Spelling Correction — Practice

Question 1

Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Acommodate (b) Accomodate (c) Accommodate (d) Acomodate

Accepted Answer

(c) Accommodate.

It has both a double c and a double m.

Question 2

Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Neccessary (b) Necessary (c) Necesary (d) Neccesary

Accepted Answer

(b) Necessary.

One c, two s: ne-ces-sary.

Question 3

Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Occurence (b) Occurrence (c) Occurance (d) Ocurrence

Accepted Answer

(b) Occurrence.

Double c, double r, ending -ence.

Question 4

Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Privelege (b) Privilege (c) Priviledge (d) Privilage

Accepted Answer

(b) Privilege.

No 'd'; the vowels run i-i-e.

Question 5

Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Definately (b) Definitly (c) Definitely (d) Defenitely

Accepted Answer

(c) Definitely.

Think 'finite' inside it: de-finite-ly.

Question 6

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
(a) Maintenance (b) Committee (c) Recieve (d) Recommend

Accepted Answer

(c) Recieve.

It should be 'receive' — i before e except after c.

Question 7

Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Mischievous (b) Mischievious (c) Mischevous (d) Mischeivous

Accepted Answer

(a) Mischievous.

Mis-chie-vous, with no extra 'i' before -ous.

Question 8

Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Rhythm (b) Rythm (c) Rhythem (d) Rythem

Accepted Answer

(a) Rhythm.

Starts with 'rh' and has a hidden 'y' vowel: rhy-thm.

Question 9

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
(a) Embarrass (b) Harass (c) Occassion (d) Possession

Accepted Answer

(c) Occassion.

It should be 'occasion' — one s. Harass has one r; embarrass and possession are correct.

Practice — Spelling Correction