English Language
Spellings
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Spellings Questions
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Volunteered
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Volanteered
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Vuluntered
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Vulanteared
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Volunteered is the correct past tense spelling of the verb volunteer. The root word is 'volunteer' with 'un' not 'ul', and you simply add '-ed' for past tense. Volanteered, Vuluntered, and Vulanteared are all misspellings.
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Vindicative
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Windicative
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Vindictive
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Windictive
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Option (3) is correctly spelt.
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Resturant
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Restaurant
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Rasturant
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Rasturent
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Bracelet
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Brasslet
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Braselet
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Breclet
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Locatious
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Locacious
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Loqacious
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Loquacious
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Loquacious is the correct spelling meaning talkative or garrulous. It comes from the Latin root 'loqui' meaning 'to speak', which explains the 'qu' spelling. Locatious, Locacious, and Loqacious are incorrect spellings.
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Temprature
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Temperature
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Temperachar
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Temparature
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Temperature is the correct spelling. The word follows the pattern 'temper' + '-ature' with 'pe' preserved in the middle. Temprature, Temperachar, and Temparature are all misspellings - common errors when dropping or rearranging letters.
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convalascent
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convalescent
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convaelcent
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convalecsent
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B
Correct answer
Explanation
Convalescent is correctly spelt. A convalescent is a person recovering from an illness or a medical treatment.
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contradictory
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contradiktory
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contradicotory
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contradictary
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A
Correct answer
Explanation
Something mutually opposed or inconsistent is contradictory. This is the correct spelling.
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precociaus
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precocious
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prekocious
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precoscious
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B
Correct answer
Explanation
This spelling is correct. A child having certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected is considered precocious.
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doppelgenger
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doppallganger
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dopellganger
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doppelganger
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D
Correct answer
Explanation
Doppelganger means look alike. This is the correct spelling.
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effervesense
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effervescanse
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effervescense
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effervescence
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D
Correct answer
Explanation
Effervescence means vivacity and enthusiasm. This is the correct spelling.
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Prophit
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Prophat
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Prophet
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Propheet
C
Correct answer
Explanation
'Prophet' is the correct spelling referring to a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God. The other options are misspelled versions.
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Recnised
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Reconsder
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Reconsider
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Riconisder
C
Correct answer
Explanation
'Reconsider' is the correct spelling. Options A, B, and D have errors: 'Recnised' is missing letters, 'Reconsder' and 'Riconisder' have transposed or missing letters.
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Achievment
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Acheivement
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Achievement
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Achivement
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The word 'achievement' is correctly spelled with 'ie' after 'ach' and 'ev' before 'ment'. Options A, B, and D all misspell the word by dropping letters or using incorrect vowel combinations.
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Recording
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Recoring
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Rcording
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Rceroding
A
Correct answer
Explanation
'Recording' is spelled with 're-' prefix, 'cord' root, and '-ing' suffix. Options B, C, and D all misspell the word by omitting or changing letters.