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Spelling Rules and Conventions Flashcards

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  1. Which word is a correctly spelled compound word?

    Answer: toothpaste

    'Toothpaste' is written as one compound word without a hyphen or space.

  2. Which correctly spells the past tense of 'carry'?

    Answer: carried

    When adding '-ed' to a verb ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant, change 'y' to 'i': 'carried'.

  3. Which word contains a correctly spelled prefix meaning 'not'?

    Answer: illegible

    The prefix 'il-' (meaning 'not') attaches to 'legible' to form 'illegible', with double 'l'.

  4. Which word is spelled correctly?

    Answer: manageable

    'Manageable' keeps the 'e' from 'manage' before '-able' to preserve the soft 'g' sound.

  5. Which sentence uses the correct spelling of a commonly confused pair?

    Answer: The weather affected everyone.

    'Affected' (verb, meaning to influence) is correct here; 'effected' means to bring about a result.

  6. Which is the correctly spelled superlative form of 'good'?

    Answer: best

    'Good' is an irregular adjective whose superlative form is 'best', not formed by adding '-est'.

  7. Which word is spelled correctly?

    Answer: acquaintance

    'Acquaintance' is correctly spelled with 'cqu' at the start and '-ance' at the end.