A Comparative Study to Know the Causes of Spelling Errors Committed by Learners of English at Elementary Level in Distract Kasur and Lahore in Pakistan

Some education experts said that a learner should be mastered in four major language skills. Writing is one of those basic skills and learners often face difficulty to master in and commit errors in this skill, especially in the area of spelling. Spelling skills of words is very important factor in writing skill. It is fact that English language has complex system because it is not a syllabic language and has layers of sound, pattern, meaning of one word due to influence of other languages that’s why second language learners have trouble to master in this skill. Therefore, the researchers conducted to this study in order to find out the types and causes of errors which learners make in their written work. The purpose of this study also was to identify the best teaching strategy which may be useful in learning spellings of words. The sample in this study was 100 students of 8 th grade and 20 teachers who were teaching them by using English as medium of instruction. Students’ writing samples were collected and analyzed and teacher’s information were taken by using questionnaire. The results gained from the analysis of students' writing samples and teachers' questionnaire have revealed four types of errors which were made by 8th grade students and three actual causes of committing spelling