ACADEMIC ENGLISH

SPELLING:
Commonly
Misspelled Words
Yazmin Abat
English Coach
COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS

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COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
• The word ‘Benefit’ becomes
Incorrect: benefitial
Correct: beneficial
• The word ‘Maintain’ becomes
Incorrect: maintainance
Correct: maintenance
• The word ‘Occur’ becomes
Incorrect: occured
Correct: occurred
• The word ‘Begin’ becomes
Incorrect: begining
Correct: beginning

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COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS

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Achievement Opportunity
Believe Percentage
Definitely Possible
Environment Recommend
Familiar Receive
Government Society
Modern Success
Necessary Temperature
Nowadays Their
Opinion Therefore
Until

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FIND SPELLING MISTAKES

Correct the mistakes in the second

paragraph
The charts show the percentage of homes
that were heated with solar power in two
different years, as well as the reasons
why people choose this method of heating
there homes. Most people reported that
they chose solar power because they are
concerned about protecting the
environment. Some people chose solar
power because they received money from
the goverment to help pay for the
installation.

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Correct the mistakes in the second
paragraph
I am writing to tell you that I will be visiting
Springfield next month. I know you are familar
with that city as you have been there several
times. Therefore, I hope you can recommend
some interesting things to see and do during
my visit. You know I am very interested in
modern art, so I would like to take the
opportunity to visit some art galleries. And I
would definitely like to do some shopping, so I
hope you can give me the names of some of
the best stores. I would also like to know about
the weather so I can decide what clothes to
pack. Are the temperatures high or low at this
time of year? I won't finalize my plans until I
hear from you, so please answer as soon as
possible.

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Correct the mistakes in the second

paragraph
People have different ideas of what success is.
Some believe that it means making a lot of
money. Others feel that it means the
achievement of something important. In my
opinion, it means finding happiness. Nowdays,
people feel that they have to work long hours to
make a lot of money. This makes them look
successful in the eyes of society. However, I
don't think that it is necessary to make a lot of
money. Of course, money is nice, but there are
other things that are more important.

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THANK YOU!