Spelling: Practice Questions with Answers
Commonly misspelt words and how to remember them. Try each question first: tap an option to check it, and the explanation appears below.
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Question 1Easy
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “to divide or set apart”.
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âś… D. Separate
The correct spelling is “Separate”. It has “a” in the middle: sep-a-rate. “Seperate”, “Separete” and “Saparate” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 2Easy
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “the rules of a language”.
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âś… C. Grammar
The correct spelling is “Grammar”. It ends in “-ar”. “Grammer”, “Gramar” and “Grammor” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 3Hard
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “the people who work for an organisation”.
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âś… B. Personnel
The correct spelling is “Personnel”. Double “n” and a single “l”. Do not confuse it with “personal”. “Personel”, “Personnell” and “Persennel” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 4Medium
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “a group of people chosen for a task”.
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âś… C. Committee
The correct spelling is “Committee”. Double “m”, double “t” and double “e”. “Commitee”, “Comittee” and “Committe” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 5Hard
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “a set of written questions”.
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âś… C. Questionnaire
The correct spelling is “Questionnaire”. Double “n”, and it ends in “-aire”. “Questionaire”, “Questionnare” and “Quesionnaire” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 6Hard
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “an expert judge of quality or taste”.
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âś… B. Connoisseur
The correct spelling is “Connoisseur”. Double “n” and double “s”. “Connoiseur”, “Conoisseur” and “Connoissuer” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 7Easy
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “to succeed in reaching a goal”.
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âś… D. Achieve
The correct spelling is “Achieve”. “i” comes before “e” here: ach-ie-ve. “Acheive”, “Achive” and “Acheeve” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 8Easy
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “a place where meals are served”.
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âś… D. Restaurant
The correct spelling is “Restaurant”. It ends in “-aurant”. “Restaurent”, “Resturant” and “Restaraunt” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 9Medium
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “to describe something as bigger than it is”.
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âś… C. Exaggerate
The correct spelling is “Exaggerate”. One “x” and a double “g”. “Exagerate”, “Exaggarate” and “Exxagerate” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 10Easy
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “to get or be given something”.
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âś… A. Receive
The correct spelling is “Receive”. “i” before “e”, except after “c”: rec-ei-ve. “Recieve”, “Receeve” and “Receve” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 11Medium
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “awake and aware”.
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âś… D. Conscious
The correct spelling is “Conscious”. It is spelt con-sci-ous. “Concious”, “Consious” and “Conscous” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 12Medium
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “the inner sense of right and wrong”.
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âś… B. Conscience
The correct spelling is “Conscience”. It contains the word “science”. “Concience”, “Conscence” and “Consciense” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 13Medium
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “a formal promise”.
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âś… A. Guarantee
The correct spelling is “Guarantee”. It begins “gua-” and ends “-antee”. “Gaurantee”, “Guarentee” and “Garantee” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 14Medium
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “a regular repeated pattern of sound”.
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âś… C. Rhythm
The correct spelling is “Rhythm”. It has “h” twice and no vowel other than “y”. “Rythm”, “Rhythem” and “Rhytm” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 15Hard
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “careful to do one's work well”.
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âś… D. Conscientious
The correct spelling is “Conscientious”. It is “conscien-” (from “conscience”) + “-tious”. “Conscientous”, “Concientious” and “Consciencious” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 16Medium
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “a special right or advantage”.
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âś… C. Privilege
The correct spelling is “Privilege”. There is no “d”, and the vowels are i, i, e, e. “Priviledge”, “Privelege” and “Privilage” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 17Hard
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “a person who starts a business”.
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âś… A. Entrepreneur
The correct spelling is “Entrepreneur”. It begins “entre-” and ends “-eur”. “Entrepreneuer”, “Enterpreneur” and “Entreprenuer” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 18Easy
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “the details of where someone lives”.
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âś… A. Address
The correct spelling is “Address”. Double “d” and double “s”. “Adress”, “Addres” and “Adddress” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 19Hard
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “a person one knows slightly”.
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âś… C. Acquaintance
The correct spelling is “Acquaintance”. It has “cq” and ends in “-ance”. “Acquaintence”, “Aquaintance” and “Acquantance” are misspellings.
Question page →Question 20Hard
Choose the correct spelling of the word that means “a very small copy of something”.
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âś… D. Miniature
The correct spelling is “Miniature”. It is spelt mini-a-ture. “Miniture”, “Minature” and “Minniature” are misspellings.
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