Are you hoping to make it to the National Spelling Bee? Get this comprehensive guide that will give you the tools you need to succeed! Geared toward the serious speller, it is guaranteed to improve your understanding of etymology. With well over 10,000 competition-level words, it offers exercises, stems, and advice to get you on your way to Washington, DC.
Keys to Success in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
- Over 10,000 bee words
- Tables and observations of over 50 languages
- Trouble spots like
"-ible vs -able " and "-ant vs -ent "- Over 50 focused exercises
- Many practice spelling tests and bees
- What questions to ask and other advice about bees
- Advice to coaches and parents
- Thoughts of prior champions
- What was it like at the National Spelling Bee?
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Go to About the Book
for sample pages.
Go to Resources
for the Spelling Test exercises contained within the book.
Go to Contact Info to sign the guestbook or to send an e-mail.
Words of Wisdom had a 78% success rate in the 2011 finals, climbing to 80+% in the last rounds.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ANAMIKA VEERAMANI, THE 2010 CHAMPION - SHE USED WORDS OF WISDOM, AND I HELPED TUTOR HER. I AM INENARRABLY PROUD OF HER!!! :)
See Guest Book Entries, 2/19/10, for Anamika Veeramani's (2010 Champion) opinion of this book!
I will be blogging live commentary for the 2012 Bee. Click here to follow!
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2nd Edition (Revised & Expanded) IS AVAILABLE!
