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Spelling Bee. Again. :)))
What are the common words you know (for spellers who have experience) that usually appears in a SCHOOL Spelling Bee? Yay! I got 1st place in the CLASSROOM Spelling Bee and I want to be ready for the next round (the school round)!
I want to study hard; it's in 2 weeks! I'm looking forward to winning this one because it is my very first time to be in a Spelling Bee [:
1 So my question is, what can I study? Language of origins.. what else?
2 What are some useful ways to study and WIN This challenge?
3 And yeah, what are some of the WORDS that often appear in the SCh00L Spelling Bee (that you remember or know) (Not the district, State, Regionals, or Nationals YET! :) )
4 Are they THAT hard?
5 How do you spell it if you have NEVER heard it before ?
6 But are there gonna be words there from the ones from the Nationals?
Oh god, I'm so excited for this. This is my first experience. You might think I'm annoying, but I haven't had this competitive feeling for a very long time and I'm a very C0MPETiTiVE person.
So please please please help and encourage me to do good. [:
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I don't know if you've ever read my previous post:
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Teachers aren't supposed to give you a list of words because that would be too easy and not representative of what spelling bees are in actuality. Books at the 8th grade reading level that have what people at that age would consider "big words" contain good vocab you will prob get tested on. So look for 8th grade reading lists. You probably had one and had to read books for school. You can also look up other school's lists online or other school's 8th grade vocab books. The next time you read books, jot down words you don't know and look them up. Reading is good for knowing new vocab and each time you see the word you will remember it better. 8th grade was a looong time ago for me. I would say to also memorize words that are not spelled how they would be pronounced phonetically. Watch movies: Akeelah and Spellbound for tips. Read all types of materials (newspaper, magazines, comics, etc) you can get your hands on and watch movies/TV shows with subtitles on (preferably educational like the Discovery Channel or the news). Learning Latin and other languages can help you too but that may be a little late at this point. Other languages just in addition help you guess how to spell a word if you have never heard of/seen it before because in certain language words are spelled in certain ways characteristic to that language. That's why origin of the word can help you. SAT I books are good too. Princeton Review contains little notecards you can study from or Sparknotes has products on vocab.
I won my 8th grade spelling bee. :) I kick myself all the time for what dumb mistakes I did wrong. I would definitely say to take your time (highly important) and envision the word in your head or write it out in the air or on your hand because you won't get pencil and paper to see if looks like it's spelled right to you because some people are visual and need the word in front of them to determine if it's spelled right or not and you may say something wrong by accident when you really do know how to spell the word. Enunciate clearly, every letter. To get "extra" time when you are a little stuck, ask for the definition and the origin of the word and an example sentence. lol you can buy some time that way. You have to ask for it. How it works is that the people ask you to spell a word. You can either spell it or ask for what I just mentioned. In the classroom, I don't think I remember getting that privilege, however. You can ask your teacher.
Remember that it's all about luck, what word you get. You may know some hard words and others you get tripped up on. Good luck to you!
Some extra info to add:
Whether you are preparing for the Third Grade Spelling Bee or the National Championship, the basics are the same: there's more to it than knowing how to simply spell the word. Bee winners study definitions, etymology and pronunciations.
Yeah, district, regionals, state, and nationals are much harder in levels, but the school bee words, looking back, didn't seem all that bad.
Examples of lists that may help you for school bee:
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- Also, for spelling words you have never heard before it may be safe to use what you know. "Be aware of the few spelling rules that exist. For example, the old favorite: "I before e except after c, or when sounding like a, as in neighbor and weigh." "The other exception to this rule is in words that have the “shen” sound and are spelled with the “ie” after the “c”. This is seen in words like “ancient” and “sufficient”." Also, u will always follow q in the English language." Moreover, "double the final consonant in words with more than one syllable only if the final three letters are consonant-vowel-consonant or the accent is placed on the last syllable. Example: con-trol’ + ed = controlled, because the last three letters are consonant-vowel-consonant and the accent is on the last syllable. Now, the word “visit” has the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern, but the accent is on the first syllable so we do not double the final consonant when adding endings like: –ing, –ed, –er and –est." Also, "double the final consonant in one syllable words when the last three letters of the word are consonant-vowel-consonant (c-v-c). Example: thin + er = thinner, because the last three letters of “thin” are “h-i-n” or consonant-vowel-consonant." "Learn and review the basic spelling rules. This will help you look at the letters and letter combinations so that you will properly use them to form words correctly." "Identify common errors that are made in spelling, and make a list of commonly confused words like: “their”, “there” and “they’re”."
