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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
misspelled
When spelling "misspelled," it is helpful to remember the prefix "mis-" before adding the word "spelled" afterward.
mispeled
misspeled
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
exceptable
acceptuble
acceptable
Don't get confused between "accept" and "except!" Often confused with the suffix "-ible," accept is followed by the ending "-able."
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
beleeve
beleive
believe
As Cher would sing, "Do you believe in life after love?" When spelling the word "believe," it is useful to remember the rule, "I before E, except after C."
beleave
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
conchunsce
conschunce
consciunce
conscience
With the word "conscience," it helps to think of the word "science" as a part of it. The "ch" sound can be tricky, so don't be fooled!
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
embarrass
It might be embarrassing to spell embarrass wrong! When spelling it, don't forget the two sets of twins, 2 R's and 2 S's.
embaress
embarras
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
greatful
greatfull
grateful
Grateful is commonly misspelled, due to the word "great." In order to help you remember, don't forget to be grateful, but not so much that you need two L's!
gratefull
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
heighth
height
Height is another confusing word because of the silent letters. In order to remember its spelling, associate the word with the number eight!
hieght
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
garantee
garranty
guarantee
We often want to keep similar sounding words together, but the spelling of guarantee and warranty are nothing alike.
guarantey
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
leason
liaison
Liaison is a French word that was adopted into the English dictionary. Just remember that the international word contains two "I's."
leaison
leayson
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
perseverance
Perseverance is often misspelled, due to the mispronunciation of the word. Many pronounce the word with an "R" sound before the "V" and others confuse the "-ance" ending.
perseverence
perserverence
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
recieve
receve
receive
Receive, just like believe, is a commonly misspelled word. The trick is to remember the phrase, "I before E, except after C."
receeve
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
relevant
The word relevant is often misspelled by replacing the final "A" with an "E." While it might not often be mispronounced, it is commonly misspelled with a "V" coming before the "L."
relevent
revelent
revelant
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
sargent
sergeant
Sergeant is often misspelled, due to the "sar" sound that comes at the beginning of the word. The "-eant" ending also brings confusion, due to the silent "A."
sergant
sargente
Which of the following words is spelled correctly to show POSSESSION:
they're
there
thare
their
"Their," "there" and "they're" are commonly misspelled and misused. "Their" is used to show possession, while "there" is used to pinpoint locations and "they're" is the contraction of "they are."
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
amature
amateur
"Amateur" is another commonly misspelled word, due to the "ch" sound within. Another word with French influence, the word adopts the ending "-eur" rather than "-er."
amatur
amachur
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
cemetery
The soft "C" sound of cemetery might make people think the word begins with an "S." Another tip when spelling is that the word contains only one vowel: "E."
cementary
semetery
semetary
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
dicipline
disipline
discipline
Discipline is another word that is often misspelled, due to its pronunciation. The soft C/S sound might have you thinking it's one letter or the other, but it's both!
desciplin
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
excede
exsede
exseed
exceed
"Exceed" is often misspelled, due to its ending, "-ceed." It is often incorrectly replaced with endings like "-cede" and "-sede."
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
feery
fiery
While one might think to use the spelling of "fear" for the word "fiery," it is easier to think of the E in "fire" jumping up one spot.
feary
feiry
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
gage
guage
gauge
"Gauge" is another difficult word to spell. Many are tricked into using the spelling "gage," but there is a "U" that makes an appearance.
gaige
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
higherarchy
higherarcy
hierarchy
Another word that follows a rule, hierarchy can be spelled with the rule, "I before E, except after C." The silence "H" in "archy" might also cause confusion, but think of arches as high!
hierarcy
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly and means "funny":
Humerus
humorous
Not to be confused with "humerus," the bone that shapes the upper arm, a synonym for funny would be "humorous," with the word "humor" as its root.
humerous
humirous
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
independant
independent
You'll only find two vowels in this word, "I" and "E." This word is often misspelled with an "-ant" ending.
indapendent
indapendant
Which of the following words is spelled correctly and is a military rank:
kernel
cernel
colonel
If you're a fan of fried chicken, you might be familiar with Colonel Sanders. The word is often replaced with "kernel," which is the edible part of corn.
kurnel
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
leasure
leisure
While you might be convinced to use the "I before E" rule, it doesn't apply in this case! Think of the Hawaiian flower necklace, the lei!
liesure
leeisure
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
February
People often misspell the second month of the year, "February." It is probably due to the fact that some people don't pronounce the first "R."
Febuary
Februery
Febuery
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
Lisence
Lisense
Licence
License
Due to the soft C/S sound in the word, license is often misspelled. A trick to remember is that the letters come in alphabetical order: C before S.
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
manuver
maneuver
Another French word adopted into the English language, maneuver is also commonly misspelled. The word is confusing due to the vowel combination of "eu" in the center.
manuvere
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
medeval
medieval
Medieval is another word that is often misspelled, because of the seemingly silent letters. Many are tricked into thinking the word begins with "Mid" and the "I" is often lost.
medevil
mideval
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
Milenium
Millennium
When spelling millennium, one might get confused with the double letters, but just remember you'll find two twins: 2 L's and 2 N's.
Milennium
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
privlege
privelege
privilege
It's a privilege to know the proper spelling of this word. Just be sure to remember there are two I's and two E's.
privilige
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
recete
receit
receipt
Some might misspell receipt, due to the silent P. Make sure you'll never forget the P, like you wouldn't want to forget your receipt.
recipe
Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
rythm
rithym
ryhthm
rhythm
Rhythm is often misspelled due to the silent H. It's helpful to recall the spelling of "rhyme" and continue from there.
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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:
ocassionally
occassionaly
occasionally
Occasionally might be confusing due to the double letters within the word. Many are tricked into believing there are 3 sets of pairs, but there are only two: 2 C's and 2 L's.
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