🛑 Spelling & Error Checklist

In a 100-word response, three small typos can drop your band. Keep this open while you practise Email and Discussion — and run the 60-second check before every submit.

1. Most-missed spellings (learn the correct form)

receivebelievedefinitelyseparatenecessaryoccurrencerecommendaccommodationbeginningenvironmentgovernmentembarrassapologizesincerelyprofessoruntiltomorrowa lot (two words)convenientsuccessful

2. Homophone traps (right word, right meaning)

its	belonging to it	it's	it is / it has
their	belonging to them	there / they're	place / they are
than	comparison	then	time / next
affect	verb (to influence)	effect	noun (a result)
your	belonging to you	you're	you are
to / too / two	toward / also / 2	whose / who's	belonging to whom / who is

3. Grammar traps under time pressure

Subject–verb agreement: he say → he says; the students is → the students are.
Run-on sentences: split with a period or use and / but / so. Mix one simple + one complex sentence.
Articles: a / an / the — check every noun.
Tense consistency: don't drift between past and present within one idea.
Word form: use the right family member — analyse (verb) vs analysis (noun) vs analytical (adj).

4. Email-only polish

Comma after the greeting (Dear Mr. Hill,) and after the closing (Best regards,).
Full forms, not contractions: I am, I would, will not.
No slang: avoid Hey, Thanks, ASAP, cool.

⏱ The 60-second final check

Read your response from bottom to top — it isolates each sentence so typos jump out.
Check every he/she/it verb has its -s.
Scan for the homophones above (its/it's, their/there).
Confirm each sentence has a capital letter and end punctuation.
(Email) All three bullet points covered? Greeting + close present?