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Posted June 29, 2000


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TRICKS FOR SPELLING TRICKY WORDS

 

accommodate Everything is double except a date.
all right Two words. Associate with "all wrong."
attendance At ten dance -- be there.
believe You can't believe in a lie.
capitol It has a dome.
compliment Is what I like to get.
definite A finite thing.
dependable All able workers are.
desert The Sahara has one s; so does this.
dessert Strawberry sundae.
fluorescent He got the FLU looking for the ORE that has no SCENT.
graffiti Funky Frank takes his graffiti seriously. (Two f's, one t.)
hear With my ear.
innovate The INN has to innovate to survive.
memento They hold MEMories, not moments.
millennium Double all consonants.
occasion Don't be an ass.
questionnaire There are always at least two questions on a questionnaire
stationary This word means standing.
stationery This is for writing letters.
tragedy Every age has a tragedy.
vaccine Measured in cubic centimeters.
villain He has a villa in the country.

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