i suck at spelling wehn i was young i had ADD and no one new so ow i suck at spelling and i want to major in journalism so i can work for vogue magazine
2007-02-03 13:00:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Hi. ADD and dislexia go hand in hand at times. ADD rarely goes away, we just mature and figure out how to live with it. Don't feel bad. I have a super intelligent friend, but he couldn't spell to save his life
I had/have ADD (I'm 44), but am a perfect speller. That's why I say "at times". The best thing that I have read here was.....
READ!!! Turn of the TV, ok. Read for pleasure, not as work. Keep a highlighter handy and highlight words that look strange or that you don't know, but don't stop reading. Go back later and look the word up in a dictionary, or do the repeat and use in a sentence thing that I describe further down. Don't interrupt the flow by stopping and starting all the time. Do it after you finish a chapter or long passage.
The memory function of most people's brains is supported by sight. Seeing a word is different from hearing it. Just ask any native Spanish speaker who is trying to learn English. They'll tell you as much.
Upon encountering a difficult word, write it 5 times and use it in a sentence so that it's meaning sticks too. English has so many very similar words (spelling wise), such as "affect" vs. "effect", that the using it in a sentence part is important.
Word families are important too.
Character
Characterize
Characterized
Characterizing
Characteristic
Characteristically
Uncharacteristic
etc..... Learn the root and everything else follows. A very good way to increase vocabulary also.
Good Luck....Rob
2007-02-03 14:08:42 · answer #1 · answered by ramblin' robert 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-24 20:17:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be a better speller, write your words as you see them ,not by the sound... Meg, had a great way... but try to write the words you find hard to spell. Good luck and the best...
2007-02-03 13:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by t-boren 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Writing helps.
make a note of the words that you have trouble with, then write it out 100 times. You will never forget how to spell it.
2007-02-03 13:08:16 · answer #4 · answered by Mr.Robot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write and for every word you spell wrong get the correct spelling and write the word corretly until you remember how to spell it. I always look word up when I can't spell it and it helps me alot.
2007-02-03 13:10:06 · answer #5 · answered by if i only knew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you could studt english on the internet for free at www.byki.com
or go and et some of those baby books for kids at walmart
and start from pre k through 12th grade
it will re introduce the basics
good luck
meg
2007-02-03 13:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look, almost everyone is bad at spelling. I think it takes reading a lot, memorization, and learning to prounounce words correctly, because you can't spell them right if you can't pronounce them correctly.
2007-02-03 13:24:55 · answer #7 · answered by manz66rogelio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should take a phonetics/ phonics class. A grammar class will help too.
2007-02-03 13:42:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Work really hard, don't give up. Find a place that can help you.
2007-02-03 13:11:12 · answer #9 · answered by CANDY GIRL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called "spell check" or on YA, "Check Spelling." Try using it and making a mental note of the words you repeatedly misspell.
2007-02-03 13:04:45 · answer #10 · answered by Legally Blonde 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