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50 common words that Britons struggle to spell

Spelling Word List: 50 common words that Britons struggle to spell: Part 2

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Look	separate
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Look	believe
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Look	definite
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Look	humorous
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Look	Weird
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Look	symphony
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Look	illicit
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Look	species
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Look	appearance
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Look	possession
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Look	vacuum
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Look	changeable
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Look	queue
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Look	acquire
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Look	receipt
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Look	receive
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licence

separate

believe

colleague

definite

humorous

Weird

symphony

illicit

species

appearance

possession

vacuum

changeable

queue

acquire

receipt

receive

difficulty

foreign

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About This Spelling List: 50 common words that Britons struggle to spell: Part 2

From a study commissioned by the TV channel Nick Jr UK to celebrate the launch of the children s literacy show Wallykazam!

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