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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

misspelled

When spelling "misspelled," it is helpful to remember the prefix "mis-" before adding the word "spelled" afterward.

mispeled

misspeled

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

exceptable

acceptuble

acceptable

Don't get confused between "accept" and "except!" Often confused with the suffix "-ible," accept is followed by the ending "-able."

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

beleeve

beleive

believe

As Cher would sing, "Do you believe in life after love?" When spelling the word "believe," it is useful to remember the rule, "I before E, except after C."

beleave

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

conchunsce

conschunce

consciunce

conscience

With the word "conscience," it helps to think of the word "science" as a part of it. The "ch" sound can be tricky, so don't be fooled!

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

embarrass

It might be embarrassing to spell embarrass wrong! When spelling it, don't forget the two sets of twins, 2 R's and 2 S's.

embaress

embarras

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

greatful

greatfull

grateful

Grateful is commonly misspelled, due to the word "great." In order to help you remember, don't forget to be grateful, but not so much that you need two L's!

gratefull

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

heighth

height

Height is another confusing word because of the silent letters. In order to remember its spelling, associate the word with the number eight!

hieght

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

garantee

garranty

guarantee

We often want to keep similar sounding words together, but the spelling of guarantee and warranty are nothing alike.

guarantey

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

leason

liaison

Liaison is a French word that was adopted into the English dictionary. Just remember that the international word contains two "I's."

leaison

leayson

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

perseverance

Perseverance is often misspelled, due to the mispronunciation of the word. Many pronounce the word with an "R" sound before the "V" and others confuse the "-ance" ending.

perseverence

perserverence

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

recieve

receve

receive

Receive, just like believe, is a commonly misspelled word. The trick is to remember the phrase, "I before E, except after C."

receeve

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

relevant

The word relevant is often misspelled by replacing the final "A" with an "E." While it might not often be mispronounced, it is commonly misspelled with a "V" coming before the "L."

relevent

revelent

revelant

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

sargent

sergeant

Sergeant is often misspelled, due to the "sar" sound that comes at the beginning of the word. The "-eant" ending also brings confusion, due to the silent "A."

sergant

sargente

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly to show POSSESSION:

they're

there

thare

their

"Their," "there" and "they're" are commonly misspelled and misused. "Their" is used to show possession, while "there" is used to pinpoint locations and "they're" is the contraction of "they are."

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

amature

amateur

"Amateur" is another commonly misspelled word, due to the "ch" sound within. Another word with French influence, the word adopts the ending "-eur" rather than "-er."

amatur

amachur

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

cemetery

The soft "C" sound of cemetery might make people think the word begins with an "S." Another tip when spelling is that the word contains only one vowel: "E."

cementary

semetery

semetary

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

dicipline

disipline

discipline

Discipline is another word that is often misspelled, due to its pronunciation. The soft C/S sound might have you thinking it's one letter or the other, but it's both!

desciplin

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

excede

exsede

exseed

exceed

"Exceed" is often misspelled, due to its ending, "-ceed." It is often incorrectly replaced with endings like "-cede" and "-sede."

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

feery

fiery

While one might think to use the spelling of "fear" for the word "fiery," it is easier to think of the E in "fire" jumping up one spot.

feary

feiry

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

gage

guage

gauge

"Gauge" is another difficult word to spell. Many are tricked into using the spelling "gage," but there is a "U" that makes an appearance.

gaige

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

higherarchy

higherarcy

hierarchy

Another word that follows a rule, hierarchy can be spelled with the rule, "I before E, except after C." The silence "H" in "archy" might also cause confusion, but think of arches as high!

hierarcy

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly and means "funny":

Humerus

humorous

Not to be confused with "humerus," the bone that shapes the upper arm, a synonym for funny would be "humorous," with the word "humor" as its root.

humerous

humirous

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

independant

independent

You'll only find two vowels in this word, "I" and "E." This word is often misspelled with an "-ant" ending.

indapendent

indapendant

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly and is a military rank:

kernel

cernel

colonel

If you're a fan of fried chicken, you might be familiar with Colonel Sanders. The word is often replaced with "kernel," which is the edible part of corn.

kurnel

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

leasure

leisure

While you might be convinced to use the "I before E" rule, it doesn't apply in this case! Think of the Hawaiian flower necklace, the lei!

liesure

leeisure

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

February

People often misspell the second month of the year, "February." It is probably due to the fact that some people don't pronounce the first "R."

Febuary

Februery

Febuery

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

Lisence

Lisense

Licence

License

Due to the soft C/S sound in the word, license is often misspelled. A trick to remember is that the letters come in alphabetical order: C before S.

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

manuver

maneuver

Another French word adopted into the English language, maneuver is also commonly misspelled. The word is confusing due to the vowel combination of "eu" in the center.

manuvere

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

medeval

medieval

Medieval is another word that is often misspelled, because of the seemingly silent letters. Many are tricked into thinking the word begins with "Mid" and the "I" is often lost.

medevil

mideval

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

Milenium

Millennium

When spelling millennium, one might get confused with the double letters, but just remember you'll find two twins: 2 L's and 2 N's.

Milennium

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

privlege

privelege

privilege

It's a privilege to know the proper spelling of this word. Just be sure to remember there are two I's and two E's.

privilige

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

recete

receit

receipt

Some might misspell receipt, due to the silent P. Make sure you'll never forget the P, like you wouldn't want to forget your receipt.

recipe

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

rythm

rithym

ryhthm

rhythm

Rhythm is often misspelled due to the silent H. It's helpful to recall the spelling of "rhyme" and continue from there.

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

ocassionally

occassionaly

occasionally

Occasionally might be confusing due to the double letters within the word. Many are tricked into believing there are 3 sets of pairs, but there are only two: 2 C's and 2 L's.

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Which of the following words is spelled correctly:

judgment

"Judgment" is often misspelled as "judgement." For a tip when spelling it, remember that the judge must remove the E before continuing.

jugdement

jugement

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