English Language

Spellings

1,738 Questions
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Spellings Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Meterology

  2. Metrology

  3. Meteorology

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

The correct spelling is Meteorology, the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Embroyology

  2. Embryology

  3. Embriyology

  4. Embrylogy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is Embryology, the branch of biology and medicine concerned with the study of embryos and their development.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Orthopodist

  2. Orthopedist

  3. Orthopaedist

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

The correct spelling is Orthopaedist (or Orthopedist in American English). Given the options, Orthopaedist is the standard British English spelling.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Simanticist

  2. Semanticist

  3. Simenticist

  4. Symanticist
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Semanticist refers to a person who studies semantics, the branch of linguistics concerned with meaning. The correct spelling uses an 'e' in the first syllable.