Learn English Spelling 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is the correct spelling?
- definately
- definitely (Correct answer)
- definitly
- definetely
Correct answer: definitely
"Definitely" is derived from the word "finite" — de-fi-nite-ly.
Question 2: Which spelling is correct in American English?
- travelled
- traveled (Correct answer)
- traveld
- travveled
Correct answer: traveled
In American English, "traveled" uses a single 'l'; British English uses "travelled."
Question 3: Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
- maintenance
- pronunciation
- pronounciation (Correct answer)
- independent
Correct answer: pronounciation
The correct spelling is "pronunciation" — the 'o' in "pronounce" changes position in the noun form.
Question 4: Which word is spelled correctly?
- seperate
- separate (Correct answer)
- seperete
- separete
Correct answer: separate
"Separate" is the correct spelling — there is a 'par' in the middle: sep-ar-ate.
Question 5: Which of the following is the correct spelling?
- calender
- calandar
- calendar (Correct answer)
- calander
Correct answer: calendar
"Calendar" ends in '-ar' with an 'e' in the second syllable: cal-en-dar.
Question 6: How is the word for the rules of a language spelled?
- grammer
- grammar (Correct answer)
- grammir
- gramor
Correct answer: grammar
"Grammar" ends in '-ar,' which is easy to confuse with the '-er' pattern common in English.
Question 7: Which word is spelled correctly in American English?
- lisence
- liscense
- license (Correct answer)
- lisense
Correct answer: license
"License" is the correct American English spelling, starting with 'lic-' and ending with '-ense.'
Learn English Spelling 2
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