Spelling Rules

Language workshop task

TASK 1.

Then – then is used either as a time marker or with a sequence of events

Than – than is used in comparative statements. For example: He is taller than you

Which – as in what kind

Witch – a witch is a magical woman who rides on a broomstick and wears a black, pointy hat

Through – from beginning to end or from in to out or out to in or finished

Threw – threw is the past tense of the verb 'throw'. He threw the ball, I threw him out

There – just stay there

Their – the dog is theirs

They’re – they’re or they are rich

To – to Jessica, from Holly

Too – I need new pants too, I do too

Two – one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten…

Lose – is when you for example lose something, lose a game, lose yourself

Loose – When something is loose, it doesn’t quite fit 

(The task was to find our own definitions of these different words so each and every one of us would remember them when we use them in texts)