Spelling Flashcards
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Which spelling of the following word is CORRECT for dispatch reports?
Answer: pursuing
'Pursuing' is the correct spelling — drop the 'e' from 'pursue' when adding '-ing'.
Choose the correctly spelled option: the officer reported a 'disturbance' at the location.
Answer: disturbance
'Disturbance' is correct — the vowel in the middle is 'u', and the ending is '-ance'.
A dispatcher enters 'trespasing' in the incident type field. What is the correct spelling?
Answer: trespassing
'Trespassing' is correct — one 'e', double 's' in the middle ('tresp-ass-ing'), and '-ing' at the end.
Which is the correct spelling: the caller reported 'suspicious' activity?
Answer: suspicious
'Suspicious' is correct — derived from 'suspicion', adding '-ous'.
A dispatcher writes: 'The vehical was abanded at the scene.' How many spelling errors are in this sentence?
Answer: 2
Two errors: 'vehical' should be 'vehicle' and 'abanded' should be 'abandoned'.
Which of the following is the CORRECT spelling of the emergency communication term?
Answer: emergency
'Emergency' is correct — ending in '-ency', one 'm', and no extra letters.