Spelling

How do you spell the word for permission granted?

• Aallawed
• Balowed
• Caloud
• Dallowed✓

Answer: 'Allowed' is the correct spelling, meaning permitted or given permission.

Which spelling is correct for the opposite of wrong?

• Awrit
• Bright✓
• Crite
• Dwrite

Answer: 'Right' is correct when meaning the opposite of wrong; 'write' refers to putting words on paper.

What is the correct spelling for a small house?

• Acottage✓
• Bcottagge
• Ccotttage
• Dcottiage

Answer: 'Cottage' is the correct spelling for a small house, with -age at the end.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Anecesary
• Bneccessary
• Cnecessary✓
• Dnesessary

Answer: 'Necessary' is correct: one 'c' and two 's's. A helpful reminder: one collar and two sleeves.

How do you spell a word meaning to happen or take place?

• Aoccur✓
• Bocur
• Coccure
• Docupy

Answer: 'Occur' is spelled with a double 'c' but only one 'r': o-c-c-u-r. The second 'r' appears only when an ending is added, as in 'occurred'.

What is the correct spelling of a word meaning 'without light'?

• Adarck
• Bdrak
• Cdarch
• Ddark✓

Answer: 'Dark' is the correct, simple spelling for lacking light.

Which spelling is correct for the opposite of cold?

• Ahott
• Bhoet
• Chote
• Dhot✓

Answer: 'Hot' is the correct spelling, with one 't' when describing high temperature.

How do you spell a word meaning to produce something?

• Amakee
• Bmak
• Cmaik
• Dmake✓

Answer: 'Make' is the correct spelling for the verb meaning to produce or create.

What is the correct spelling for a written form of communication?

• Alettter
• Bletter✓
• Cletteer
• Dletterr

Answer: 'Letter' is correct with double 't' and 'er' at the end.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Asuccess✓
• Bsucces
• Csucess
• Dsucses

Answer: 'Success' is correct with double 'c' and double 's'.

How do you spell a word meaning different or separate?

• Aseperate
• Bseparete
• Cseparte
• Dseparate✓

Answer: 'Separate' is correct, remembering 'there is a rat in separate'.

What is the correct spelling for a large number of people?

• Acrod
• Bcrowde
• Ccrowd✓
• Dcrowed

Answer: 'Crowd' is the correct spelling for a large group of people.

Which spelling is correct for an agreement between people?

• Acontrakt
• Bcontrace
• Ccontract✓
• Dcontrat

Answer: 'Contract' is correct, meaning a formal agreement.

How do you spell a word meaning to do what someone asks?

• Aobie
• Bobae
• Cobey✓
• Doby

Answer: 'Obey' is the correct spelling for following orders or instructions.

What is the correct spelling for not knowing something?

• Aignerant
• Bignoreant
• Cignorant✓
• Dignorent

Answer: 'Ignorant' is correct, meaning lacking knowledge.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Abiginning
• Bbeginning✓
• Cbeginnning
• Dbegining

Answer: 'Beginning' is correct with double 'n' in the middle.

How do you spell a word meaning to help or give support?

• Aasyst
• Bassist✓
• Casist
• Dassit

Answer: The word 'assist' (to help or give support) is spelled with a double 's': a-s-s-i-s-t.

What is the correct spelling for a person who works?

• Aworkker
• Bwirker
• Cworckr
• Dworker✓

Answer: 'Worker' is correct, meaning someone who works.

Which is the usual British spelling of the word meaning appreciation or recognition?

• Aacknowledgement✓
• Backnowlodgement
• Cacknowledgment
• Dacknowlegement

Answer: 'Acknowledgement' is the usual British spelling. 'Acknowledgment', without the 'e' after the 'g', is the usual American spelling, and the other two options misspell the root word 'acknowledge'.

How do you spell a word meaning very angry?

• Afureous
• Bfurious✓
• Cfuryous
• Dfurius

Answer: 'Furious' is correct, meaning extremely angry.

What is the correct spelling for a person who has special knowledge?

• Aekspurt
• Bexpart
• Cexpert✓
• Dexpurt

Answer: 'Expert' is the correct spelling for someone with special knowledge.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Aresponsibal
• Bresponsable
• Cresponsibel
• Dresponsible✓

Answer: 'Responsible' is correct, meaning accountable.

How do you spell a word meaning serious or critical?

• Aseriou
• Bserious✓
• Cserius
• Dsereus

Answer: 'Serious' is the correct spelling.

What is the correct spelling for benefit or gain?

• Aadvantag
• Badvantage✓
• Cadvantge
• Dadvantige

Answer: 'Advantage' is correct, meaning a benefit or favourable condition.

Which spelling is correct for describing something pleasant?

• Apleasant✓
• Bpleasan
• Cpleasent
• Dplesant

Answer: 'Pleasant' is correct, meaning agreeable or nice.