"It is a damn poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word." -- Andrew Jackson
Weird
or wierd? Necessary or neccessary? Recomend or recommend? English
spelling is fiendish, but that doesn't mean you can't have fun with it.
Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary is at once a celebration
of spelling and a solace to anyone who has ever struggled with the
arcane rules of the English language. As amusing as he is informative,
Vivian Cook thrills the reader with more than a hundred entries -- from
photographs of hilariously misspelled signs to quizzes best taken in
private to schadenfreude-rich examples of spelling errors of literary
greats -- that will tickle the inner spelling geek in every reader.
It
all adds up to a gem of a book that takes a wry look at the hodgepodge
evolution of spelling and the eccentric way it actually works.
Difficult Words Spelling Test
Circle whichever one is right.
1. dessicate desiccate desicate
2. ecstasy exstacy ecstacy
3. adress adres address
4. dumbel dumbbell dumbell
5. accomodate accommodate acommodate
6. necesary neccesary necessary
7. liaison liaision liason
8. pronounciation pronounceation pronunciation
9. ocurence occurrence occurence
10. embarass embaras embarrass
11. brocolli broccolli broccoli
12. refering referring refferring
13. cemetery semetary cemetary
Hardcover with dustjacket, 176 pages, middle school and up,
7.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
0743270991
Cover Price: $17.50
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