FREE CEC Spelling & Punctuation Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

Occurrence

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Seperate

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Accomodate

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Arguement

Question 2

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?

Accepted Answer

Children's books often have beautiful illustrations.

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The dogs' bowl is in the kitchen.

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Its time to go to the meeting.

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The 1990's were a colorful decade.

Question 3

Which sentence demonstrates correct semicolon usage?

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The conference starts tomorrow; we should prepare tonight.

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The weather was terrible; so we stayed home.

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She brought three items; a pen, paper, and her laptop.

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After dinner; we went for a walk.

Question 4

Which word is misspelled?

Accepted Answer

Goverment

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Rhythm

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Conscience

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Maintenance

Question 5

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

Accepted Answer

The article was titled "The Future of Renewable Energy."

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She said, "The meeting starts at 3 o'clock".

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He called it "a monumental achievement", and we agreed.

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Have you read "To Kill a Mockingbird", she asked?

Question 6

Which word is the correct spelling of the plural form?

Accepted Answer

Syllabi

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Phenomenons

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Criterias

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Datas

Question 7

Which sentence demonstrates correct hyphen usage?

Accepted Answer

The up-to-date report was impressive.

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She is a well known author.

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The twenty-year-old student.

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The author is well-known.

Question 8

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

Harass

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Definately

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Priviledge

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Occured

Question 9

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

Accepted Answer

After the meeting (which lasted three hours) we were exhausted.

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The results (were surprising) showed significant improvement.

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She finally agreed (although reluctantly to participate.

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The new policy (see page 15 for details was implemented.