English Language

Spellings

1,738 Questions
All Vowel Confusion 386 Inserted or Omitted Letters 380 Single vs. Double Consonants 319 Silent Letters 140 Confusable Suffix Endings 121 Suffix Application Rules 82 Foreign Origin Spellings 67 Letter Transposition 58 Homophone Confusion 40 Prefix Application Rules 21

Spellings Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Collactible

  2. Collectibil

  3. Collectible

  4. Collectibble
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is 'collectible', derived from the verb 'collect' plus the suffix '-ible'. The other options contain incorrect vowel placements or extra letters.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Apparant

  2. Aparrent

  3. Apperent

  4. Apparent
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is 'apparent', which comes from the Latin 'apparere'. It features double 'p' and ends in '-ent'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Definitly

  2. Defenitely

  3. Definitely

  4. Defenitly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is 'definitely', derived from the root 'definite' plus the suffix '-ly'. Common errors involve replacing the 'i' with an 'e'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Conscience

  2. Consience

  3. Consciense

  4. Consiense
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is 'conscience', which follows the 'i before e' rule after 'c'. It is derived from Latin 'conscientia'.