Spelling is a huge issue on Listening, Reading and Writing.
It can have a severe impact on the amount of answers you get correct in the first two parts of the IELTS Exam, and errors of this nature can also decrease your Vocabulary score for your essays.
The best way to improve your spelling is by reading a lot- the more often you see words spelled correctly, the more likely you are to remember.
Having said that, there are certain words that many students get wrong all the time. So, learn these key words and minimize your mistakes on test day.
Commonly Mixed Up and Misspelled Words
Through/though/tough
Through– preposition
Though– contrast linking word
Tough– adjective for ‘strong’ or ‘difficult’
Affect/effect
Affect– (verb) to cause a change
Effect– (noun) consequence
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Principle/principal
Principle– value, moral; fundamental rule or law
Principal– (noun) head of school; (adjective) foremost, main
Loose/lose
Loose– (adjective) not tight
Lose– (verb) not win
Researches/informations/advices/knowledges
These are uncountable nouns and are, thus, incorrect if used with an added ‘s’.
Correct: research/information/advice/knowledge (NO ‘S’!)
Movie/TV show (This is also important for Speaking.)
Movie– 1.5 – 2 hour piece of entertainment, usually released in a cinema
TV show– a series of 30 minute – 1 hour pieces of entertainment, released on TV or streaming online
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