Spellings Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Assurance

  2. Asurance

  3. Assurence

  4. Asurence

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

The correct spelling is "Assurance" with 'ss' and 'a' in the middle. Options B and C misspell the vowel sequence, while D combines both errors. The root is 'assure' meaning to guarantee or make certain.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Fullfilling

  2. Fulfiling

  3. Fullfiling

  4. Fulfilling

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

The correct spelling is "Fulfilling" with one 'l' doubled to 'll' before the suffix. Option A incorrectly doubles the first 'l', B omits the necessary double 'l', and C makes both errors. The rule is that final 'l' doubles before -ing suffix.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Aquisition

  2. Acquisiton

  3. Acquistion

  4. Acquisition

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

The correct spelling is "Acquisition" with 's' retained after 'i'. Options A, B, and C all incorrectly omit the 's'. The word comes from Latin 'acquisitio' meaning 'a gaining' - the 's' is essential to its etymology.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. achivement

  2. acheivement

  3. achievement

  4. achevement

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

The correct spelling is "achievement" with 'ie' after 'ch'. Options A and B incorrectly use 'ei', while D omits the 'e' after 'ch'. The rule here is 'i' before 'e' after 'c' when pronounced like 'ee'.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Rimbursement

  2. Reimbursement

  3. Reinbursement

  4. Rembursement

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

The correct spelling is "Reimbursement" starting with 'Rei-'. Option A uses 'Ri-', C uses 'Rein-', and D uses 'Rem-'. The prefix 're-' means 'again' combined with 'imburse' meaning to pay back.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. challange

  2. challenge

  3. chalenge

  4. chalange

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

The correct spelling is "challenge" with one 'l' doubled. Options A and D incorrectly use 'challange' with wrong vowel, while C omits the necessary second 'l'. The word comes from Old French 'chalonge' meaning 'calumny'.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Engagement

  2. Engagment

  3. Engagemant

  4. Enngagement

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

The correct spelling is "Engagement" with 'age' in the middle. Options B, C, and D all misspell the vowel-consonant sequence. The word comes from 'engage' plus '-ment' suffix, keeping the 'age' sound intact.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. innumerable

  2. inumerable

  3. innumereable

  4. innumarable

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

The correct spelling is "innumerable" with 'er' at the end. Options B, C, and D all misspell the ending or middle vowels. The prefix 'in-' means 'not', 'numerable' means 'can be counted' - together meaning 'too many to count'.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Methodolgy

  2. Methedolgy

  3. Methodology

  4. Methedology

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

The correct spelling is "Methodology" with 'do' after 'Me-'. Options A, B, and D all misspell the consonant sequence. The word combines 'method' plus '-ology' (study of), and the 'do' bridge is essential.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Cafetaria

  2. Cafiteria

  3. Cafitaria

  4. Cafeteria

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

The correct spelling is "Cafeteria" with 'te' in the middle. Options A, B, and C all misspell the vowel-consonant sequence. The word comes from Spanish 'cafetería' (from 'café' meaning coffee), and the 'te' is standard in English.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Greivance

  2. Grievence

  3. Greivence

  4. Grievance

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

The correct spelling is "Grievance" with 'ie' after 'Gr' and 'ance' ending. Options A, B, and C all misspell the vowel sequence. The word comes from 'grieve' plus '-ance' - the 'ie' must be kept as in the root verb.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. sensitivety

  2. sensitivity

  3. sensitivty

  4. sensitevity

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

The correct spelling is 'sensitivity' with the suffix '-ity' attached to 'sensitive.' Option A uses 'ety' which is incorrect, C is missing the 'i' in the middle, and D has 'e' instead of 'i' in the third syllable.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Domiciliary

  2. Domicillary

  3. Domicilary

  4. Domicilliary

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

'Domiciliary' is the correct spelling for a term relating to a home or dwelling. The key is the middle syllable 'cil' - options B, C, and D incorrectly use 'cill' or 'cell'. The stress falls on the second syllable: do-MIC-i-lar-y.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. assertons

  2. assertions

  3. asertions

  4. assartions

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

'Assertions' is the correct spelling. The word comes from Latin 'assertio' following the pattern of similar words like 'mention' (not 'mension'). 'Assertons', 'asertions', and 'assartions' are all misspellings with phonetic or transposition errors.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Overseas

  2. Ovarseas

  3. Oversaes

  4. Overrseas

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

'Overseas' is the correct spelling meaning 'foreign' or 'abroad'. It follows standard English spelling rules. 'Ovarseas', 'Oversaes', and 'Overrseas' contain phonetic errors or double consonant mistakes.