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Spelling: example questions & answers
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Which word is spelled correctly?
- AReceive✓
- BRecieve
- CRecive
- DReceeve
Answer: The rhyme 'i before e except after c' applies here: the letter before is a c, so the e comes first — receive.
Which is correct?
- AOccurred✓
- BOcurred
- COcured
- DOccured
Answer: Double the final consonant: 'occurred'.
Which word is spelled correctly?
- ASeparate✓
- BSepearte
- CSeperate
- DSeperete
Answer: The correct spelling is 'separate'.
Which is correct?
- AOccaision
- BOccasion✓
- COccassion
- DOccasoin
Answer: The correct spelling is 'occasion'.
Which word is spelled correctly?
- ANeccessary
- BNecesary
- CNecessary✓
- DNecessery
Answer: The correct spelling is 'necessary'.
Which is correct?
- ABiscute
- BBiskit
- CBiscuet
- DBiscuit✓
Answer: The correct spelling is 'biscuit'.
Which word is spelled correctly?
- AEmbarass
- BEmbaras
- CEmbarrass✓
- DEmbarras
Answer: The correct spelling is 'embarrass' (double s and double r).
Which is correct?
- ADefinately
- BDefinate
- CDefinit
- DDefinite✓
Answer: The correct spelling is 'definite'.