English Extra Plus
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Funny Mistakes that we make
Pronunciation
and Spelling
10 ways to spell the
surname of the most
famous English writer
Which is correct?
Shackspere
Translation
Sechspeer
Shakespere
Shakespeer
Shakespear
Shakspire
/ʃakspɪə /
/sɛˈtʃspɪə/
/ʃeɪkspɪə /
/ʃeɪkspɛː/
/ʃeɪkspɪə/
/ʃeɪkspɛː/
/ʃakspʌɪə/
/ʃiːkspɪə /
/ʃeikspeə/
Sheakspeere
Sheakspere
Shakespare
Shakespeare
/ˈʃeɪkspɪə/
peer, pear
and spire
Our students are very creative
“To be or
not to be
That is the
question...“
Stratford-
upon-Ivan
and
Glow theatre
Skakespeare's birthplace is
Stratford-upon-Avon
BUT here's what I found in
my students' dictations:
Avion
Evan
Aven
Avan
Evean