SET 1: SPELLING BEE HIGH SCHOOL COLOMBO FRANCES 2025-2026

accommodate

ac-com-mo-date

Double c and double m.

Sentence: The hotel can accommodate 200 guests.

acknowledgement

ac-know-ledge-ment

⚠ Silent k after ac.

Sentence: She received an acknowledgement email.

afterwards

af-ter-wards.

Sentence: We went home afterwards.

aggressive

ag-gres-sive

⚠ Double g and double s.

Sentence: The dog became aggressive.

although

al-though

⚠ Silent gh.

Sentence: Although it rained, we went out.

ambitious

am-bi-tious.

Sentence: She is very ambitious.

apprehensive

ap-pre-hen-sive

⚠ Double p.

Sentence: I felt apprehensive before the exam.

apprenticeship

ap-pren-tice-ship

⚠ Double p.

Sentence: He started an apprenticeship.

assessment

as-sess-ment

⚠ Double s twice.

Sentence: The assessment is tomorrow.

astonishing

as-ton-ish-ing.

Sentence: The view was astonishing.

astonishment

as-ton-ish-ment.

Sentence: She looked in astonishment.

awkward

awk-ward

Sentence: That was awkward.

backbreaking

back-breaking.

Sentence: The work was backbreaking.

bad-tempered

bad-tempered

⚠ Hyphen word.

Sentence: He is bad-tempered today.

brainstorming

brain-storm-ing.

Sentence: We did a brainstorming session.

breathtaking

breath-tak-ing.

Sentence: The mountains were breathtaking.

carbohydrate

car-bo-hy-drate.

Sentence: Bread contains carbohydrates.

cardiologist

car-di-ol-o-gist.

Sentence: The cardiologist checked my heart.

carbon footprint

car-bon foot-print.

Sentence: We should reduce our carbon footprint.

chandelier

chan-de-lier

⚠ French origin spelling.

Sentence: The chandelier is beautiful.