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Cheat-sheet for categorizing errors

Vowels

Typical errors in this category

Vowel omission
beaten (betn) = 1 error (vowels) + 1 error (alternative vowels) + 1 error (suffixes & endings)

Wrong vowel
bed (bad) = 1 error (vowels)
myn (mine) = 2 errors (vowels)+ 1 error (suffixes & endings)
letta (letter) = 1 error (vowels) + 1 error (consonants) + 1 error (suffixes & endings)

Extra vowel
bait (bite) = 1 error (vowels) + 1 error (alternative vowels) + 1 error (suffixes & endings)

Input - Examples

Word

incorrect Word

Vowel

Alternative vowel

Consonant

Consonant doubling

Suffixes & endings

bad

bed

1

 

 

 

 

bite

bait

1

 

 

 

1

mine

myn

2

 

 

 

 

letter

letta

1

1

1

believe

belive

1

Alternative Vowels

Typical errors in this category

Vowel omission
try (tray) = 1 error (alternative vowels)

Wrong vowel
lite (light) = 1 error (alternative vowels)
beech (beach) = 1 error (alternative vowels)
thid (third) = 1 error (alternative vowels) + 1 error (consonants)

Extra vowel
deleate (delete) = 1 error (alternative vowels)

Mixed errors
beleef (believe) = 1 error (alternative vowels) + 1 error (consonants) + for e 1 error (vowels) + 1 error (suffixes & endings)

Input - Examples

Word

incorrect Word

Vowel

Alternative vowel

Consonant

Consonant doubling

Suffixes & endings

tray

try

 

1

 

 

 

light

lite

 

1

 

 

 

beach

beech

 

1

 

 

 

delete

deleat

1

1

 

 

 

believe

beleef

1

1

1

 

 

turn

tirn

 

1

 

 

 

third

thid

1

1

Consonants

Typical errors in this category

Wrong consonant
thirt (third) = 1 error (consonants)

Consonant omission
tird (third) = 1 error (consonants)
wringle (wrinkle) = 1 error (consonants)
nife (knife) = 1 error (consonants)
tchiken (chicken) = 2 errors (consonants)
rinkl (wrinkle) = 1 error (consonants) + 1 error (vowels) + 1 error (suffixes & endings)

Extra consonant
schoe (shoe) = 1 error (consonants)
roat (wrote) = 1 error (consonants)+ for oa 1 error (alternative vowels) + for e 1 error (vowels) + 1 error (suffixes & endings)

Input - Examples

Word

incorrect Word

Vowel

Alternative vowel

Consonant

Consonant doubling

Suffixes & endings

third

thirt

 

 

1

 

 

third

tirt

 

 

1

 

 

knife

nife

 

 

 

 

 

wrote

roat

1

1

1

 

 

wrinkle

wringle

 

 

1

 

 

shoe

schoe

 

 

1

 

 

wrinkle

rinkl

1

 

1

 

1

chicken

tchiken

1

1

Double Consonants

Typical errors in this category

Double consonant errors are NOT counted in the consonant category!

Extra double consonant
hopping (hoping) = 1 error (double consonants)
anckle (ankle) = 1 error (double consonants)
anckl (ankle) = 1 error (double consonants) + 1 error (vowels) + 1 error (suffixes & endings)

Missing double consonant
leter (letter) = 1 error (double consonants)
dropt (dropped) = 1 error (double consonants) + 1 error (consonants) + 1 error (vowels) + 1 error (suffixes & endings)

Input - Examples

Word

incorrect Word

Vowel

Alternative vowel

Consonant

Consonant doubling

Suffixes & endings

letter

leter

 

 

1

 

 

knock

knok

 

 

1

 

 

chicken

chikken

 

 

1

 

 

ankle

anckl

1

 

1

 

1

hoping

hopping

 

 

1

 

 

dropped

dropt

1

 

1

1

1

Suffixes & Endings

Typical errors in this category

Suffixes & Endings errors are also counted in other categories!

Missing consonant at the end of the word
slippin (slipping) = 1 error (suffixes & endings)

Wrong consonant or wrong vowel in the ending
droppt (dropped) = 1 error (suffixes & endings) + 1 error (consonants) + 1 error (vowels)
babys (babies) = 1 error (suffixes & endings) + 1 error (alternative vowels)

Errors at the syllable boundary
carful (careful) = 1 error (suffixes & endings) + 1 error (vowels)
carefuly (carefully) = 1 error (suffixes & endings) + 1 error (double consonants)

Input - Examples

Word

incorrect Word

Vowel

Alternative vowel

Consonant

Consonant doubling

Suffixes & endings

slipping

slippin

 

1

 

 

1

careful

carful

1

 

 

 

1

carefully

carfuly

1

 

 

1

1

babies

babys

1

 

 

 

1

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