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Spelling Correction: Practice Questions with Answers

11 practice questions on Spelling Correction, with answers; most also have an explanation or a worked solution. Try each one before you open its answer.

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1. Q.1

   Choose the correctly spelled word: (A) Accomodate (B) Acommodate (C) Accommodate (D) Acomodate

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   Answer: (C) Accommodate

   Solution:

   1. "Accommodate" has two C’s and two M’s — one of the most commonly misspelled English words, usually dropping one of the double letters.

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2. Q.2

   Choose the correctly spelled word: (A) Recieve (B) Receive (C) Receve (D) Receeve

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   Answer: (B) Receive

   Solution:

   1. "Receive" follows "i before e except after c" — since it comes after "c", it’s "ei", not "ie".

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3. Q.3

   Choose the correctly spelled word: (A) Embarass (B) Embarrass (C) Embaras (D) Embarrasse

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   Answer: (B) Embarrass

   Solution:

   1. "Embarrass" has two R’s and two S’s.

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4. Q.4

   Choose the correctly spelled word: (A) Neccessary (B) Necessary (C) Neccesary (D) Necesary

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   Answer: (B) Necessary

   Solution:

   1. "Necessary" has one C and two S’s — often misremembered the other way around.

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5. Q.5

   Choose the correctly spelled word: (A) Priviledge (B) Privilege (C) Privelege (D) Previlege

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   Answer: (B) Privilege

   Solution:

   1. "Privilege" has no "d" before the "g", and the middle vowel is "i", not "e".

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6. Q.6

   Choose the correctly spelled word: (A) Maintainance (B) Maintenance (C) Maintainence (D) Maintenence

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   Answer: (B) Maintenance

   Solution:

   1. "Maintenance" is spelled with "-tenance", not "-tainance" or "-tainence" — a frequently misspelled word.

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7. Q.7

   Choose the correctly spelled word: (A) Occassion (B) Ocassion (C) Occasion (D) Occasionn

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   Answer: (C) Occasion (two C’s, one S)

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8. Q.8

   Choose the correctly spelled word: (A) Rythm (B) Rhythm (C) Rhytm (D) Rhythem

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   Answer: (B) Rhythm

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9. Q.9

   Choose the correctly spelled word: (A) Enviroment (B) Environment (C) Enviromment (D) Envirnoment

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   Answer: (B) Environment (the often-dropped "n" before "ment")

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10. Q.10

    Choose the correctly spelled word: (A) Harrass (B) Harass (C) Harrasss (D) Haras

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    Answer: (B) Harass (one R, two S’s)

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11. Q.11

    Choose the correctly spelled word: (A) Definately (B) Definitely (C) Definitly (D) Definatly

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    Answer: (B) Definitely (contains "finite": de-FINITE-ly)

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