If there are certain words that you know you often spell wrong， make yourself aspelling list. Practice writing these words ten times each， just like you did in elementaryschool. Use flashcards1 to practice a little every night when you feel you’ve rememberedthem.

Each time you practice a word， spell it out loud. Later， you will recall2 how theword sounded as you spelled it right. The more you practice， the more you’llmemorize3. You’ll be surprised how well this works！

Learn the rules for prefixes4 and suffixes5. You’ll make less mistakes when youspell the words with the prefixes or suffixes that look very much the same. Studycommon root words of words with Greek and Latin origins6. It is used by many studentsto remember words more easily.

Use a pencil. You can mark your books with light pencil marks to tellwords you’d like to practice. Just remember to go back and erase7！ If youhappen to use an eReader8， be sure to highlight9 and mark words you’d liketo practice.

Practice with a few online spelling quizzes10. This is a good way to find wordsoften spelled wrong. If you have problem remembering how to spell some word， thinkabout a picture of the word in your head. It will help you remember the spelling.

Anything you have done to improve your spelling will work. You’ll find thatspelling becomes much easier with practice.

如果有些你清楚自己經(jīng)常會拼錯的單詞，那就給自己列一個單詞表吧。每個單詞練習(xí)寫十遍，就像你在小學(xué)時做的那樣。當(dāng)你覺得自己已經(jīng)記牢的時候，每天晚上用抽認(rèn)卡練習(xí)一下。

每次你練習(xí)一個單詞時，大聲把它拼出來。然后，你會記起以前拼寫正確時這個單詞的發(fā)音。你練習(xí)得越多，記住的單詞就越多。這個方法會有效得超乎你的想象！

學(xué)習(xí)前綴和后綴的規(guī)則。這樣當(dāng)你拼寫前綴或后綴看起來非常相似的單詞時，就會犯更少的錯誤。學(xué)習(xí)希臘語和拉丁語詞源的常見詞根，許多學(xué)生用這個方法記單詞更容易。

把鉛筆用起來。你可以輕輕用鉛筆在書上做標(biāo)記，標(biāo)出你想練習(xí)的單詞。記得回頭擦掉就行了！如果你碰巧使用電子閱讀器，一定要高亮標(biāo)出你想練習(xí)的單詞。

用幾個在線拼寫測驗來練習(xí)一下。這是找出經(jīng)常拼錯單詞的好方法。如果你很難記住如何拼寫某個單詞，就在腦海中想象一下與這個單詞相關(guān)的畫面，這會幫助你記住它的拼寫。

你為提高拼寫技巧所做的每項努力都會起作用。你會發(fā)現(xiàn)經(jīng)過練習(xí)，拼寫變得容易多了。

（英語原文選自：thoughtco.com）