The 200 Most

Commonly Misspelled
and Misused Words
This is an accepted list of 200 of the most commonly misspelled
and misused words. I have my upper elementary students glue
this in their Spelling Journals. They have to look up the words
in the dictionary, try and find an antonym and synonym using the
Thesaurus (this is not always possible,) and write a sentence
using the word properly in a sentence. In parenthesis I have
them write the abbreviation for the part of speech.

Common Core Aligned

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4, L.4.4, L5.4 Determine or clarify the
meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based
on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of
strategies.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4d
Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to
determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.4c
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries,
thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and
determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.4c
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries,
thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and
determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
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 200 Most Commonly
Misspelled Words List
absence decide fundamental marriage possess soldier
accommodate definite generally mathematics possible speech
achieve deposit government medicine practical stopping
acquire describe grammar miniature prefer strength
across desperate guarantee minute prejudice studying
address develop guidance mysterious presence succeed
advertise difference happiness naturally privilege successful
advice dilemma heroes necessary probably surely
among disappear humorous neighbor professional surprise
apparent disappoint identity neither promise temperature
argument discipline imaginary noticeable proof temporary
athlete does imitation occasion psychology through
awful during immediately occurred quantity through
balance easily incidentally official quarter toward
basically eight independent often quiet tries
becoming either intelligent omission quit truly
before embarrass interesting operate quite twelfth
beginning environment interfere optimism realize until
believe equipped interpretation original receive unusual
benefit exaggerate interruption ought recognize using
breathe excellent invitation paid recommend usually
brilliant except irrelevant parallel reference village
business exercise irritable particularly religious weird
calendar existence island peculiar repetition welcome
careful expect jealous perceive restaurant whether
category experience judgment perform rhythm writing
ceiling experiment knowledge permanent ridiculous
cemetery explanation laboratory persevere sacrifice
certain familiar length personally safety
chief fascinating lesson persuade scissors
citizen finally library picture secretary
coming foreign license piece separate
competition forty loneliness planning shining
convenience forward losing pleasant similar
criticize friend lying political sincerely
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