Because, i am in a spelling bee soon and want to win the school bee but don't care if I win anything else.
2007-01-12 12:38:31 · 8 answers · asked by jw 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Well, even though I was first runner-up in my Spelling Bee contest, I'm an "old timer" as my son calls me, so my recommendation may be as outdated as I am, but here goes. I studied a lot for it. If I can remember correctly, we used to have small "booklets" of words put out by the National Spelling Bee people, and it was just page after page after page of word after word after word that I remembered, or memorized. I also did some of what Mandy Pandy says and that is to remember little diddies's that would help my spelling in general, like the phrase "i before e except after c", and "when two vowels come together, the first one does the talking while the second one does the walking (or is the silent vowel)". And, of course, we had daily or relatively often classroom spelling bee contests which kept us sharp. And, back then, we ALWAYS had to say the word BEFORE AND AFTER we spelled it, so if that rule is still in effect, DON'T FORGET IT!!!! You can lose the entire contest with forgetting that rule, as many people did. I had lots of fun with the National Spelling Bee back then, in the early 1960's. I hope it's as much fun for you as it was for me. Best wishes. God Bless you.
2007-01-12 12:57:11 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
really, even though it may be a bit overused, studying is the best way to go. It also helps if you have a good memory, but that's something that takes a while to change.
Good luck!
2007-01-12 12:43:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
spell the word right
2007-01-12 12:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by Apache Rose Peacock 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You take the honey from spellingbees the same way you do from other bees
2007-01-12 12:41:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
make up little songs or rhymes to help you... like, I before E except after C
2007-01-12 12:41:43 · answer #5 · answered by Mandy Pandy 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
don't spell the word wrong.
2007-01-12 12:41:08 · answer #6 · answered by jelly 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
write the words on your arm and piss your pants on stage
2007-01-12 12:41:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
i know this sounds really stupid, but my friend she studied the WHOLE ENTIRE DICTIONARY!!!!!! and she won
2007-01-12 12:42:52 · answer #8 · answered by ♥loveisforever♥ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