English Language
Spellings
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Spellings Questions
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Bright
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Braith
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Breght
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Breight
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Bright is the correct spelling. Braith, Breght, and Breight are all incorrect spellings with misplaced or wrong vowels. The word follows standard English spelling patterns with 'igh' making the long i sound.
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Captian
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Captain
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Captane
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Captien
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Captain is the correct spelling. The 'ai' makes the long a sound, followed by 't'. Captian, Captane, and Captien are incorrect spellings with wrong vowel combinations or endings.
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Genaral
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Generel
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General
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Genarel
C
Correct answer
Explanation
General is the correct spelling. The 'e' after 'n' makes the 'j' soft, and 'er' at the end is standard. Genaral, Generel, and Genarel all have incorrect vowel placement or combinations.
B
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Pious is the correct spelling.
A
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Knife is the correct spelling with the silent 'k'. Kniffe, Knif, and Knief are incorrect - either doubling the 'f' or missing the 'e' or using 'ie' instead of 'ife'.
D
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Explanation
Eggs is the correct spelling with 'gg' doubling the 'g' sound and 's' for plural. Egs is missing a 'g', Egss has an extra 's', and Eggss has both errors. The word follows standard doubling and plural rules.
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Weight
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Wieght
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Waight
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Wiegt
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Weight is the correct spelling.
C
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Aunt is the correct spelling.
A
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Know is the correct spelling with silent 'k' and 'ow' making the long o sound. Knnow incorrectly doubles 'n', Knaw uses 'aw' instead of 'ow', and Knwo has the letters in wrong order.
C
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Youth is the correct spelling with standard 'ou' and 'th' ending. Youtth incorrectly doubles 't', Yuoth has letters in wrong order, and Yooth uses 'oo' instead of 'ou'.
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Plaesent
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Pleasant
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Pleasent
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Plaesant
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Pleasant is the correct spelling.
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Cholara
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Cholera
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Colera
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Kolera
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Cholera is the correct spelling of the disease. It starts with 'Ch' (not 'C' alone or 'K'), uses 'o' not 'a' in the middle, and ends in 'era'. Cholara adds an 'a', Colera misses the 'h', and Kolera uses 'K' instead of 'Ch'.
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Knowledege
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Knoeldge
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Knowledge
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Knowlage
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct spelling is 'Knowledge' with the pattern K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E. The 'kn' combination is standard at the start, and the word ends with '-edge' not '-ege'. Options A, B, and D incorrectly substitute letters or add extra characters.
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Precious
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Precois
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Presus
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Pracius
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct spelling is 'Precious' with the pattern P-R-E-C-I-O-U-S. The key is the 'cio' sequence in the middle. Options B, C, and D incorrectly change the vowel or consonant order.
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Beleif
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Beleiff
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Belief
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Belieff
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct spelling is 'Belief' with the pattern B-E-L-I-E-F. The word ends with '-ief' not '-eif' or '-eiff'. Options A, B, and D either transpose letters or add extra characters.