Spelling Bee A - answers
1 definitely - note the 'ite'!
2 wonderful -did you remember the single 'l'?
3 potential - the 'ch' sound is misleading
4 advice - this is the noun!
5 controversy
6 cancel - did you remember the single 'l'?
7 breathe - this is the verb
8 committed - did you remember the double 'tt'?
9 distribute
10 anxious
11 the university - perhaps you heard the 'y' sound between 'the' and a word starting with a vowel, but you were wise not to write anything down!
12 encouraging - I expect you omitted the 'e' you know is in 'encourage'?
13 photograph
14 coughing - our 'gh' sounds are complex, and have many versions of spellings
15 accommodation - if you remembered the double cc' as well as the double 'mm' you did well!
16 weight-training - you didn't write 'wait', did you?
17 unfortunately - the 'ch' sound is misleading
18 excessive - there is often a rather quietly pronounced 'c' after words using 'ex' - eg excellent, exception, excited....
19 probably - you probably remembered to leave out the 'e' you know is in 'probable'.
20 admission - a 'sh' sound which is all over the place in English
