Learn English Spelling 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
- accomodate
- accommodate (Correct answer)
- acommodate
- accomodat
Correct answer: accommodate
"Accommodate" is the correct spelling, containing double 'c' and double 'm'.
Question 2: Which of the following is the correct spelling?
- necesary
- neccesary
- necessary (Correct answer)
- necessery
Correct answer: necessary
"Necessary" has one 'c' and two 's' letters — a helpful mnemonic is 'one collar, two socks.'
Question 3: Which word is spelled correctly?
- recieve
- beleive
- achieve (Correct answer)
- freind
Correct answer: achieve
"Achieve" is correctly spelled; the others violate the 'i before e except after c' rule.
Question 4: How is the plural of "potato" spelled?
- potatos
- potatoes (Correct answer)
- potatoese
- potatose
Correct answer: potatoes
"Potatoes" is the correct plural, following the rule for words ending in a consonant + 'o'.
Question 5: Which of the following is spelled correctly?
- occurance
- occurence
- occurrence (Correct answer)
- occurrance
Correct answer: occurrence
"Occurrence" is correct with double 'c' and double 'r' before the suffix '-ence'.
Question 6: Which word is spelled incorrectly?
- beginning
- committee
- recommend
- wierd (Correct answer)
Correct answer: wierd
"Wierd" is misspelled; the correct spelling is "weird," which is an exception to the 'i before e' rule.
Question 7: Which of the following is the correct spelling?
- embarassment
- embarrasment
- embarrassment (Correct answer)
- embarasment
Correct answer: embarrassment
"Embarrassment" has double 'r' and double 's' — both consonants are doubled.
Learn English Spelling 1
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?