Spellings Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Embarrass

  2. Embaras

  3. Embarras

  4. Embarass

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

'Embarrass' is the correct spelling with double 'r' and double 's'. This follows the pattern where certain words double consonants. Options like 'embaras' or 'embarass' missing one of the doubled letters are incorrect.

Multiple choice
  1. Conious

  2. Consios

  3. Conscios

  4. Conscious

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

'Conscious' is the correct spelling. It contains the sequence 'sc' followed by 'ious'. Options like 'conious', 'consios', or 'conscios' incorrectly modify the letter pattern or omit letters.

Multiple choice
  1. Excise

  2. Exise

  3. Exize

  4. Excize

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

'Excise' is the correct spelling. This word refers to a tax or to remove something and follows standard English spelling patterns. Options like 'exise', 'exize', or 'excize' incorrectly modify the consonant pattern.

Multiple choice
  1. Tution

  2. Tuision

  3. Tuition

  4. Tuiton

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

'Tuition' is the correct spelling with 'ui' representing the vowel sound. This relates to teaching or instruction. Options like 'tution', 'tuision', or 'tuiton' incorrectly modify the vowel pattern.

Multiple choice
  1. Occurred

  2. Ocured

  3. Occured

  4. Ocurred

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

'Occurred' is the correct spelling with double 'c' but single 'r' at the end. This follows the pattern where the final consonant is not doubled when adding '-ed' to words ending in consonant-vowel-consonant where emphasis is not on the final syllable.

Multiple choice
  1. Sympathisee

  2. Sympathize

  3. Sympathis

  4. Sympathiz

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

'Sympathize' is the correct spelling in American English. The verb uses 'z' rather than 's' in this spelling convention. Options like 'sympathisee', 'sympathis', or 'sympathiz' are incorrect or incomplete.

Multiple choice
  1. Personel

  2. Personnel

  3. Perssonel

  4. Personale

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

Personnel is the correct spelling meaning staff or employees. It follows the pattern person + nel suffix. Personel is a common misspelling.

Multiple choice
  1. Hinderance

  2. Hinderence

  3. Hindrance

  4. Hindrence

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

Hindrance is the correct spelling meaning something that hinders or obstructs. The pattern is hinder + ance. Avoid adding extra 'e' letters.

Multiple choice
  1. Cigarete

  2. Cigerette

  3. Cigarette

  4. Cigarrette

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

Cigarette is the correct spelling with double 't' and double 'e'. This follows French borrowing patterns where the final consonant is often doubled.

Multiple choice
  1. Fulfilled

  2. Fulfiled

  3. Fullfilled

  4. Fullfiled

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

Fulfilled is the correct spelling from the root 'fulfill'. The past tense keeps the double 'l' from the base word. Don't add extra letters.

Multiple choice
  1. Waiter

  2. Waitor

  3. Waitar

  4. Wheiter

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

Waiter is the correct spelling for someone who serves food. It follows the pattern wait + er suffix. No need to change the spelling.

Multiple choice
  1. Poisonos

  2. Poisonus

  3. Poisenous

  4. Poisonous

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

Poisonous is the correct spelling containing poison. The pattern is poison + ous. Keep the base word intact and add the suffix.