MAT Spelling 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
- recieve
- receive (Correct answer)
- receve
- receeve
Correct answer: receive
'Receive' follows the rule 'i before e except after c,' making it the correct spelling.
Question 2: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- beleive
- belive
- believe (Correct answer)
- beleeve
Correct answer: believe
'Believe' is the standard English spelling of this word.
Question 3: Which word is spelled incorrectly?
- necessary
- occasionally
- embarass (Correct answer)
- definitely
Correct answer: embarass
'Embarrass' requires double 'r' and double 's' — the correct spelling is 'embarrass.'
Question 4: Select the word with the correct spelling.
- accomodate
- accommodate (Correct answer)
- acommodate
- acomodate
Correct answer: accommodate
'Accommodate' has double 'c' and double 'm,' making it one of the most commonly misspelled words.
Question 5: Which of the following is the correct spelling?
- seperate
- separate (Correct answer)
- separete
- separrate
Correct answer: separate
'Separate' contains 'a rat' in the middle, which is a common memory trick for the correct spelling.
Question 6: Choose the incorrectly spelled word.
- beginning
- occurance (Correct answer)
- disappear
- foreign
Correct answer: occurance
The correct spelling is 'occurrence,' which requires double 'c' and double 'r.'
Question 7: Which word is spelled correctly?
- calender
- calendar (Correct answer)
- calander
- calandar
Correct answer: calendar
'Calendar' ends in '-ar,' not '-er' or '-or,' and this is the correct standard spelling.
MAT Spelling 1
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?