ICAS Spelling Rules and Conventions 4

Question 1

Which word is a correctly spelled compound word?

Accepted Answer

toothpaste

Answer

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

Question 2

Which correctly spells the past tense of 'carry'?

Accepted Answer

carried

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

illegible

Answer

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

Question 4

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

manageable

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The weather affected everyone.

Answer

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

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