SpellRightPro

To everyone sitting OET this month 💙

You've already done the hard part — years of training, long shifts, caring for people in a language that isn't always your first.

A spelling test does not define your skill as a healthcare professional. But it stands between you and the role you've earned — so it's worth getting right.

Be patient with yourself. Practise a little each day. You've got this.

Free practice whenever you're ready → spellrightpro.org

A 5-minute spelling routine that beats a 30-minute battle 📚

For parents of primary-school kids:

1. Pick 5 words (not 20 - five)
2. Say each word out loud together
3. Child spells it back, out loud
4. Got it right? Celebrate. Wrong? Try once more, no drama
5. Tomorrow, same 5 + 2 new ones

Short, consistent, low-stress. That's what builds real spelling memory, not marathon sessions.

Free School practice that does this for you → spellrightpro.org

Did you know? 🌍

OET tests British spelling, and if you trained in the US, Philippines, or India, your instinct may be working against you.

A few that catch people out:

• "pediatric" → paediatric
• "anesthesia" → anaesthesia
• "edema" → oedema
• "diarrhea" → diarrhoea
• "tumor" → tumour

Notice the pattern? Those extra vowels and the "-our" ending.

Which spelling were YOU taught? Comment below 👇

Practise the British medical list free → spellrightpro.org

SpellRightPro — Spelling Trainer SpellRightPro — free spelling trainer for students, OET candidates and Spelling Bee competitors. Practice with voice, track progress, and upgrade for premium features.

Ever practised with an app that goes way too fast? ⏱️

We heard that feedback, and changed it.

SpellRightPro now adapts to YOU. Your practice starts at a gentle pace with plenty of time per word. As you get words right, it gradually speeds up. Struggling? It stays slow for as long as you need.

No pressure. No racing. Just steady progress at your own pace.

Try it free: spellrightpro.org

An honest truth about the OET Writing sub-test 🩺

You can structure a perfect referral letter, clear, professional, well-organised, and still lose marks for one misspelt medical term.

Examiners notice "haemorrhage," "anaesthetic," "ischaemic." These aren't everyday words, and British spelling adds another layer.

You don't fix this by reading. You fix it by practising the exact words, out loud, until they're automatic.

Free OET medical word practice → spellrightpro.org

That moment when you've written a word so many times it stops looking real 👀

"Is it 'necessary' or 'neccessary'? 'Recieve' or 'receive'? Why do I suddenly not know ANY words?"

It's called wordnesia, and it happens to everyone, students, nurses, even teachers.

The fix isn't staring harder. It's active practice: hear it, spell it, get instant feedback, move on.

5 minutes a day genuinely works.

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🐝 Weekend Spelling Bee warm-up!

Here's a classic competition word:

M_N_M_N_C

(Hint: it's a memory trick, and ironically, hard to remember how to spell.)

Think you've got it? Comment your answer 👇

Our Spelling Bee mode reads words aloud and you spell them back, just like the real thing. It now starts gentle and speeds up as you improve.

Free to try: spellrightpro.org

📋 Answers to Saturday's OET challenge!

How many did you get?

1. Dyspnoea, shortness of breath
2. Pneumonia, lung inflammation
3. Cardiologist, heart specialist
4. Dysphagia, difficulty swallowing
5. Hypertension, high blood pressure

The silent letters (the "p" in pneumonia, the "oe" in dyspnoea) are exactly where OET candidates lose marks.

Practise the full medical word list free → spellrightpro.org

Parents, does spelling homework end in tears at your house? 😮‍💨

You're not alone. The issue usually isn't effort, it's that copying words from a list is boring and doesn't stick.

Try this instead: turn it into a 5-minute game where your child spells words OUT LOUD. Movement + voice + a tiny bit of fun = far better recall.

Our free School practice does exactly that, your child hears the word and spells it back.

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🩺 OET SPELLING CHALLENGE

Can you spell all 5 without checking?

1. The medical term for shortness of breath
2. Inflammation of the lungs
3. A specialist who treats the heart
4. Difficulty swallowing
5. The medical word for high blood pressure

No peeking! Comment your spellings, we'll post the answers tomorrow.

Tag a colleague who's also sitting OET 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️