terminology for writing Flashcards
1
Q
homophones
A
words that sound the same, but have different meanings and spellings
e.g. sea/see, sail/sale
2
Q
insertion
A
adding extra letters
3
Q
omission
A
leaving out letters
4
Q
substitution
A
substituting one letter for another
5
Q
transposition
A
reversing the correct order of letters in words
6
Q
phonetic spelling
A
using sound awareness to guess letters and the combination of letters
7
Q
over/under generalisation of spelling rules
A
overgeneralising of a rule where it is not appropriate to apply it, or undergeneralising it by only applying it in one specific context
8
Q
salient (key) sounds
A
writing only the key sounds
