PELLET B Spelling Accuracy 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is spelled correctly?
- surveillance (Correct answer)
- surveilance
- survaillance
- surveliance
Correct answer: surveillance
'Surveillance' is the correct spelling, commonly used in law enforcement.
'Surveillance' comes from French 'surveiller' (to watch over). The correct spelling maintains the 'eill' pattern.
Question 2: Select the sentence where all words are spelled correctly.
- The lieutenant recommended that the new procedure be implemented immediately. (Correct answer)
- The leutenant recommended that the new proceedure be implimented immediatly.
- The lieutenant recomended that the new procedure be implemented imediately.
- The leiutenant recommended that the new proceedure be implemented immediately.
Correct answer: The lieutenant recommended that the new procedure be implemented immediately.
Option A correctly spells all four commonly misspelled words.
Option A has all correct spellings: lieutenant, recommended, procedure, immediately.
Question 3: Which word is misspelled?
- warrent (Correct answer)
- evidence
- defendant
- prosecution
Correct answer: warrent
'Warrent' is misspelled. The correct spelling is 'warrant.'
The correct spelling is 'warrant' with an 'a' in the second syllable.
Question 4: Choose the correctly spelled law enforcement term.
- interrogation (Correct answer)
- interogation
- interragation
- interroggation
Correct answer: interrogation
'Interrogation' is correctly spelled with double 'r' and a single 'g.'
'Interrogation' derives from Latin 'interrogare.' It features double 'r' but single 'g.'
Question 5: Identify the correctly spelled word: 'The witness provided a detailed _____ of the suspect.'
- description (Correct answer)
- discription
- descripton
- discription
Correct answer: description
'Description' is the correct spelling, beginning with 'des-' not 'dis-.'
'Description' is frequently misspelled as 'discription' because the unstressed first syllable sounds similar to 'dis-.'
Question 6: Which sentence contains a spelling error?
- The officer excercised good judgment during the pursuit. (Correct answer)
- The department received several commendations this year.
- The dispatcher relayed the information accurately.
- The perpetrator was apprehended without incident.
Correct answer: The officer excercised good judgment during the pursuit.
'Excercised' is misspelled. The correct spelling is 'exercised.'
The error is 'excercised' — the correct spelling is 'exercised.' The common mistake is transposing the 'r' and 'c.'
PELLET B Spelling Accuracy 2
Which word is spelled correctly?