English Language

Spellings

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Spellings Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Coleague

  2. Colleage

  3. Colleague

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Colleague is the correct spelling for a person you work with. Coleague and colleage are misspellings with incorrect vowel placement. The word comes from 'co' (together) + 'league' and is commonly used in professional contexts.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Coanterfeit

  2. Counterfeit

  3. Coenterfet

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

Counterfeit is the correct spelling for something made to look like something else, especially money. Counterfit and coanterfeit are incorrect spellings. Coenterfet is also wrong. The word has 'counter' + 'feit' pattern.