How to spell: cemetery

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cematery, cemetary or cemetery?

Cemetery is a tricky word to spell but as soon as you learn a memory trick , or see all those e's you'll remember the spelling.

See the vowels: See all the e’s: cemetery

Use a memory trick: A cemetery is eerie with lots of greenery not evil.

Use syllable breakdown: "ce / me / te / ry"

Plural spelling rule: change the -y to -ies: cemetery  cemeteries (4 e's)



Photo of Haworth Parsonage Cemetery, Yorkshire, UK (Bronte Sisters lived in the Parsonage)



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