Commonly Misspelt Words – KLEE General English Test 2
Covers: Correct vs. incorrect forms (60 pairs)
Directions: Choose the correctly spelled word.
Click an option to check your answer, or click View Answer for the answer and explanation.
Choose the correct spelling.
- A. Accomodate
- B. Accommodate
- C. Acommodate
- D. Acomodate
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Double c and double m: accommodate.
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- A. Aberration
- B. Abberation
- C. Aberation
- D. Aberrasion
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
One b, double r: aberration.
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- A. Ambivelent
- B. Ambivalant
- C. Ambivalent
- D. Ambivilent
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Ambi + valent.
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- A. Belligerant
- B. Bellegerent
- C. Beligerent
- D. Belligerent
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Double l, ends in -ent.
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- A. Missconstrued
- B. Misconstrude
- C. Misconstrued
- D. Misconstued
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Mis + construed.
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- A. Pugnasity
- B. Pugnocity
- C. Pugnaccity
- D. Pugnacity
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Pugnacity comes from pugnacious.
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- A. Sensativity
- B. Sensitivity
- C. Sensetivity
- D. Sensitivety
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Sensitive + -ity.
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- A. Authenticity
- B. Authonticity
- C. Autheticity
- D. Authentisity
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Authentic + -ity.
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- A. Heterogeneous
- B. Heterogeneus
- C. Hetrogeneous
- D. Heterogenous
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Heterogeneous keeps the "e" before -ous.
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- A. Ardous
- B. Arduous
- C. Arduos
- D. Arduouse
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Arduous: ar-du-ous.
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- A. Caterpilar
- B. Caterpiller
- C. Catterpillar
- D. Caterpillar
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Caterpillar ends in -ar.
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- A. Dextrous
- B. Dexterus
- C. Dexterous
- D. Dexterious
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Dexterous ends in -ous.
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- A. Consientious
- B. Consciencious
- C. Conscientous
- D. Conscientious
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Conscientious has "science" inside and ends in -tious.
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- A. Embarrass
- B. Embbarass
- C. Embaras
- D. Embarass
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Embarrass: double r and double s.
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- A. Harrass
- B. Harras
- C. Harass
- D. Harrasse
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Harass: one r, double s.
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- A. Milennium
- B. Millennium
- C. Milenium
- D. Millenium
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Millennium: double l and double n.
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- A. Occurence
- B. Occurrance
- C. Ocurrence
- D. Occurrence
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Occurrence: double c, double r, ends in -ence.
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- A. Saparate
- B. Separate
- C. Separete
- D. Seperate
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Separate: there is "a rat" in separate.
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- A. Defenitely
- B. Definately
- C. Definitely
- D. Definitly
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Definite + -ly.
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- A. Receive
- B. Receeve
- C. Riceive
- D. Recieve
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
i before e except after c: receive.
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- A. Seaze
- B. Sieze
- C. Seeze
- D. Seize
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Seize is an exception to the i-before-e rule.
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- A. Weerd
- B. Wierd
- C. Weird
- D. Weired
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Weird is an exception to the i-before-e rule.
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- A. Liason
- B. Liaison
- C. Liasion
- D. Laison
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Liaison: i-a-i.
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- A. Rhythm
- B. Rhythym
- C. Rhytm
- D. Rythm
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Rhythm: rh + y + thm.
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- A. Mischeivous
- B. Mischievous
- C. Mischievious
- D. Mischevous
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Mischievous has no "i" before -ous.
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- A. Privilege
- B. Privilage
- C. Priviledge
- D. Privelege
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Privilege has no "d".
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- A. Superseed
- B. Superscede
- C. Supersede
- D. Supercede
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Supersede is the only common word ending in -sede.
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- A. Questionnair
- B. Questionaire
- C. Questionnare
- D. Questionnaire
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Questionnaire: double n.
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- A. Commitee
- B. Committee
- C. Committe
- D. Comittee
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Committee: double m, double t, double e.
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- A. Comissioner
- B. Commissionar
- C. Commissioner
- D. Commisioner
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Commissioner: double m and double s.
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- A. Guarantee
- B. Gyaranty
- C. Guarentee
- D. Gaurantee
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Guarantee: gu-a-rantee.
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- A. Servaillance
- B. Survelliance
- C. Surveilance
- D. Surveillance
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Surveillance: -veill- with double l.
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- A. Itenary
- B. Itinarary
- C. Itinerary
- D. Itinery
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Itinerary: i-tin-er-ary.
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- A. Pronunciation
- B. Pronounciation
- C. Prononciation
- D. Pronunsiation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The verb is pronounce, but the noun is pronunciation (no "o" after "n").
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- A. Maintanance
- B. Maintenance
- C. Maintainance
- D. Maintenence
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Maintain → maintenance.
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- A. Exagerate
- B. Exxagerate
- C. Exaggarate
- D. Exaggerate
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Exaggerate: double g.
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- A. Exsistence
- B. Existense
- C. Existance
- D. Existence
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Existence ends in -ence.
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- A. Independence
- B. Indipendence
- C. Independense
- D. Independance
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Independence ends in -ence.
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- A. Notisable
- B. Noticeable
- C. Noticeible
- D. Noticable
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Keep the "e" after soft c before -able: noticeable.
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- A. Sacreligious
- B. Sacrilegeous
- C. Sacrilegious
- D. Sacrelegious
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Sacrilegious comes from sacrilege, not religious.
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- A. Innocous
- B. Innoccuous
- C. Inocuous
- D. Innocuous
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Innocuous: double n, one c.
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- A. Unprecidented
- B. Unpresedented
- C. Unprecedented
- D. Unprecedanted
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Un + precedent + ed.
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- A. Plagiarism
- B. Plagarism
- C. Plagiarisim
- D. Plageriasm
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Plagiarism: plagiar + ism.
Choose the correct spelling.
- A. Jurisprudenc
- B. Jurisprudence
- C. Jurisprudense
- D. Jurisprudance
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Jurisprudence ends in -ence.
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- A. Plaintif
- B. Plaintiff
- C. Plantiff
- D. Plaintiffe
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Plaintiff: double f at the end.
Choose the correct spelling.
- A. Tirany
- B. Tyrany
- C. Tyranny
- D. Tyrrany
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Tyranny: one r, double n.
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- A. Calandar
- B. Callendar
- C. Calender
- D. Calendar
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Calendar ends in -ar.
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- A. Grammar
- B. Grammor
- C. Gramar
- D. Grammer
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Grammar ends in -ar.
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- A. Seargent
- B. Sergeant
- C. Sargeant
- D. Sergent
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Sergeant: ser-geant.
Choose the correct spelling.
- A. Handkerchief
- B. Hankerchief
- C. Handkerchef
- D. Handkercheif
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Handkerchief: hand + kerchief (i before e).