Spelling
25 free practice questions with explanations
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Spelling: example questions & answers
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How do you spell the word for permission granted?
- Aaloud
- Balowed
- Callowed✓
- Dallawed
Answer: 'Allowed' is the correct spelling, meaning permitted or given permission.
Which spelling is correct for the opposite of wrong?
- Arite
- Bwrite
- Cright✓
- Dwrit
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?
- Acott
- Bcottage✓
- Ccottge
- Dcotage
Answer: 'Cottage' is the correct spelling for a small house, with -age at the end.
Which word is spelled correctly?
- Aneccessary
- Bnecessary✓
- Cnesessary
- Dnecesary
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 correct with double 'c' and double 'r' at the end.
What is the correct spelling for a period without much light?
- Adrak
- Bdarck
- Cdark✓
- Ddarch
Answer: 'Dark' is the correct, simple spelling for lacking light.
Which spelling is correct for the opposite of cold?
- Ahott
- Bhot✓
- Chote
- Dhoet
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
- Cmake✓
- Dmaik
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?
- Aleter
- Bletter✓
- Cletr
- Dlettr
Answer: 'Letter' is correct with double 't' and 'er' at the end.
Which word is spelled correctly?
- Asucess
- Bsucces
- Csuccess✓
- Dsuccsess
Answer: 'Success' is correct with double 'c' and double 's'.
How do you spell a word meaning different or separate?
- Aseperate
- Bseparete
- Cseparate✓
- Dseparte
Answer: 'Separate' is correct, remembering 'there is a rat in separate'.
What is the correct spelling for a large number of people?
- Acrowde
- Bcrowd✓
- Ccrowed
- Dcrod
Answer: 'Crowd' is the correct spelling for a large group of people.