Spelling

Which word is spelled correctly?

• ARecive
• BReceive✓
• CReceeve
• DRecieve

Answer: The correct spelling is 'Receive' (remember: 'i' before 'e' except after 'c').

How do you spell the word meaning 'to do better than'?

• AExcead
• BExeed
• CExceed✓
• DExcede

Answer: 'Exceed' is the correct spelling. It means to surpass or do better than.

Which is the correct spelling of the noun formed from the verb 'acknowledge'?

• AAknowledgement
• BAcknowlegement
• CAcknowledgement✓
• DAcknoledgement

Answer: The noun keeps the whole of the root verb 'acknowledge' and simply adds -ment, giving 'acknowledgement'. (American English drops the 'e' after the 'g', but that variant is not offered here.) Each of the other options misspells the root verb by dropping one of its letters - the 'c', the 'd' or the 'w'.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• AOccured
• BOcurred
• COccurrd
• DOccurred✓

Answer: 'Occurred' is correct. 'Occur' ends in consonant-vowel-consonant with the stress on the last syllable, so the final 'r' is doubled before adding -ed.

How do you spell the word meaning 'separate into parts'?

• ADivide✓
• BDevide
• CDvide
• DDivid

Answer: 'Divide' is the correct spelling.

Which spelling is correct?

• ADefinetly
• BDefinitely✓
• CDefinitly
• DDefinately

Answer: 'Definitely' is correct (not 'definately'). Think of 'finite'.

What is the correct spelling of a word meaning 'to carry out'?

• AExecute✓
• BExcecute
• CExcute
• DExute

Answer: 'Execute' is the correct spelling.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• ASucceed✓
• BSuccede
• CSuccead
• DSuceed

Answer: 'Succeed' is correct. Double 'c', double 'e'.

How do you spell the word meaning 'extremely important'?

• ACritiacal
• BCritial
• CCritical✓
• DCriitical

Answer: 'Critical' is the correct spelling.

Which spelling is correct?

• ARecomand
• BReccomend
• CRecomend
• DRecommend✓

Answer: 'Recommend' is correct. One 'c', double 'm'.

What is the correct spelling?

• ADesireable
• BDesirable✓
• CDeisrable
• DDesierable

Answer: 'Desirable' is the correct spelling. Drop the 'e' from 'desire' before adding '-able'.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• AAccommodate✓
• BAcomodate
• CAcommodate
• DAccomodate

Answer: 'Accommodate' is correct. Double 'c', double 'm'.

How do you spell the word meaning 'continued existence'?

• APersistince
• BPersistense
• CPersistence✓
• DPersistance

Answer: 'Persistence' is the correct spelling.

Which is the correct spelling of the verb meaning 'to give official permission'?

• ALisence
• BLiscense
• CLicense✓
• DLisense

Answer: The verb is spelled l-i-c-e-n-s-e, with the 'c' before the 's'. British English spells the verb this way too, and only uses 'licence' for the noun, so this spelling is safe either side of the Atlantic. The other options reverse the 'c' and the 's', add an extra 's', or replace the 'c' with an 's'.

What is the correct spelling?

• AAcheive
• BAcheave
• CAchieve✓
• DAcheve

Answer: 'Achieve' is correct. 'i' before 'e' applies here.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• ABeneficial✓
• BBenefishal
• CBenificial
• DBeneficail

Answer: 'Beneficial' is the correct spelling.

How do you spell the word meaning 'to make a copy'?

• ADuplicat
• BDuplicate✓
• CDuplacate
• DDuplicait

Answer: 'Duplicate' is the correct spelling.

Which spelling is correct?

• AOccassion
• BOccasion✓
• COcassion
• DOcasion

Answer: 'Occasion' is correct. Double 'c', single 's'.

What is the correct spelling of a word meaning 'sensible'?

• APractial
• BPractical✓
• CPratical
• DPractcal

Answer: 'Practical' is the correct spelling.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• ANeccessary
• BNecessary✓
• CNeccessery
• DNecesary

Answer: 'Necessary' is correct. One 'c', double 's'.

How do you spell the word meaning 'suitable or fitting'?

• AAppropiate
• BAppropriate✓
• CApproppriate
• DApproperiate

Answer: 'Appropriate' is the correct spelling. Double 'p' after the opening 'a', then a single 'p' before the '-riate' ending.

Which spelling is correct?

• AConciderable
• BConsiderabel
• CConsidrable
• DConsiderable✓

Answer: 'Considerable' is the correct spelling.

What is the correct spelling?

• AConfidence✓
• BConfidonce
• CConfiedence
• DConfidance

Answer: 'Confidence' is the correct spelling.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• AMaintenanse
• BMaintenance✓
• CMaintanence
• DMaintenence

Answer: 'Maintenance' is correct. Remember 'tenance' at the end.

How do you spell the word meaning 'happening by chance'?

• AAccidential
• BAccidental✓
• CAcidental
• DAccidentel

Answer: 'Accidental' is the correct spelling.

Which spelling is correct?

• AAcuaint
• BAcqaint
• CAquaint
• DAcquaint✓

Answer: 'Acquaint' is correct. It has 'acq' at the start.

What is the correct spelling of a word meaning 'to agree'?

• AConkur
• BConcur✓
• CConcor
• DConcure

Answer: 'Concur' is the correct spelling.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• AKnowlage
• BKnowlege
• CKnowledge✓
• DKnowladge

Answer: 'Knowledge' is the correct spelling.

How do you spell the word meaning 'to make smaller'?

• ARedhuce
• BRedouce
• CReduce✓
• DReduse

Answer: 'Reduce' is the correct spelling.

Which spelling is correct?

• AAssessmant
• BAssessment✓
• CAsessment
• DAssesment

Answer: 'Assessment' is correct. Double 's', double 's'.