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Quiz - Commonly Misspelled Words
"Here are some of the more commonly misspelled words in the English language. Can you pick out the correct spelling?"
1. This word, a synonym for graveyard, has its origins in the Latin word coemtrium and the Greek word koimtrion, meaning "a sleeping place."
cemetary
cematery
sematary
cemetery
2. How do you spell the word which has various meanings including "to oblige" and "to provide with a room"?
acomodate
acommodate
accommodate
accomodate
3. This word, which means "grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred", is often misspelled due to its association with a more common term.
sacrilegious
sacreligious
sacrelegious
sacriligious
4. This word, meaning "steady persistence in a course of action" is often mispronounced, leading to incorrect spellings.
perseverance
perseverence
perserverance
persaverance
5. Defined as "to cause confusion and shame to" or "make uncomfortably self-conscious."
embarass
embbarass
embarras
embarrass
6. Another commonly misspelled word due to variant pronunciations, this word means "in reduced size or scale".
minnature
minature
miniature
miniture
7. Meaning "from time to time" or "now and then", how do you spell this commonly misspelled word?
occassionally
ocassionally
ocasionally
occasionally
8. One definition of this word is "to place in a mental institution or hospital" as in "he was _____ to Bellevue due to severe mental illness".
comited
commited
committed
comitted
9. Unless you've actually seen this name for the flower native to Mexico, Euphorbia pulcherrima, it can be very difficult to spell. The red variety is commonly seen during Christmas time.
pointsetta
pointseta
pointsettia
poinsettia
10. "I am pleased to make your _____." Please spell the word that fills in the blank and which means "a person known to one, but usually not a close friend."
acquaitance
aquaintance
acquaintance
acquaintence
11. Please don't get sick or queasy trying to spell this word often synonymous with the first trimester of pregnancy.
nausious
nauseaous
nauseous
naustious
12. Those of you from Egypt should be able to spell this word used as the title for ancient kings.
pharaoh
pharoh
pharoah
phaoroh
13. My grandmother just turned 70 years old, so she qualifies to be called a _______ with regards to her new age.
septgenarian
septagenarian
septuagenarian
septagenarien
14. You might call me this word, a synonym for cleverly inventive, for writing such a creative quiz.
ingenious
ingenous
ingenius
ingeneous
15. How about a science term for all your meteorologists out there. How do you spell the temperature scale we use in the United States where water freezes at 32 degrees?
Farhrenheit
Farenheit
Fahrenheit
Fairenheit
So how did you do? Did you get out the dictionary to check if you were right?
The skill of using a dictionary or accessing www.dictionary.com is an important skill to use and show your children how to use. The autocorrect feature on your phone is not always correct, as you may well have found.
cematery
sematary
cemetery
2. How do you spell the word which has various meanings including "to oblige" and "to provide with a room"?
acomodate
acommodate
accommodate
accomodate
3. This word, which means "grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred", is often misspelled due to its association with a more common term.
sacrilegious
sacreligious
sacrelegious
sacriligious
4. This word, meaning "steady persistence in a course of action" is often mispronounced, leading to incorrect spellings.
perseverance
perseverence
perserverance
persaverance
5. Defined as "to cause confusion and shame to" or "make uncomfortably self-conscious."
embarass
embbarass
embarras
embarrass
6. Another commonly misspelled word due to variant pronunciations, this word means "in reduced size or scale".
minnature
minature
miniature
miniture
7. Meaning "from time to time" or "now and then", how do you spell this commonly misspelled word?
occassionally
ocassionally
ocasionally
occasionally
8. One definition of this word is "to place in a mental institution or hospital" as in "he was _____ to Bellevue due to severe mental illness".
comited
commited
committed
comitted
9. Unless you've actually seen this name for the flower native to Mexico, Euphorbia pulcherrima, it can be very difficult to spell. The red variety is commonly seen during Christmas time.
pointsetta
pointseta
pointsettia
poinsettia
10. "I am pleased to make your _____." Please spell the word that fills in the blank and which means "a person known to one, but usually not a close friend."
acquaitance
aquaintance
acquaintance
acquaintence
11. Please don't get sick or queasy trying to spell this word often synonymous with the first trimester of pregnancy.
nausious
nauseaous
nauseous
naustious
12. Those of you from Egypt should be able to spell this word used as the title for ancient kings.
pharaoh
pharoh
pharoah
phaoroh
13. My grandmother just turned 70 years old, so she qualifies to be called a _______ with regards to her new age.
septgenarian
septagenarian
septuagenarian
septagenarien
14. You might call me this word, a synonym for cleverly inventive, for writing such a creative quiz.
ingenious
ingenous
ingenius
ingeneous
15. How about a science term for all your meteorologists out there. How do you spell the temperature scale we use in the United States where water freezes at 32 degrees?
Farhrenheit
Farenheit
Fahrenheit
Fairenheit
So how did you do? Did you get out the dictionary to check if you were right?
The skill of using a dictionary or accessing www.dictionary.com is an important skill to use and show your children how to use. The autocorrect feature on your phone is not always correct, as you may well have found.
