PUPILS from a Harrow school showed off their language mastery by successfully writing words such as 'perturbed' and 'hologram'.
The Orley Farm School team defeated five rivalries schools in a local spelling competition entering Tuesday's semi-finals.
The local heat is part of a nationwide spelling competition “the 2010 Times Spelling Bee” which attracts more than 1,000 schools to take part in.
Barbara Boylan, teacher from Orley Farm School, said: “We felt our stomachs knotting with nerves as they spelled the last few words!
“It helps them learn spelling, gain academic award and we've got boys very competitive.”
The team consisted of three players, Sahil Shah, Thomas McGivney, Hussain Shah and one reserve Jack Lambert.
These 12-year olds said: “We are over the moon. We were pretty nervous after the first round but we regained our composure!”
The competition aims to discover the country's best young spellers and make spelling fun for children.
Both the local contest and semi-finals are held at Cineworld, Geron Way in north-west London.
The 10 winning teams will then compete at The Institute of Education's grand final at Russell Square, west-central London on June 24.
For more information visit www.timesspellingbee.co.uk
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