How Well Do You Spel???

Remember spelling tests? Do we even need to know how to spell anymore? Autocorrect and other grammar/spelling checkers have eliminated the need. Or have they? Sometimes autocorrect goes haywire and gives you a word far from your intended one. And most grammar checkers cannot tell if you have used the right word as long as you have used a real word. 

But still, spelling seems less important than it used to be.  And some people are just better spellers than others, and it has nothing to do with one’s intelligence. The talent of good spelling seems to be somewhat hereditary. And some learning disabilities that get in the way of spelling. Those who read a lot probably may have better spelling because they see words on the written page and remember how they look. 

In any case, certain words give most people trouble. Here is a spelling quiz for you. Some of the words are spelled correct, and others are not. If you think a word is not spelled correctly, put in the correct spelling:

(Answers below)

harrass _______________________judgement_____________________acheive ________________________occurrence_______________________inoculate________________________relavant________________________mispelled________________________accommodate_____________________canceled_______________________millenium______________________accidently _______________________preseverance ___________________Carribbean ______________________ existance ________________________definitely_______________________embarrass_______________________minuscule_______________________flourescent ______________________seperate________________________copyright (the one in the book) _______________________expresso ______________________liaison________________________mischevious ____________________hors d’oerves ___________________license_________________________

 

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harrass ____harass______judgement_correct_______acheive __achieve________occurrence_correct_______inoculate___correct______relavant ____relevant____mispelled _____misspelled_accommodate   correct__canceled____correct (cancelled is also correct, but one L is preferred)_millenium__correct_______accidently __accidentally__preseverance ___perseverance_Carribbean ___Caribbean___ existance  _____existence___definitely__correct________embarrass___correct______minuscule_____miniscule_flourescent __fluorescent____seperate _____separate___copyright (the one in the book) ___correct___expresso _espresso_____liaison_____ correct____mischevious _______mischievous___hors d’oerves _hors d’oeuvres____license_______correct______

 

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