Set II, 34

Name ____________________________

Spelling--Diagnostic Sheet

Types of misspellings:

1. Long vowel sound 7. Prefix

2. Short vowel sound

 8. Double consonant

3. Final consonant or

 9. Missing letter or syllable

4. Silent e

 10. Word confusion

5. Homophone

 11. Letter reversal

6. Suffix

 12. Other:

Word Misspelling Letter or Type of syllable misspelling involved

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Ex.: 1. deceiving deciving e/i 1.

Ex.: 2. buy by uy/y 5.

Ex.: 3. management magement na 9.

Ex.: 4. capable capible able/ible 6.

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Excerpted from: Mina Shaughnessy, Errors And Expectations (New York: Oxford University Press, 1977), pp.176-177.