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Spelling Bee 2017 3rd and 4th Grades 1


CENTRO ESCOLAR PATRIA SPELLING BEE ANNUAL CONTEST

A. GENERAL RULES

1. The contest must be conducted orally.

2. The contest shall be conducted in rounds.

I. The role of the Pronouncer is a. To correctly pronounce the word.

b. To give definition and 1 or 2 sentences at the speller’s request.

II. The role of the Contestant is a. To gather as much information as possible to help him/her spell the word

correctly.

b. To spell the word correctly and clearly.

NOTE:

The contestant may ask the pronouncer to say the word again, define it and

/ or use it in a sentence. The pronouncer shall grant all requests until the

judges agree that the word has been made reasonably clear to the contestant.

III. The role of the Judges is:

a. To determine whether the contestant has spelled the word correctly

b. To disqualify any contestant who ignores a request to start spelling.

NOTE:

The judges are in complete control of the Spelling Bee and their decision is

final on all questions.


B. IN COMPETITION

1. The contest shall be conducted in rounds.

a. The pronouncer gives the contestant a word, the contestant must

pronounce the word before spelling it and after spelling it, if not he shall be

disqualified.

b. The pronouncer can ask the contestant to start spelling the word again

if it is not clearly spelled or loud enough.*

c. Having started to spell a word, the contestant may stop and start over

again, only in the first two rounds of the competition.*

*Note: Remember that every time you are asked or you ask to start again,

you must start by pronouncing the word before spelling it.

d. Each contestant remaining in the Spelling Bee at the start of a round

shall spell one word in each round.

e. Upon missing the spelling of a word, a contestant immediately drops out

of the contest. The next word on the pronouncer’s list will be given to the next

contestant.

2. When the number of the spellers is reduced to two, the elimination process changes.

f. At this point, when the first speller misspells a word, the second speller

shall be given an opportunity to spell the same word, plus the next word on

the pronouncer’s list, if he/she succeeds, then the second speller shall be

declared the champion.

g. If the second speller fails to spell a word correctly, the first speller must

pronounce the next word on the pronouncer’s list. If he/she succeeds, he /she

shall be declared the champion.

h. If both spellers misspell the same word, both shall continue in the contest

and at this point the contest will be conducted as specified in rules 2-f to 2-g.


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