California POST Test Spelling Accuracy 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is spelled correctly?
- subpoena (Correct answer)
- subpena
- subpeona
- subpoenna
Correct answer: subpoena
'Subpoena' is spelled s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a, derived from Latin.
Question 2: Select the correct spelling.
- contraband (Correct answer)
- contreband
- contrabanned
- contrrabrand
Correct answer: contraband
'Contraband' is spelled c-o-n-t-r-a-b-a-n-d.
Question 3: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- discretionary (Correct answer)
- discressionary
- discretonary
- discresionary
Correct answer: discretionary
'Discretionary' comes from 'discretion' plus the suffix '-ary'.
Question 4: Which spelling is correct?
- exibit
- exhiit
- exhibit (Correct answer)
- exhibbit
Correct answer: exhibit
'Exhibit' contains the silent 'h' after 'ex-', spelled e-x-h-i-b-i-t.
Question 5: Which word is spelled correctly?
- incarciration
- incarsertion
- incarceration (Correct answer)
- incarseration
Correct answer: incarceration
'Incarceration' is built from 'incarcerate' plus '-ion'.
Question 6: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- premeditaded
- premeditated (Correct answer)
- premeditatted
- premaditated
Correct answer: premeditated
'Premeditated' combines 'pre-' + 'meditate' + '-d', with one 't' in the middle.
Question 7: Select the correct spelling.
- alleagance
- alegiance
- allegiance (Correct answer)
- alleigance
Correct answer: allegiance
'Allegiance' has double 'l' and ends in '-iance'.
California POST Test Spelling Accuracy 5
Which word is spelled correctly?