Okay? Common spelling mistakes students make.

學生經常拼錯的字

Now, a lot of students don't realize how important spelling is on the IELTS. It's a big problem

現在，很多學生不知道拼字在雅思考試裡是多麽重要的事。這是個大問題

because many times, the students will have the right answer, but they will spell it wrong,

因為學生常常知道答案，但卻拼錯答案

and then, they'll lose a mark. So it's very important to practice spelling before you

這樣的話，這題就算答錯了。所以在考雅思之前，練習拼字是

do the IELTS.

非常重要的

In today's video, we're going to look at ten common words that students make mistakes with.

今天的影片，我們將要看十個學生常常拼錯的字

Okay? So first, I'm going to show you the words, and I'm going to explain to you some

了解嗎？首先，我要先給你看這些字，然後我要解釋一些學生

mistakes students make. And then, we'll have a practice test. Okay? So let's get started.

常犯的錯誤。然後我們會有一個練習考試。了解嗎？我們開始吧

The first word that many students make a mistake on when they spell it: different. Okay? So

第一個學生常常拼錯的字是：different。

notice, first off, there are two Fs. Sometimes, students only use one F. Another mistake,

注意，首先，這裏有兩個 f。有時候學生只拼了一個 f。另一個錯誤，

this E. I've seen students spell it-rant, but it's an E, okay? Actually, there's one

是這個 e。我看過學生拼成 rant，但其實是 rent，知道嗎？事實上，這裏有另一個

more mistake I see. Sometimes, students mix up "different" and "difference", with -ence.

我看過的錯誤。學生有時候把 different 跟 difference 搞混，difference 的後半部分是ence

They make a mistake between these two. They spell "different" "difference". They are two different words.

他們把這兩個字混淆了。他們把 different 拼成 difference。這兩個字不一樣

The next words that students commonly make a mistake with spelling is "society". Usually,

下一個學生常拼錯的字是：society。通常

in the second part of the writing test on the IELTS, you often write about society.

在雅思寫作第二部分，你常常會寫到社會相關的議題

What students often do is they can't remember if it's -cei or -cie. It's -cie. This is a

學生常常不記得這個字是 cei 還是 cie。答案是 cie。這是一個

mistake to keep an eye out for.

需要避免的錯誤

No. 3: their. Again, students make the -ei/-ie mistake. They often want to write t-h-i-e-r

第三：their。學生也常犯了 ei 或是 ie 的錯誤。他們常常把 t-h-e-i-r

when it's t-h-e-i-r. Sometimes, students also mix up which "their" it is. There are three "theirs"

拼成 t-h-i-e-r 。學生也有時會不知道他們要寫哪一個 their。有三個 theirs

t-h-e-r-e, like "'there' is three 'theirs'"; there's "they're", t-h-e-y-'-r-e;

t-h-e-r-e，例如「這裏 there」有三個「他們 theirs」; 另一個是「他們是 they're」，t-h-e-y-'-r-e

and then, there's this one, "their phone, their box, their cat." So make sure you use

還有另一個是，「他們的電話，他們的箱子，他們的貓」。所以注意你用

the right "their", and also make sure you write -ei instead of -ie.

了對的 their，而且注意你要寫 ei 而不是 ie。

No. 4: believe. A lot of the times in these essays we write, "I believe it's better to

第四：believe 這個字。寫作裡我們常寫「我相信

live in a city than a town. I believe education is very important." The mistake students make,

住在城市比在城鎮好。」「我相信教育是很重要的。」 學生常犯的是，

again, -ei/-ie. So notice this one was -ie, -ei, back to -ie, "believe".

一樣，ei 或 ie 的錯誤。所以注意 society 是 ie，their 是 ei，而 believe 又是 ie

No. 5: definitely. Students often use this word in the IELTS. And they often forget this

第五：definitely。學生常常在雅思考試的時候用這個字。而他們常常忘記這個

little E. So make sure you don't forget that E if you use "definitely".

小 e。所以注意你用 definitely 這個字的時候別忘記這個 e

No. 6: government. Many students forget this N because when you say the word "government",

第六：government。很多學生忘記這個 n ，因為你說這個詞的時候

the N you don't really hear. So as a result, a lot of students forget that. They also sometimes

你沒聽到 n 這個音，所以很多學生會忘記這個 n。他們也有時候

write -mant when it is -ment.

