Technical and Medical English A and U Pronunciation Pairwork
Worksheet 1- Language for correcting people
Decide which word is being described in each sentence below and write the correct spelling and the pronunciation in phonemic script.
“/ / is spelt P, R, U, G” “Actually, it’s spelt with an l, not a r”
“The spelling of / / is P, A, M, P” “The second letter should be a u”
“You spell / / N, U, M, B, B, E, R” “I think you only need one b”
“/ / is spelt S,U,C,E,S,S” “Actually, you need a double c”
“You spell / / D,U,M,P,I,N” “You are missing a g after the last letter”
Check your answers above with your dictionary.
Correct the grammar mistakes in the phrases for correcting people below.
“I’m sorry, I think that’s mistake”
“I think the third letter is wrongly”
“The correct spell is R, A, B, B, I, T”
“First letter should be an A”
“There are too much Bs. There should only be one”
Using the language above, correct the mistakes your partner tells you on their copy of Worksheet 2.
Technical and Medical English A and U Pronunciation Pairwork
Worksheet 2- Spelling Correction Challenge
Student A
Can you find any mistakes in the words below?
Transistor
Transmission
Standard
Function
Button
Rank
Gas station
Just
Vaccine
Bacteria
Contact lenses
Jet lag
Lamp
Asbestos
Cam
Anchor
Mechanic
Halogen
Automatic
Double
Tank
Handle
Actually, there are no mistakes. Add one mistake to each word above and spell them to your partner. Can they find the mistake?
Technical and Medical English A and U Pronunciation Pairwork
Worksheet 2- Spelling correction challenge
Student B
Can you find any mistakes in the words below?
Plankton
Black hole
Big Bang
Wax
Calorie
Tunnel
Rubber
Junk
Drugstore
Allergy
Kilograms
Vitamin
Laboratory
Accelerator
Aluminium
Truck
Dumpster
Laptop
Sabotage
Tungsten
Ramp
Can
Alcohol
Plastic
Ceramic
Amps
Actually, there are no mistakes. Add one mistake to each word above and spell them to your partner. Can they find the mistake?
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