How To Win The Scripps National Spelling Bee
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2024
- What makes the spelling bee so hard? We lay out five tips to help spellers at the Scripps National Spelling Bee (and viewers at home) ace the competition.
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I actually won the Scripps National Spelling Bee yesterday, for football teams only though!
Anybody else watch this because they have a spelling bee coming up ?!
Amaris Luv i have a county spelling coming up and im studying harder than i have ever have
Hystel Same! I’ve been reading the dictionary in my free time😭
Yeah I’m going against my entire school lol I need help
Yup tommorow I go.
@Hystel I'm going too, but I don't think I am going to win
I just looked this and I actully made it in the spelling bee
Such a well done and informative video. Great job 538!
still have 2 more pages to study and the bee is TOMORROW 😳
maybe 7th grade's gonna be my year
I won the school bee. It's time for the Regional soon. We'll see how it goes...
How did it go?
Great videos!
I’ve made it through my class and now I’m competing against my school. Do I have to learn Latin or Ancient Greek or Russian in a month? December 4th is our school spelling bee. But otherwise this really helped. Thanks a lot!
Greek root words help a lot
Good luck with it mine is December 3rd
same here with me
good luck! and same!
Mine is December 19th 2019 and have you ever been in a spelling bee before because I have been my 2nd one and I can give you some tips
Im going to the school spelling bee and I'm so anxious right now
Ayeee same
IM GOING TOO THE NATIONAL SPELLING BEE THIS IS WHY IM WATCHING THIS . IM SO NERVOUS🤣😬
Going into the regional bee! Good luck to everyone!
This is really late but how did that work out for you? I won my school spelling bee and tomorrow I have the county bee. Any tips?
@@maesynjones3578 im going to my district bee. Do you have any tips?
@@maesynjones3578 did yours get cancelled? when i won two years ago the county bee got cancelled cuz of covid
@@lottiecollier6706 this might be too late, but
1. write down all the words multiple times. it makes things MUCH easier, and engraves the words in your memory.
2. consider buying the book scripps publishes every year. it has a lot of the words they will be asking after the rounds with the words you already know are done.
3. have someone help you, recite your words to them and the ones you get wrong mark them. once your done, write the marked down words again this time like 3-5 times more than normal. Then make sure you fixed those words, and then test yourself again to make sure you know every word.
Bro I fr feel bad for not studying the words much throughout the holidays and here I am 💀 my spelling bee is next month
1. Be Indian
bruhh
but.. Iike it's kinda true like 90% of the kids at the scripp's spelling bee are indian
I made it through my class, then my school, then my province(I’m Canadian), and now I’m going to Nationals. That’s why I’m here.
But only one speller can win...
2019: Are you sure about that
forreal lol i can’t believe that there was eight
i’m having the competition for the state to see who represents our state, should I learn other languages/learn portions of languages or should I just study the words (the words of the champions)
Im having a panic attack SPELLING BEE IS TOMORROW AND I DIDN’T STUDY MUCH
Same I have the spelling bee tommorow.
@@aestheticcloudzz6037 omg me too😬
Sound he word out.
Or do video studying. Or play a game to study the words
My school did a spelling bee so the three winners are me and 2 other people and we are going to it in January 2020 the second week
good luck!
Shit mine is tomorrow and if i win im not going im skipping
Im back and i won the bee im scared to compete against other schools now
I won and mine is tomorrow, I am so scared!!
yeah um my district bee is in 2 days so i don’t have enough time 😬
I am going to the spelling bee and I am sooo nervous.
I almost made it the finals for my school and I accidentally said double L and you couldn't restart and so I lost
@@aestheticcloudzz6037 Mine is tommorrow.
Thus gives me more courage to win the spelling bee
My ward is attending the spelling bee tips for her plss
I'm going to the spelling bee tommorow.
I'm going to the nationals by the end of January. Wish me luck =)
Do you have any tips?
Good luck!
Good luck
to the district spelling bee I will march!
Can Nate Silver give me a shout out on the podcast pls
That would be so weird. Hope he does
Mine is so tommorow
I won my class and school spelling bee, and now I go to district.Wish me luck!
Good luck
I have a school spelling bee tommrow have any suggestions?
@@selinaalmarei7916 IM SO SORRY I RESPONDED LATE
But If u won or 2nd place they end up giving something to study with, so study super hard
I won yesterday but not on stage only at my school I will go to the oral spelling bee on January 13 2022
Good luck!
I'm entering this is why I'm watching it I'm so nervous I hope I win
Coming back on December 16 lets see if i win
going into regional bee after getting 4th place and being nervous and not having a clue on what to do check 😎👊
I'm going to a regional bee next week, from getting first thooo
@@JessicaSmith-bm6hd congrats, good luck 👍
I’m going to a regional spelling be in 2 weeks some tips please?