- To help you study: "Chunk syllables and memorize the syllables by spelling them aloud and in rhythm. For example, break the word "icicle" into three rhythmic chunks, ic-ic-le. Break the word "superfluous" into these chunks: super-flu-ous." Or make up mnemonic devices like clever rhymes. Know the word "mnemonic"! :D
- "Write any words that don't follow phonics rules in the palm of your hand with your index finger. Trace the letter and feel it while saying the name of the letter. Then make a fist to get control of that hard to spell word." or "spell words in the air using large movements, or trace the letters on the floor with your foot while saying the name of the letter. Get your whole body involved in learning a hard to spell word."
- "Match the word to another word that has a similar spelling to learn more than one word at a time. For example, learn to spell "measure," "pleasure" and "treasure" at the same time. Memorize "hoist," "foist" and "moist" all at once."
- Play spelling games such as Scrabble, Boggle, word searches, crossword puzzles in the New York Times, or Taboo, online games, computer games designed to help spelling, etc. Incorporate words and spelling into a number of fun activities.
"Know the origins of words. Like Greek and Latin. It can be the difference between words ending in "isk" for an Anglo-Greek word or "esk" if it's Swahili. Picking up "Merriam-Webster's A Dictionary of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms" from a local bookstore or online will help you with this step."
- "Study the Consolidated Word List link that is listed below. It is a compilation of spelling words dated back to 1950. The words are categorized between words based upon frequency of use in spelling bee competitions." "Check out the official National Spelling Bee guide called, "Spell It!" Find it in your local bookstore or online." "Check the local newspaper that sponsors the spelling bee for a list of words to be used during competition time. Sometimes they are given the list as a guide to help students study." "Look for more word list resources at libraries or bookstores that carry study material for standardized tests (i.e. ACT or SAT) They have verbal sections dedicated to vocabulary words."
- "Make flashcards containing new words from chapters or books you are reading in school. Then, test yourself on the words. You can make it into a fun game that you can do with your friends."
- "Get a coach to practice. If you're just practicing for your school spelling bee this may not be necessary, but if you move up to district or state then a spelling be coach will be ideal."
- "Get a list of all of the championship words for the last twenty years. These are the winning words for the national spelling bee. While they won't necessarily be championship words again they could definitely appear as one of the words in the early rounds of the national spelling bee, so be sure to practice them."
- "Download the Consolidated Word List from the Scripps National Spelling Bee homepage. It will give you a list of words to learn from the 1970's through to 2004. Download "Spell It" from the Scripps National Spelling Bee website. It will give you a study guide to follow to best prepare for a spelling bee." or "study the "Paideia," the book from which many spelling bee words are drawn. Work through the list of 3600 words in the book in gradual study sessions."
- "Learn word origins. If you don't initially know how to spell a word knowing it's origin, Greek, Latin or other roots will help you figure the spelling out. For word origins use Webster's "A Dictionary of Prefixes, Suffixes and Combing Forms.""
- "Follow Carolyn Corners 36 week spelling bee practice study course. Her course follows the standard school year and offers the best online spelling bee course available for free."
- When reading, "looking closely at the words on the pages will help you learn by example. The more you read, the more you will see how different words are spelled and used in the context of the reading."
- "Use a dictionary and thesaurus to check your spelling and to learn new and different word choices that can be incorporated in your writing. As you write, you can underline the words you are not sure of and look them up as you make revisions. In your spare time, you can even flip through the dictionary or thesaurus and practice spelling the words on the pages. This will build your spelling skills and increase your vocabulary at the same time."
- "Create a list of words you tend to misspell and keep it handy while you are writing. With each corrected paper you get back, you can look it over and continue to add to your list of misspelled words. As you add the words to your list, you can practice correctly spelling the words three or four times and help yourself learn from your mistakes."
- What will really help you are lists of commonly misspelled words we all trip over. Google them up.
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Some things to do:
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During the bee:
"Ask for permission to start over. If you start to stammer while spelling a word, it may be helpful to begin again. Do not change the order of the letters that have already been spoken out loud."
"Take your time. You don't want to have the judges mistake a stammer for spelling out multiple letters."
Source: Self and copy & pasted parts from websites in quotes.
My post is a little unorganized but I'm in a hurry. You can dig out what you really want.
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im not sure, i won my spelling bee there were some pretty difficult. in your spare time just read the dictionary as much as you can
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