Spelling Bee Competition Rules and Regulations

1. Spelling Bee competition is open for students from grade 1 to Grade 8.
2. All contestant must not have finished 8th grade at the time of their individual school finals.
3. The pronouncer announces the word to be spelled. Slowly and clearly, without distorting the normal pronunciation of word.
4. The speller listens carefully to the pronouncer and asks for the to be repeated, defined or used in a sentence if necessary.
5. When the speller is sure he/she understands the word, he/she pronounces it, spells it and then says the word again. He/she must say it loudly enough for the judge to hear it.
6. The pronouncer determines whether or not the word was spelled correctly.
7. If the correct spelling was given, the speller remains in the game.
8. If the spelling was incorrect, that speller is eliminated from the game. The pronouncer gives the correct spelling of the word. Then the pronouncer reads a new word to the next student.
9. The winner is the student who can spell all words he/she is given correctly in the final rounds, he/she will be asked to spell new words from the dictionary.
10. The students are divided according to their grades / age / school (Dep).
11. All students participating will be given 20 seconds to spell one word.
12. The students who pass the school round will be given 20 seconds to spell one word.
13. All participants must wear a school uniform.
14. Training classes will be held for each competition in UCMAS branches.
15. In case of retreating from the competition, the amount paid will not be refunded.