulated    co agu lated
ingredents     ingredients	missed out ingred i ents
procest     processed	ed  ending    process + ed
fring     frying	fry + ing    don't change y i   if adding -ing
particualy     particularly	particular + ly = particularly
distants     distance	wrong ending    dis tance
porcision     portion	portion    ci = sh - but not here
contan     contain	contain ai = A (remain)
dijest     digest	digest g = gullet, guts

The spelling pack. (1993). London, England: Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit. Used with permission.

Handout 8.12