8th Grade Spelling Challenge

Spell the word that means "aware of and responding to one's surroundings."

• Concious

• Conscious

• Consious

• Conscous

Which of the following is the correct spelling for a word that refers to a person you know slightly?

• Acquaintence

• Acquaintance

• Aqquaintance

• Acquaintanse

Identify the correct spelling of the word that describes an extraordinary event.

• Phenomenon

• Phenomenom

• Phenomenan

• Phenomenun

Choose the correct spelling for a word that means a prolonged public dispute or debate.

• Controversy

• Controversy

• Controvercy

• Controversie

Select the correct spelling of the word that means persistence in doing something despite difficulty.

• Perseverance

• Perseverence

• Perserverance

• Perseveranse

What is the correct spelling of the word that refers to the practice of claiming to have moral standards to which one's own behavior does not conform?

• Hypocrasy

• Hypocrisy

• Hipocrisy

• Hypocricy

Identify the correct spelling of the word that means existing or situated below the ground.

• Subteranean

• Subterranean

• Subterranian

• Subterrenean

Choose the correct spelling for a word that means generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.

• Magnanimous

• Magnanamous

• Magnanimus

• Magnanimos

Select the correct spelling of the word that refers to a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

• Bureaucracy

• Bureacracy

• Bureaucrasy

• Bureaucracie

What is the correct spelling of the word that refers to the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings?

• Camoflage

• Camouflage

• Camoflauge

• Camoflague