Commonly Misspelled Words

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Try not to ___________ yourself when you try out for the team.

• embaras

• embarras

• embarrass

• embarass

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Make sure you ___________ light and dark colors before you wash the clothes.

• seperate

• separate

• sepaerete

• sepirate

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I ___________ that you will fail this test unless you studied.

• guarantee

• garantee

• gaurantee

• guarentee

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If you want to make the team, you ___________ need more practice.

• definitley

• defenitely

• definately

• definitely

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The teacher changed the homework deadline to ___________ the student's absence.

• accomodate

• accommodate

• accommadate

• acommodate

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I strongly ___________ that you proofread your essay before turning it in.

• reccomend

• recomend

• recommend

• reccommend

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In order to ___________ a good grade, your work must be turned in on time.

• recieve

• receive

• receave

• resieve

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You ___________ several words on your final draft.

• mispelled

• mispeled

• misspelled

• misspeled

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Our dog becomes very ___________ around other dogs.

• agressive

• aggressive

• aggresive

• aggresseve

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He ___________ did not lock the gate after he came in.

• aparently

• apparantly

• apparentley

• apparently