拼成 mant 但其實是 ment

No. 7: Another similar spelling mistake is with "environment". We often write about the

第七：另一個相似的拼寫錯誤是 environment。我們常常在雅思寫作的部分寫關於

environment on the IELTS, in the essay section. Students forget this N, and sometimes they

環境的議題。學生忘記這個 n，而且常

write an A here. So be careful.

寫 a 在這邊。所以要注意

No. 8: which. Which witch is which? Sometimes students might spell w-i-t-c-h, which is pronounced

第八：which。Witch 還是 which ?學生有時候把 which 拼成 w-i-t-c-h，witch 跟 which 的發音

the same, but has a different meaning, okay? So it's very important to also notice the

一樣，但兩個字意思不同，了解嗎？也要注意這個字的

-ch. Sometimes, students might write it -sh. So be careful with "which".

ch。有時候，學生可能寫成 sh。所以寫 which 這個字要小心

No. 9: percentage. In the first writing task of the IELTS, you often talk about percentages.

第九：percentage。在雅思第一個寫作部分，你常常會提到百分比。

Students often make that an E when it should be an A.

學生常常把應該是 a 的地方寫成 e

Finally, No. 10: nowadays. I think this is the most common mistake I see out of all of

最後，第十：nowadays。我覺得這是這十個詞中最常見的錯誤

these. Students always forget the S. They always write "nowaday". But it should be "nowadays"

學生常常忘記這個 s。他們常常寫 nowaday。但應該是 nowadays

with an S. Sometimes, they also forget this A also.

有一個 s。有時候，學生也會忘記這個 a

So what I want you to do now -- look at these words. Remember them in your head, okay? "Different.

所以我想讓你知道--看這些字。把他們牢記在腦裡，好嗎？different

How do I spell 'different'? Society, their, believe, definitely, government, environment,

我要怎麼拼 different? Society, their, believe, definitely, government, environment,

which, percentage, and nowadays." Are there any of these words that you think you're going

which, percentage, and nowadays. 這些字有哪幾個字是你覺得你會

to make a mistake with? Try to remember how to spell these because now, we're going to

拼錯的？現在試著記住怎麼拚這些字，因為現在我們要

do a practice is spelling test. So get out a pen and paper, and prepare yourself. Take

做一個拼字練習測驗。所以拿一張紙一支筆，準備好

a breath. We are going to spell.

深呼吸。我們要開始拼了

Okay. I actually thought of another very good word that you should be able to spell on the

好。我其實想到一個很好的字，你應該在雅思考試上拼對的字

IELTS. The word is "until", u-n-t-i-l. Very important word. Many times, I have seen students

那個字是 until，u-n-t-i-l。非常重要的字。我常常看到學生

forget or -- not forget, sorry. They add an extra L. So there is only one L in "until",

忘記或---抱歉不是忘記。他們多加一個L。until這個字只有一個L

but many times, students will write two L's, which is no good. Okay. So this -- no. Just

但學生常常拼了兩個L，這樣不對。好，所以

one L on "until". So are we ready to spell now? You got your paper

until就只有一個L。所以我們要開始拼字了嗎？你拿你的紙

and pen ready? All right. Great.

和筆了嗎？好

[Spelling bee]

So what I want you to do is if you had made any mistakes with any of these words,

我想讓你做的事是，如果你拼錯了某些字，

I want you to practice. Practice these words as much as you can. And hopefully, you won't make

我想要你練習。盡可能多多練習拼這些字。然後希望你不會

these types of spelling mistakes on your IELTS. So until next time, I hope you come check

在雅思犯這些拼寫錯誤。直到下次，我希望你回

out our website. You can practice these words on our quiz. Just go to www.engvid.com. Also,

到我們的網站。你可以在我們的小考裡練習這些字。就去www.engvid.com。還有

another great resource if you're doing your IELTS exam is going to www.goodluckielts.com.

另一個準備雅思的地方是www.goodluckielts.com。

Okay? So thank you for tuning in, and until next time, take care.

謝謝你的觀賞，保重。