Spellings Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge
  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' with double 'm' and single 't'. The verb is 'commit' (with double 'm'), and the noun suffix '-ment' is added without doubling the 't'. Options A, B, and D are all misspellings.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. inadvertant

  2. inadvartant

  3. inadvartent

  4. inadvertent

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

The correct spelling is 'inadvertent' ending in '-ent' not '-ant'. Option D is correct. This word means 'unintentional' and follows the 'ad-verb-adjective' pattern. Options A, B, and C all incorrectly use '-ant' endings, which is a frequent mistake for adverbs/adjectives.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. acomodate

  2. accomodate

  3. acommodate

  4. accommodate

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

The correct spelling is 'accommodate' with double 'c' and double 'm'. Option D is correct. This word is often misspelled because both consonants are doubled. A mnemonic helps: 'accommodate' has room for two 'c's and two 'm's. Options A and C miss one 'c' or 'm', while B misses both.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. indispensabel

  2. indispensible

  3. indispensable

  4. indespensible

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

The correct spelling is 'indispensable' ending in '-able' not '-ible'. Option C is correct. The word is formed from 'in-' + 'dispensable' (meaning essential). Options A and B incorrectly use '-ible' ending with wrong vowels, while D also uses '-ible' with a typo. The '-able' suffix is correct here.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. beautifule

  2. beutiful

  3. beautiful

  4. baeuitful

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

The correct spelling is 'beautiful' with 'eau' after the first 'b'. Option A incorrectly uses 'i' instead of 'eau', option B swaps the 'au' order, and option D inserts an extra 'i' - none of these are standard English spellings.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Misissippi

  2. Missisippi

  3. Misssissippi

  4. Mississippi

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

'Mississippi' follows an alternating pattern: M-i-ss-i-ss-i-pp-i. The key is alternating 'i' with double 's' pairs, ending in 'ppi'. Options A and C misspell the beginning, while option B omits one 's' pair.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. category

  2. catagory

  3. cadagory

  4. cadegory

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

The correct spelling is 'category' with 'e' as the second vowel (ca-te-go-ry). Option B incorrectly uses 'a' instead of 'e', while options C and D compound this with additional consonant errors.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. disstisfied

  2. dissatisfed

  3. dissatisfiied

  4. dissatisfied

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

'Dissatisfied' combines the prefix 'dis-' with 'satisfied', requiring double 's' after 'di' and the '-ied' ending. Option A has three 's' sounds, option B omits the 'i', and option C uses triple vowels incorrectly.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. flurescent

  2. fluoorescent

  3. fluorecent

  4. fluorescent

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

'Fluorescent' derives from 'fluorine' (fluor-) + '-rescent'. The 'uo' spelling comes from the element name. Option A uses 'u' instead, option B doubles the 'o', and option C omits a vowel.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. lieutnant

  2. lieutenannt

  3. lieutenant

  4. leiutenant

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

'Lieutenant' uses 'eu' after 'l' (from French 'lieu' meaning 'place') with single 'n' before 'ant'. Option A omits 'e', option B doubles 'n', and option C swaps 'e' and 'u' order.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. subordinate

  2. subordanat

  3. soboridinate

  4. subordinatie

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

'Subordinate' follows the pattern sub-or-di-nate with 'o' as the second vowel. Option B uses 'a' instead of 'o', while options C and D compound this with additional consonant/vowel errors.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. misspeled

  2. mispelled

  3. misspelled

  4. misspeld

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

'Misspelled' combines 'mis-' + 'spell' + '-ed', keeping both 's' and 'l' doubled. Option A uses one 's', option B uses one 'l', and option D omits the final 'e' - all violate the doubling rule.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. preferred

  2. prefferred

  3. prefered

  4. priferred

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

'Preferred' follows the pattern 'prefer' + '-red' with consonant doubling of 'r' but not 'e'. Option B incorrectly triples 'r', option C omits the doubled 'r', and option D changes the vowel.