Stanford Achievement Test Stanford Achievement Spelling 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is spelled correctly?
- perseverance (Correct answer)
- perserverance
- perseverence
- perserverence
Correct answer: perseverance
'Perseverance' is spelled p-e-r-s-e-v-e-r-a-n-c-e.
Question 2: Select the correct spelling:
- innoculate
- inoculate (Correct answer)
- inocculate
- innoculate
Correct answer: inoculate
'Inoculate' has only one 'n' and one 'c' — i-noc-u-late.
Question 3: Identify the word with no spelling error:
- liason
- liaison (Correct answer)
- liasion
- liaisson
Correct answer: liaison
'Liaison' has the unusual pattern l-i-a-i-s-o-n with two 'i's.
Question 4: Which option is spelled correctly?
- questionaire
- questionnaire (Correct answer)
- questionairre
- questionare
Correct answer: questionnaire
'Questionnaire' has double 'n' — question-naire.
Question 5: Choose the correctly spelled word:
- desiccate (Correct answer)
- dessicate
- desicate
- dessiccate
Correct answer: desiccate
'Desiccate' has one 's' and double 'c' — de-sic-cate.
Question 6: Which word contains a spelling error?
- exhilarate
- harass
- inadvertant (Correct answer)
- foreign
Correct answer: inadvertant
'Inadvertent' ends in '-ent' not '-ant' — in-ad-vert-ent.
Question 7: Select the correct spelling:
- annihlate
- annihilate (Correct answer)
- anihilate
- annihiliate
Correct answer: annihilate
'Annihilate' has double 'n' and contains 'nihil' — an-ni-hi-late.
Which word is spelled correctly?