2.5.1 Mechanics of Writing

• Commonly misspelt words
• Spelling patterns and rules
• Abbreviations and acronyms
• Proofreading for mechanical accuracy

• spell commonly misspelt words correctly
• apply spelling rules and recognise their exceptions
• use abbreviations and acronyms correctly
• proofread written work for mechanical errors

“Why do spelling and punctuation errors change how a reader judges your ideas?”

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1. Spelling that trips people up
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   The words most often got wrong, the patterns behind them, and how to fix your own.
2. Abbreviations, acronyms and proofreading
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Shortened forms used correctly, and a method for catching your own errors.
3. Spelling under pressure
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Applying the patterns to the words this theme actually uses, and catching the ones a checker will miss.
4. Proofreading a climate paragraph
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Running a full mechanical check on a piece of environmental writing before anyone else sees it.