I was very little...about one-and-a-half.
My uncle gave me a spoon. I spelled it S-P-O-O-N.
And that's it, that's how it started. My first
spelling bee was two-and-a-half. Ok.
So I just get the letters in my mind. As I
speak- say the letters, the letters come out
of my mind. And I say the first letter every
time the letters come out.
Steps I can use for getting the word right. Number one is alternate pronunciation. May I have the alternate
pronunciations please? Next one, am I pronouncing
the word correctly? You can make sure you're
pronouncing the word right. Now three, language
of origin. May I have the language of origin,
please? Well the language of origin will help
you out with many parts of spelling the right
word. I can give an example...Bondon, B-O-N-D-O-N.
Which is a very tricky word. The -ons in that
word will be pronounced nasally...like, it'll
be pronounced with the nose. Like...so...so
it's like...and then you say, like, "on,"
it's like "oink, oink, oink." Like "on," so
it's like "bon-don." Now let's move on to
definition. It will give what the word means,
so, if it's a homonym, that definition can
really help you out. Next up is part of speech.
It might be optional but most of the time
I have to use it. I can ask that so I know
if it's a noun ending in -us or an adjective
ending in -ous. So, finally, say it, spell
it, say it: I say the word, spell the word,
say the word, and I'm done!
