Spelling

Which word is spelled correctly?

• ARecieve
• BReceive✓
• CReceeve
• DRecive

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

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

• AExcede
• BExeed
• CExceed✓
• DExcead

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

Which is the correct spelling of a word meaning 'recognition or acknowledgement'?

• AAknowledgement
• BAcknowledgement
• CAcknowledgment
• DBoth B and C✓

Answer: Both 'Acknowledgement' and 'Acknowledgment' are correct. The British spelling includes the 'e'.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• AOccured
• BOccurred✓
• COcurred
• DOccurrd

Answer: 'Occurred' is correct. When a one-syllable word ends in consonant-vowel-consonant, double the final consonant before adding -ed.

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

• ADevide
• BDivide✓
• CDivid
• DDvide

Answer: 'Divide' is the correct spelling.

Which spelling is correct?

• ADefinately
• BDefinitely✓
• CDefinitly
• DDefinetly

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

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

• AExcute
• BExecute✓
• CExute
• DExecutе

Answer: 'Execute' is the correct spelling.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• ASuccede
• BSucceed✓
• CSuccead
• DSuceed

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

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

• ACritiacal
• BCriitical
• CCritical✓
• DCritial

Answer: 'Critical' is the correct spelling.

Which spelling is correct?

• ARecomend
• BRecommend✓
• CReccomend
• DRecomand

Answer: 'Recommend' is correct. Double 'c', one 'm'.

What is the correct spelling?

• ADesirable✓
• BDesierable
• CDesireable
• DDeisrable

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

Which word is spelled correctly?

• AAccommodate✓
• BAccomodate
• CAcomodate
• DAcommodate

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