Scripps National Spelling Bee/BEE_RL_026_06011202
Kavya Shivashankar,11, (CQ) from Olathe, Ks., works on spelling the word cilice, in the championship rounds of the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D. C., Thursday May 31, 2007. (Rodney Lamkey/ The Washington Times)
Category: National Spelling Bee Words
Hilltop Times - Name's unusual spelling draws second looks
Name's unusual spelling draws second looks by Mary Galbraith HTT Staff Whats in a name? Too many consonants if you ask some of the people whove tried to pronounce the last name of John, Lesa and Lee Brletich. Their rare surname is even rarer in the Air Force. In fact, theyre the only three members with the name and two are stationed at Hill technical sergeants John and Lesa Brletich (pronounced burr-le-titch), who are members of the 649th Combat Logistics Support Squadron. I like it, John said. Its unique and different. I like talking with people about how to spell it. During my career Ive had many people tell me my name is spelled wrong. At my first base my lieutenant told me that my last name was spelled wrong and there has to be an e before the r. People get confused and see the three consonants right in a row and think, No, there has to be a vowel there.
Category: Last Name Spelling
Writer's Choice: Grade 6
Spelling Practice For instruction and practice in improving your spelling, select the lessons below. Long Vowel Spellings Perplexing Words Spelling the "Seed" Sound The Final y The Prefix ad-
Category: Spelling Practice
About Us - Spelling Under Scrutiny
Joy Allcock, the author of the Spelling Under Scrutiny resources, began a Master of Education degree in 1996 with the intention of finding the answers to these questions. Since that time she has developed a range of resources to help students understand the Alphabetic Principle which is the foundation of how words work in written English. Find out more about "Spelling Under Scrutiny"
Category: Spelling Works
SpellingTime
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Category: Online Spelling