@cherrytomato 6_9 I take this opportunity to write a long piece on spelling bees. RUclips killed my formatting but whatever (edit: logged on with my computer and fixed it, it's better now) Enjoy, lol!
I just finished my regional spelling bee, and they can be pretty nerve-wracking. Compared with your school spelling bee, which probably had 20 people or less, you’re now on this big stage with, like, 90 other people who want that trophy just as bad as you do. Lots of words can be really tough, but there are lots of tricks that can make this spelling bee a breeze.
1: Don’t Get Your Hopes Up.
This may sound rude, but it’s true. If you walk into a spelling bee with your head the size of a truck tire and complete assurance that you will win, you may end up losing and it could actually be quite traumatic. That happened to me in fourth grade, overconfidence took over and I rushed my word and was eliminated. I was sulking for weeks. Trust me, if you want to do well, walk into your spelling bee with your head held high, but an acceptance that yes, you may lose and that won’t be the end of the world. Just take your time and ask questions. That brings me to my next point.
2: Asking Questions.
Asking questions in your spelling bee can make all the difference. You could’ve heard the word wrong, you could’ve mixed it up with a similar word(that happened to me in fourth grade as well, but that’s not the point), anything could go wrong. That’s where asking questions comes in. As you probably know, at a spelling bee you can ask the pronounced any of the following questions. Can you repeat the word? Can you define the word? Can you put the word in a sentence? Can I have the part of speech? Can I have the language of origin? Asking any of those questions can help clarify and enhance your spelling. For example, say you had the word “amused”. But you heard the word “abused”. You rush to spell the word without asking any questions, and what happens? You get it wrong. And imagine, you could’ve taken your time and spelled it correctly, and you’d most likely be going to Washington. Here’s another instance. You could be up to the mic, and get a word you’ve never heard before in your life. You ask for the language of origin and, with that combined info, you spell the word correctly. Learning to trace word origins can help you out of a sticky situation(ha, get it? Sticky situation, spelling bee?)by telling you about what language a word comes from and why it means what it does.
3. Learning to Trace Word Origins.
This may sound crazy. However, stay with me on this one. As I said above, there are a bunch of ways learning word origins can help. All words have a language of origin, and that language says a lot about how your particular word is spelled. Take the word “telephone”. You look up the word and find out it comes from the language Greek. The first part, “tele”, is from the Greek word meaning far, at a distance. “Phone” is from the Greek word meaning voice. Okay, fine, you know that. But how does that help you? Say you’re in the spelling bee and you get the word “telekineses”. You ask and find out the origin is Greek. What does that tell you? Well, it tells you that the first part of the word is probably spelled “tele”. And you can probably use that to figure out “kineses” as well.
4: Study.
This is most obvious, however, it is crucial. If you don’t study, you may get thrown a curveball during your bee and end up with a word that you’ve never heard of, spell it wrong, then go home and find out it was on the list all along and you could’ve studied it and gotten it right. There are many ways to study your word list(assuming you have one, of course, if not ask your teacher for one). One way is to just read the list over and repeat and spell the words to yourself. This is the least effective way to memorize the spellings of words, in my opinion, but it’s better than not studying at all. There are two strategies that, in my opinion, are the most effective. The first one is, write down every word twice. This is a very time and energy-consuming matter so maybe don’t write down all of them, just the ones you have trouble with. Writing things down is proven to help you remember things better than reading them, so bear that in mind if you’re struggling. The other method is to get a parent or guardian or friend to act as the pronouncer and have a miniature bee at home. Have your pronouncer read words off the list and answer your questions about their given word. Maybe even get a bell for when you spell wrong. Even try to get others to compete against you. This may sound silly, but believe me, it works. Not only is it my go-to method for memorizing words but it helps you get a feel for being in a real spelling bee. It really works very well!
These are just a few tips that helped me win my regional bee and hopefully can help you too! Good luck!
@@captainleefy thank you so much!! If you want I can update you on whether I won or not it’s in 4 days. I’m definitely going to use these tips!!!
@@doorknobmoobie That's great! Good luck!
@@doorknobmoobie ..update
I am participating in spelling bee wish me luck
I am going to the spelling bee for my joel school! I’m really nervous! My mom said if I won I get get a new phone! Wish me luck please!
I won the spelling bee for my school
I'm going to regionals Ina few months.
I’m going tmmrw
@@VortexRBLXYT how'd it go
Off to state heheheh
If yall want me to update you if I make it like my comment
As a Jewish person, I have an advantage.
1st you've to be an indian 🤣
Bro i didn't sign up for this bullshit and im being forced to go against students in my school to see who goes to the real competition and i swear these words they gave me are easy as fuck and i have a feeling that im going there and i dont wanna go for real how do i quit