Spelling tip number 5 - using memory tricks

neccesary or necessary? separate or seperate? accomodation or accommodation? embarassed or embarrassed?

Memory tricks are great to help you remember difficult spellings, or the bits of spelling you keep getting wrong, or how many of a certain letter is needed. Use words within words or sayings.

Seeing words within words is good for deciding which homophone is right - peace or piece, there/they’re/their, here or hear?

Homophones are words with the same sound but different spelling & meaning.

Can you see a word within these words - piece, hear, there. This will help you remember the correct usage for these words.

Piece, hear, there — see the words within words and then make a relevant sentence with them.

piece — a piece of pie.
hear — You hear with your ear and you learn.
there —  here, there, where, everywhere. This really helps you remember the correct usage. Check out the there/they’re/their lesson.

See words within words:
address: add an address
separate: separate a rat, or Don’t separate a para from his parachute.

Use tricks to help you remember how many letters are in words, which is useful for those tricky words embarrass, necessary, accommodate, stationary or stationery.

stationery or stationary: stationery = envelopes, pens, paper; stationary = at the station, my car is stationary.

accommodation (c and m are the tricky letters): The accommodation has 2 Cots and 2 Mattresses and 2 rOund babies. Or, The accommodation has 2 Cats and 2 Mice.

embarrass Can you see how many r's and s's there are? 

I go Really Red and So Shy when I’m embarrassed.

I go Really Red And Smile Shyly when I’m embarrassed.

Word family: embarrass, embarrassed, embarrassing, embarrassment