English Language
Spellings
1,738 Questions
Spellings Questions
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Convinence
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Canvenience
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Convenience
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Convenience is the correct spelling, meaning the quality of being suitable or practical. The word has 'ven' not 'van', and 'ien' not 'in'. Option A is 'Convinence', option B is 'Canvenience', both incorrect.
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Compulsion
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Campalsion
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Compalsion
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Compultion
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Compulsion is the correct spelling, meaning a strong urge to do something. The word has 'mp' and 'ul' not 'mp' and 'al'. Options B, C, and D incorrectly use 'Campalsion', 'Compalsion', or 'Compultion'.
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Cametery
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Cematery
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Cemetary
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Cemetery
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Cemetery is the correct spelling for a burial ground. A common mistake is using 'a' before 'ry', but it's actually 'e' before 'ry'. The rule is 'cemetery has three e's in a row'. Options A, B, and C all use 'a' incorrectly.
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Devoured
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Divoured
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Devourad
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Devoired
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Devoured is the correct past tense of 'devour', meaning to eat something quickly. The word has 'vour' not 'vour'. Option B uses 'Divoured' with an 'i', option C uses 'Devourad', and option D uses 'Devoired', all incorrect.
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Daliberate
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Deliberate
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Dileberate
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Deliberate is the correct spelling, meaning done on purpose or to carefully consider. The word has 'lib' not 'lib', and 'er' not 'er'. Option A uses 'Daliberate', option C uses 'Dileberate', both incorrect.
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Exegration
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Exaggeration
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Exagration
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Exaggretion
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Exaggeration is the correct spelling, from 'exaggerate' plus '-ion'. The key is remembering the double 'gg' - this is a very common spelling error. Options A, C, and D all miss the double 'g' or use wrong endings.
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Efficiency
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Eficency
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Effeciancy
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None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct spelling is "Efficiency" with the letter 'i' after 'f' and 'c' (eff-i-cien-cy). Option B incorrectly uses 'E' instead of 'i' after 'f', and Option C misspells the middle portion as 'cian' instead of 'cien'. "None of these" is unnecessary since a correct option exists.
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Extension
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Extansion
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Extention
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Extenson
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Extension is the correct spelling.
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Extrevagent
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Extravegent
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Extravagant
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Extravagent
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Extrevagant
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Extravagant is the correct word.
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Ferce
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Fierce
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Faerce
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Fearce
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct spelling is "Fierce" with 'ie' after 'f' (fierce). Option A incorrectly writes it as "Ferce" missing the 'i', Option C uses "Faerce" with an unnecessary 'a', and Option D writes "Fearce" which adds an extra 'a'. The pronunciation is like 'fear' but with 'ie' spelling.
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Foraigner
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Foreigner
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Forigner
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct spelling is "Foreigner" with 'ei' after 'for' (for-ei-gn-er). Option A incorrectly writes "Foraigner" using 'ai' instead of 'ei', and Option C writes "Forigner" missing the 'e' in the middle. The 'ei' pattern is consistent with words like 'reign' and 'sovereign'.
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Geography
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Gography
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Geografy
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Geogrephy
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct spelling is "Geography" with 'ph' instead of 'f' (geo-graph-y). Option B incorrectly writes "Gography" missing the 'r', Option C uses "Geografy" with 'f' instead of 'ph', and Option D writes "Geogrephy" with 're' instead of 'r'. Remember that words from Greek often use 'ph' for the 'f' sound.
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Hurricane
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Huricane
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Hariricane
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None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct spelling is "Hurricane" with 'rr' and 'c' (hur-ri-cane). Option B writes "Huricane" with single 'r', and Option C writes "Hariricane" with an unnecessary 'a' after 'h' and 'i' after 'r'. The word follows the pattern of other weather-related terms and maintains consistent consonant doubling.
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Imegination
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Imagenation
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Imaginative
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct spelling is "Imaginative" with 'in' instead of 'in' (im-a-gi-na-tive). However, this question asks for a correctly spelled word, and Option C "Imaginative" is indeed the correct spelling of the adjective form. Option A writes "Imegination" incorrectly, and Option B writes "Imagenation" also incorrectly. Note that this asks for the adjective form, not the noun 'imagination'.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
itche – itchy (correct)
of – off (correct)