Spelling List 5

How many Ts are in ah-ty-er?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

attire

Which of these words does NOT end in an e?

• captivate

• evolve

• posture

• tranquile

Answer explanation

It's actually spelled tranquil, no e no double l.

How many letters are in the word pronounced duh-eh-ff-tuh?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 10

Answer explanation

It's spelled deft, and is pronounced with two or one syllables, depending on dialect.

One of our words rhymes with Eiffel. How is it spelled?

• stifle

• stiffel

• styfl

• steyefull

Answer explanation

Easy way to remember: stifle rhymes with rifle, so take off the r and add st.

How many vs are in the word pronounced eee-vahll-vuh, and are they next to each other?

• 1; not applicable

• 2; yes

• 2; no

• 3; 2 of them are

• There's not any vs in evolve! Those are PHs, DUHHH. Phery silly of y0u.

Answer explanation

This is how you spell it correctly: evolve.

Which is the correctly spelled version of the word(s) below?

• fursattyl

• versatil

• verstalie

• versatile

Answer explanation

V-E-R-S-A-T-I-L-E.

Pronounced: verr-suh-tie-uhl

How many Ls are in the word pronounced dill-luh-jehnt?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Answer explanation

It's spelled diligent.

ONE l.

Which of the words below are spelled incorrectly?

• attire

• deft

• evolv

• versatile

Answer explanation

Evolve has an e at the beginning AND the end.

Which of these is spelled correctly

• tranquil

• stiffle

• deaft

• dilligint

Answer explanation

Stifle has 1 F.

Deft only has 1 vowel, no A.

Diligent has 1 L and uses an E towards the end.

Which of these words means peaceful / calm AND is spelled correctly?

• captivate

• captavit

• pawscher

• trainkwul

• tranquil