OET – Important Spelling Tips - Avigna Learning Academy

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OET is an English language testing skill. If you
think you are proficient and expert in the
English language when it comes to understanding
and speaking, let us remind you that fluency,
vocabulary, and pronunciation are not the only
aspects of the OET. There is yet another
important element that can help you score or miss
out on the perfect grades. What we talk about
here is the spelling.
Correct spelling is absolutely important when you
are writing down the OET. And, especially for a
medical test like OET, every spelling of each
medical term is important. One mistake and
everything could be smashed up! After all,
medical is a complicated, and at the same time,
a sensitive field, which makes it very important
to be precise. While the speaking part of OET
will only assess your vocabulary, fluency,
pronunciation, and confidence of English
speaking, the other three parts of listening,
reading, and writing will test your spelling
too. So, be very careful whenever you are writing
for the OET.
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Homophones may lead to serious errors Spelling
of every medical term is important. This is
because the medical industry has so many such
words that sound the same, but have different
spellings and meanings. These are known as
homophones. So, one spelling mistake may change
the entire meaning of what you are writing thus
leading you to get negative marks. Take a look at
some examples. Ileum is the last section of
the small intestine while Ilium is a part of
the pelvic bone. Mucus is a secretion while
Mucous is an adjective that means resembling
the mucus. Peroneal means pertaining to the
lateral aspect of the leg while Perineal means
pertaining to the pelvic floor. Vesical means
pertaining to the bladder while Vesicle means
a small blister You can see how even a single
alphabet mistake can lead to such different
meanings so you can imagine how you can be
scored if you make even the tiniest of spelling
mistakes! Hence, make sure you know what you are
writing. Filling the gaps in the reading
section The reading section may ask you to
complete a gap or write a short answer to a
question. In this section, your spellings must
be 100 accurate. If you find the correct answer
in the paragraph you are reading, there seems to
be no need to make any changes to the words in
the text. Lift the text as it is and place it in
the gap. However, for short answers, you may
need to write the answer. But, even for this, you
could simply copy the words exactly from the
text. Write the correct spellings in the writing
section This is the most crucial section that
will test your spelling. Avoid every possible
silly mistake and double check on what you are
writing. While the OET accepts both American
English and British English, you need to choose
only one of them and be consistent with it
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throughout the test. For example, if you are
writing the word tumor once, use it just like
that throughout the text, rather than shifting to
tumour elsewhere. For many other such tips,
you can always get in touch with Avigna Learning
Academy. Here, you will find the best mentors
providing quality OET online coaching in
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