IEO Spelling and Word Formation 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the CORRECTLY spelled word:
- Accomodate
- Accommodate (Correct answer)
- Acommodate
- Acomodate
Correct answer: Accommodate
The correct spelling is 'Accommodate' — with double 'c' and double 'm'.
'Accommodate' is one of the most commonly misspelled words in English. The correct spelling has: double c (cc), double m (mm): ac-com-mo-date. Memory trick: 'Accommodate is large enough to accommodate two c's and two m's.' This is the correct dictionary spelling.
Question 2: Which word is spelled INCORRECTLY?
- Necessary
- Recieve (Correct answer)
- Believe
- Achieve
Correct answer: Recieve
The correct spelling is 'Receive' (i before e except after c). 'Recieve' is incorrect.
The rule 'i before e except after c' applies here. 'Receive' has a 'c' before 'ei', so it follows the 'after c' exception: r-e-c-e-i-v-e. Words like 'believe' and 'achieve' don't follow a 'c', so they use 'ie'. 'Recieve' reverses the letters incorrectly.
Question 3: Identify the correctly spelled word:
- Grammer
- Grammar (Correct answer)
- Gramar
- Grammarr
Correct answer: Grammar
The correct spelling is 'Grammar' — with an 'a' in both the second and final syllables, ending in '-ar' not '-er'.
'Grammar' is frequently misspelled as 'grammer'. The correct spelling ends in '-ar': g-r-a-m-m-a-r. Note the double 'm' in the middle. Memory trick: 'A grammAR has no R in it' — except the one at the end! The ending '-ar' distinguishes it from similar words ending in '-er'.
Question 4: Choose the word with the correct spelling:
- Occurance
- Occurence
- Occurrence (Correct answer)
- Occurrance
Correct answer: Occurrence
The correct spelling is 'Occurrence' — with double 'c', double 'r', and ending in '-ence'.
'Occurrence' follows from the verb 'occur', where consonants double before adding a suffix beginning with a vowel (occur → occurred → occurrence). Spelling: o-c-c-u-r-r-e-n-c-e. Double 'c' and double 'r', ending in '-ence' (not '-ance'). This is one of the most frequently misspelled English words.
Question 5: Which option shows the CORRECT word formed by adding the suffix '-tion' to 'educate'?
- Educatetion
- Educition
- Education (Correct answer)
- Educattion
Correct answer: Education
When adding '-tion' to 'educate', the final 'e' is dropped: educat + ion = education.
When forming nouns from verbs ending in '-ate', the suffix '-ion' replaces '-ate': educate → education, create → creation, demonstrate → demonstration. The rule: drop the final 'e' and add '-ion'. This is a standard word formation pattern in English.
Question 6: Choose the correctly spelled plural of 'leaf':
- Leafs
- Leafes
- Leaves (Correct answer)
- Leaes
Correct answer: Leaves
Nouns ending in '-f' or '-fe' typically form plurals by changing 'f' to 'v' and adding '-es': leaf → leaves.
Many nouns ending in '-f' or '-fe' change to '-ves' in plural: leaf → leaves, loaf → loaves, knife → knives, wife → wives, half → halves, life → lives. However, some just add 's': roof → roofs, belief → beliefs, chief → chiefs. 'Leaf' follows the '-ves' pattern.
IEO Spelling and Word Formation 1
Choose the CORRECTLY spelled word: