Identifying Spelling Errors Flashcards
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Which of the following sentences contains a spelling error?
Answer: The committee will accomodate the request for a later meeting time.
The word 'accommodate' is misspelled as 'accomodate'. It is a commonly misspelled word that requires two 'c's and two 'm's.
The manager needed to _______ the new policies to ensure everyone understood the changes.
Answer: disseminate
The correct spelling is 'disseminate', which means to spread or disperse something, especially information, widely.
Identify the word that is spelled incorrectly in the following sentence: 'The politician's speach was full of rhetoric but lacked concrete proposals.'
Answer: speach
The word 'speech' is misspelled as 'speach'. The correct spelling uses a double 'e'.
A conscientious employee is a great asset to any company. Which of the following words is spelled INCORRECTLY?
Answer: seperate
The word 'separate' is frequently misspelled as 'seperate'. The correct spelling has an 'a' in the middle, not an 'e'. A good mnemonic is that it has 'a rat' in it.
The defendant's testimony seemed ________ and inconsistent with the available evidence.
Answer: unbelievable
The correct spelling is 'unbelievable'. It follows the 'i before e, except after c' rule, and since there is no 'c', 'ie' is the correct letter combination.
Which sentence below is spelled entirely correctly?
Answer: He felt a great sense of embarrassment after the incident.
The word 'embarrassment' is spelled correctly with two 'r's and two 's's. 'Personal' is misspelled in the first option, 'cemetery' in the second, and 'definitely' in the fourth.