Does spelling matter? Why or why not?
“Miners are sexy!” Or “Minors are sexy!” aka
Then/Than
Altogether/ All together
Stationary/stationery
Practise/practice
It’s/Its
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Spelling and meanings

1. Does spelling matter? Why or why not?

2. “Miners are sexy!” Or “Minors are sexy!” aka

Words with similar spelling but
different meaning

3.

• Affect is the Action
• Effect is the End result

4.

• Lose – (v) fail or fail to find
• Loose – (adj) not tight

5. Then/Than

• Then/Than

6. Altogether/ All together

• Altogether – completely
• All together – a group of people
Specially/especially
• Specially – for a special purpose
• Especially – particularly

7. Stationary/stationery

• Stationery – paper, envelopes etc
• Stationary – not moving
Principle/principal
• Principle – general state of knowledge
• Principal – head of school

8. Practise/practice

• Practice – noun
• Practise – verb

9. It’s/Its

10.

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12.

Who can name the most words that
are different for Brits and
Americans?

13.


Apartment – Flat
Cab – Taxi
Can – Tin
Cookie – Biscuit
Corn – Maize
Diaper – Nappy
Eraser – Rubber
Rubber – Condom
Fall – Autumn
Faucet – Tap
Gasoline – Petrol
Highway – Motorway
Mail – Post
Movie – Film
Sneakers – Trainers
Pajamas – Pyjamas
Stove – Cooker
Soccer – Football
Vocation – Holiday
Vest – Waistcoat
Candy – sweets
Fries – Chips
Chips – Crisps
Garbage – Rubbish
Drapes – Curtains
Closet – Wardrobe
Elevator – Lift
Flashlight – Torch
Jello – Jelly
License plate – Number plate
Line – Queue
Sidewalk – Pavement
Scotch tape – Sellotape
Pants – Trousers
Tire – Tyre
Subway - Underground
Trunk – Farry
Yard – Garden
Zipper – Zip
Windshield Wiper – Windscreen

14.

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