Lesson Nine - Commonly misspelled words

Following is a list of words that are often misspelled because of the way we pronounce them. It is sometimes acceptable to mispronounce words, or to use slang or abbreviated versions of words in conversation. However, in writing, the correct spelling is always necessary. Read through the word list below and then complete the practice exercise.


athlete
attempt
because
besides
between
environment
equipment
escape
government
hundred
jewelry
length 		library
mischievous
miniature
nuclear
peculiar
probably
prescription
pursue
quantity
recognize
representative
restaurant 		sandwich
secretary
strength
submit
suggest
supposed
tired
twelfth
used to
vehicle


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