Spellings Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Commentary

  2. Comentary

  3. Commentory

  4. Commentry

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

Commentary is the correct spelling (option A), formed by adding '-ary' to 'comment' with no spelling changes. Options B, C, and D misspell by dropping letters or changing the ending.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Embarrass

  2. Embarras

  3. Embbarras

  4. embarrass

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

Embarrass is the correct spelling with double 'r' and double 's'. It's commonly misspelled with missing letters. Option D uses a lowercase first letter, which is less standard for a standalone word choice.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Coincidence

  2. Coinsidence

  3. Coinsidense

  4. Coincedence

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

Coincidence is the correct spelling. The prefix 'co-' (meaning together) is followed by 'incidence' (something that occurs). The common error is adding extra letters or misspelling the root.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Catmaran

  2. Catamarin

  3. Catammaran

  4. Catamaran

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

Catamaran is a type of boat with twin hulls, from Tamil 'kattumaram'. The spelling has single 'a' between 't' and 'm', and single 'm' between 'a' and 'a'. Common errors involve doubling letters incorrectly.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Tomorow

  2. Tommorrow

  3. Tomorrow

  4. Tommorow

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

Tomorrow is the correct spelling with double 'm' and double 'r'. The pattern follows 'to' + 'morrow' (morning). Many writers mistakenly add or omit letters.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. acomodate

  2. accomodate

  3. acommodate

  4. accommodate

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

Accommodate is the correct spelling with double 'c' and double 'm'. The word comes from Latin 'accommodare' and maintains both doubled consonants in English. All other options miss one or both required doublings.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. arguement

  2. argument

  3. arguemant

  4. arguemint

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

The correct spelling is 'argument.' In English, when adding the suffix '-ment' to words ending in a silent 'e' after a consonant+u combination, the 'e' is dropped. So 'argue' becomes 'argument,' not 'arguement.' This follows the same pattern as 'true' becoming 'truth.'

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. comitment

  2. comitmment

  3. commitment

  4. comitmant

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

The correct spelling is 'commitment.' The word comes from 'commit' + '-ment,' and the double 'm' from the root word is retained. Options A and D incorrectly use a single 'm,' while option B incorrectly uses three 'm's.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Bougainvilla

  2. Bougainvillaea

  3. Bogainvilla

  4. Bouganvilla

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

Bougainvillaea is a flowering plant genus named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville. The correct spelling retains the 'ill' and double 'l' from 'Bougainville' plus 'aea'. Common misspellings drop letters or add extra consonants.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Coincidence

  2. Coinsidence

  3. Coinsidense

  4. Coincedence

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

Coincidence comes from Latin 'coincidere' (fall upon together). The correct spelling has single 'i' after 'co-' and 'ence' ending. Common errors insert extra 'i's or use 'ance'.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Comemorate

  2. Commemorate

  3. Comemmorate

  4. Commemmorate

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

Commemorate comes from Latin 'commemorare' (to remember together). It has double 'm' and single 'r'. Common errors insert extra letters or reverse the consonant pattern.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Crystalized

  2. Crystelized

  3. Crystallized

  4. Crystellized

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

Crystallized comes from 'crystal' + '-ize' suffix. British/American English both double the 'l' when adding '-ed'. The 'y' changes to 'i'. Common errors use single 'l' or misspell the base.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Hospiteble

  2. Hospittable

  3. Hospitabel

  4. Hospitable

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

Hospitable comes from Latin 'hospitabilis'. It has single 'p' and single 't' with '-able' suffix. Common misspellings insert extra consonants or use '-ible'.

Multiple choice softskills communication
  1. Commentary

  2. Comentary

  3. Commentory

  4. Commentry

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

Commentary comes from 'comment' + '-ary'. It keeps single 'm' from 'comment' and uses '-ary' suffix. Common errors drop the 't' or use '-ery' ending.