Spellings Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. efidevitt

  2. aefidavit

  3. affidavit

  4. effidevit

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Affidavit is the correct spelling of this legal term, derived from Latin. It's pronounced with the stress on the second syllable: af-fi-DA-vit. Common misspellings often add extra vowels or consonants.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. antartic

  2. antarctic

  3. entartic

  4. entarctic

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Antarctic is the correct spelling - there's no silent 'e' after the 'c'. The pattern follows the prefix 'ant-' (opposite) + 'arctic'. Remember: Antarctica (the continent), Antarctic (the adjective).

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. atheletic

  2. athalatic

  3. ethelatic

  4. athletic

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Athletic is the correct spelling, derived from 'athlete' + '-ic'. Common errors include adding extra 'a's or 'e's, or misplacing the 'l'. The stress pattern is ATH-let-ic.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. cendidate

  2. candidate

  3. candidet

  4. kandidet

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Candidate is the correct spelling. Common misspellings often substitute 's' for 'c' or misspell the ending. The word comes from Latin 'candidatus' meaning 'white-robed' (candidates wore white robes in Rome).

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. February

  2. Febaruary

  3. Febyuary

  4. Faebruary

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

February is the correct spelling. Many people incorrectly drop the first 'r' (Febuary), but both 'r's are present. The pronunciation often leads to the missing 'r' error.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. higharchy

  2. hi-archy

  3. hierarchy

  4. hiarchy

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Hierarchy is the correct spelling, from Greek 'hierarchia'. Common misspellings often replace 'i' with 'y' or add hyphens. Remember: 'hier-' (holy/sacred) + '-archy' (rule/ruler).

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. jewlery

  2. Jewellery

  3. jewalry

  4. jewelery

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Jewelery (or jewellery) is the correct spelling. In American English, 'jewelry' is common but 'jewelery' is also accepted. 'Jewellery' is British spelling. The root is 'jewel' + '-ry' suffix.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. paarlament

  2. parliyament

  3. parlament

  4. parliament

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Parliament is the correct spelling, from French 'parlement'. Common misspellings often replace 'ia' with 'ae' or misspell the middle vowels. Remember the pattern: par-lia-ment.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. perscription

  2. prescription

  3. priscription

  4. prescripbtion

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Prescription is the correct spelling, from Latin 'praescriptio'. Common misspellings often swap 's' for 'c' or add extra letters. Remember: pre- + 'script' (write) + -ion. The medical context helps: 'doctor's prescription'.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. pronounsiation

  2. pronaunciation

  3. pronunciation

  4. praunaonciation

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Pronunciation' is the correct spelling. Option A incorrectly adds an 'o' after 'n', option B adds an extra 'a' after 'n', and option D has multiple errors including 'auna' instead of 'un' and an extra 'o'. The correct spelling follows the pattern pronounce + -ation.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. zology

  2. zoolaugy

  3. zuology

  4. zoology

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Zoology' is the correct spelling. Option A is missing the second 'o', option B replaces the second 'o' with 'u', and option C replaces the first 'o' with 'u'. The correct spelling comes from the Greek 'zoon' (animal) plus 'logy' (study of).

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. embarrass

  2. embaras

  3. embarraess

  4. embarras

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is embarrass with double 'r' and double 's'. The word follows the pattern of other English words with paired consonants like occur or miss.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. sicotherapist

  2. physcoutherapist

  3. sychotherapist

  4. psychotherapist

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is psychotherapist with the Greek prefix psycho- meaning mind or soul. This combines properly with therapist to form the complete word.