Common Misspellings
📋 What it is
Some words are misspelled again and again — like "because", "friend", and "separate" — because their spelling doesn’t match how they sound.
🗣️ Coach says
The fastest way to win these is to catch the ONE tricky spot in each word. "Friend" hides an "i" you don’t hear. Learn the trap in each word and you stop falling for it.
🧠 Memory hook
"friEND" — a friend to the END. Spot the silent trap in each tricky word.
😂 Giggle
Why did the word "queue" get in trouble at school?
Because it had four silent letters just standing around doing nothing!
😲 Whoa!
A handful of words cause a huge share of ALL spelling mistakes — master those and your writing instantly looks sharper.
✅ Quick check: Which is correct: "freind" or "friend"? What’s the memory trick?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
"friend" — remember "a friend to the END" (the -end at the end).
A targeted mnemonic beats rote repetition for the specific letters people always miss.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Write your three most-often-misspelled words correctly three times each, saying the tricky letters out loud.