Commonly mis-spelled words

acceptable - double c, not -ible.
accommodation - double c and double m
achieve - i before e except after c
assess - two lots of double s
believe - i before e except after c
communicate - double m
convenient - i before e except after c
definite - -ite, not -ate
disappear - double p [dis+appear]
disappoint double p [dis+appoint]
necessary - one c, double s
receive - i before e, except after c
recommend - double c [re+commend]
stationary - means not moving - use a
stationery - paper we write on - use e
success - double c, double s
weird - an exception to the rule

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alphabet/alphabetical
encyclopaedia
novel
anthology
extract
photocopy
article
fantasy
publisher
author
genre
relevant/relevance
catalogue
glossary
romance
classification
index
section
content
irrelevant/irrelevance
series
copyright
librarian
system
dictionary
magazine
thesaurus
editor
non-fiction

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binary
hardware
network
byte
icon
output
cable
input
password
cartridge
interactive
preview
CD-ROM
interface
processor
computer
Internet
program
connect/connection
justify
scanner
cursor
keyboard
sensor
data/database
megabyte
server
delete
memory
software
disk
modem
spreadsheet
document
module
virus
electronic
monitor

graphic
multimedia

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agriculture/agricultural
defence
politics/political
bias
disease
priest
castle
document
propaganda
cathedral
dynasty
Protestant
Catholic
economy/economic(al)
rebel/rebellion
chronology/chronological
emigration
reign
citizen
government
religious
civilisation
immigrant
republic
colony/colonisation
imperial/imperialism
revolt/revolution
conflict
independence
siege
constitution/constitutional
invasion
source
contradict/contradiction
motive
trade
current
parliament

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advertise/advertisement
figurative
preposition
alliteration
genre
resolution
apostrophe
grammar
rhyme
atmosphere
imagery
scene
chorus
metaphor
simile
clause
myth
soliloquy
cliché
narrative/narrator
subordinate
comma
onomatopoeia
suffix
comparison
pamphlet
synonym
conjunction
paragraph
tabloid
consonant
personification
vocabulary
dialogue
playwright
vowel
exclamation
plural

expression
prefix




Geography


abroad
function
poverty
amenity
globe
provision
atlas
habitat
region/regional
authority
infrastructure
rural
climate
international
settlement
contour
landscape
situation
country
latitude
tourist/tourism
county
location
transport/transportation
desert
longitude
urban
employment
nation/national
wealth
erosion
physical
weather
estuary
pollution

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aesthetic
hygiene
presentation
brief
ingredient
production
carbohydrate
innovation
protein
component
knife/knives
recipe
design
linen
sew
diet
machine
specification
disassemble
manufacture
technology
evaluation
mineral
tension
fabric
natural
textile
fibre
nutrition
vitamin
flour
polyester

flowchart
portfolio

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abstract
easel
kiln
acrylic
exhibition
landscape
charcoal
foreground
palette
collage
frieze
pastel
collection
gallery
perspective
colour
highlight
portrait
crosshatch
illusion
sketch
dimension
impasto
spectrum
display