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Chapter Forty-One
Spelling Improvement
College Writing Skills, 5E and College
Writing Skills with Readings, 5E
John Langan
College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E
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5 Steps to Spelling Improvement
1. Use the dictionary
2. Keep a personal spelling list
3. Master commonly confused
words.
4. Learn key words in major
subjects.
5. Study a basic word list
College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E
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Keep a Personal Spelling List
• Keep a list of words you misspell on the
back of a frequently used notebook and
study the words regularly.
•Write down any hint that will help you
remember the spelling of a word.
•Break a long word up into syllables.
•Study a word by looking at it, saying it,
and spelling it.
•Review and self-test.
College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E
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Learn Key Words in
Major Subjects
•Make up and master lists of words
central to the vocabulary of your major
subjects.
•A list of key words in business might include
economics, management, resources, scarcity,
capitalism, etc.
•A list of key words in psychology might include
behavior, investigation, experimentation,
cognition, etc.
College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E
©2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.