Definition: 1. To say or write the letters of a word in the correct order. 2. To form words correctly from individual letters. 3. A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
Use 'spell' in a sentence:
1. Spanish spelling is phonetic, unlike English spelling.
2. I thought her name was Catherine, but it's Kathryn spelt with a ‘K ’.
3. Bob: "Can you spell it, please?"
4. Your essay is littered with spelling mistakes.
5. A spell of poor health took the edge off her performance.
6. Did I spell your name right?
7. How many times do I have to spell it out?
8. Could you spell that name out again?
9. Most people find it rather difficult to spell.
10. Dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same.
11. C─A─T spells ‘cat ’.
12. The problem was that he didn't know how to spell.
13. She went to the doctor complaining of dizzy spells.
14. People said he was able to cast a spell on the public.
15. My name is spelt wrong.
16. You've spelt my name wrong.
17. All her students came under her spell.
18. I've never been able to spell.
19. The boy can't spell.
20. Be assertive and spell out exactly how you feel.
21. I suffer from dizzy spells.
22. He tripped when trying to spell this word.
23. Go over your work for spelling mistakes before you hand it in.
24. You know what I mean─I'm sure I don't need to spell it out.
25. That year I won first prize in the spelling bee.
26. My spelling is terrible.
27. It's shocking how students can't spell these days.
28. My name was wrongly spelt.
29. Credit will be given in the exam for good spelling and grammar.
30. But this does nothing to break the spell.
31. There are a lot of spelling mistakes; even so, it's quite a good essay.
32. If I don't know a word, I ask them to spell it out for me.
33. How do you spell your surname?
34. There has been a long spell of dry weather.
35. This way people can spell words using their hands.
36. Can you spell the word "confidence"?
37. Please spell the word.
38. She didn't even take the trouble to find out how to spell my name.
39. Let me spell out why we need more money.
40. There will be rain at first, with sunny spells later.
41. Spelling mistakes are circled in red ink.
42. Her essay is full of spelling mistakes.
43. I still couldn't spell my full name correctly.
44. Too many young people are unable to write or spell well, as employers will testify.
45. Carter will be here in an hour to spell you.
46. I completely fell under her spell.
47. The book deals with some of the oddities of grammar and spelling.
48. The wizard recited a spell.
49. How do you spell "potato?"
50. I spent a brief spell on the Washington Post.
51. The crop failure spelt disaster for many farmers.
