Spelling Word List: Mixed Spellings

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Study the Word List: Mixed Spellings

Mixed Spellings

	Actor	The actor got his cue to go on stage.
	Storm	The trees shook in the storm.
	Directory	He looked in the telephone directory for the number.
	Inspector	The school inspector sat at the back of the class.
	History	Shaun is taking a History course.
	Conductor	The orchestra watched the conductor carefully.
	Sculptor	The sculptor worked with a hammer and a chisel.
	Torch	In the USA a torch is called a flashlight.
	Restoration	The old chapel in the village is in the middle of a restoration. *
	Director	She was the finance director of the company.
	Explanatory	Please see the explanatory diagram next to the text.
	Applicator	Use the glue applicator to avoid mess.
	Factories
	Inventor
	Laboratory	Platinum is chemically inert and so is useful in laboratory apparatus.

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

Spelling Activities & Games: Mixed Spellings

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Spelling Practice: Mixed Spellings

Refine your spelling with guided exercises tailored to this word list.

Look	Actor
Say
Cover	Look again
Write
Check

Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

How to use:

Look and read the word.

Say the word. Click the speaker icon.

Cover the word.

Write the word.

Check your spelling.

Actor

Storm

Spelling Games: Mixed Spellings

Challenge yourself with spelling games and improve accuracy.

Springtime Spelling
Spring into spelling!

Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!

Word Search, small
The classic English word game.

Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.

Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.

Monkey Business spelling game Monkey Business
It's bananas!

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Take a Spelling Test: Mixed Spellings

Challenge yourself with a spelling test for these words.

Start the Listen and Spell Test

The _____ got his cue to go on stage.

Listen to the word and type it below:

Click on the ringmaster
to repeat the word.

Actor

Storm

Printable Activities: Mixed Spellings

Take your spelling practice offline with printable activities.

Printable word list - a useful printable resource of the word list.
Flash cards - a word on each card which enables a variety of games and activities.
Word Search, small printable version.

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