How to spell consider
A Year 3 and 4 statutory spelling word, with the tricky part explained and a tip that makes it stick.
The answer
consider
C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R
The part to watch: s in the middle, not c. The underlined letters are the ones most people get wrong.
The tricky part
The middle sound is s, and it is spelt with an s, not a c. The word ends -er.
Consider is one of the words on the Year 3 and 4 list with no single spelling rule. These words follow no single rule. Look, say, cover, write and check them a few times a week until they stick.
Common mistakes with consider
- Wrong: conciderRight: consider
- Wrong: considderRight: consider
A way to remember it
Say it in three beats, con, sid, er. Each beat is spelt the way it sounds, and the middle one starts with s.
Consider in syllables
con · sid · er
Consider has 3 syllables. Say each one as you write it.
In a sentence
Please consider how the other team feels.
Consider on the statutory list
Consider is on the Year 3 and 4 statutory word list in the national curriculum for England. Children are taught these words in Years 3 and 4, when they are 7 to 9.
Test yourself
A short spelling test that starts with consider, then nine more words from the Year 3 and 4 list, read aloud. It works in your browser.
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Questions parents ask
How do you spell consideration?
Consideration is consider + ation. Considerable is consider + able. Neither changes the root.
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