Grade 8 Spelling Challenge

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word meaning "recognition of something's existence or importance"?

• Acknowledgement

• Acknowledgment

• Aknowledgment

• Acknowledgmant

Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly."

• Conscientious

• Consciencious

• Consientious

• Conscientous

Identify the correct spelling of the word that means "to represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is."

• Exagerate

• Exaggerate

• Exxagerate

• Exagerrate

Select the correct spelling of the word that means "extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive."

• Magnificient

• Magnifecent

• Magnificent

• Magnifecient

What is the correct spelling of the word that refers to "a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen"?

• Phenomenon

• Phenomenom

• Phenomenan

• Phenomenun

Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "extremely unpleasant."

• Obnoxious

• Obnoxus

• Obnoxiouss

• Obnoxius

Identify the correct spelling of the word that means "to accept something reluctantly but without protest."

• Acquiesce

• Acquiese

• Acquiece

• Acquiesse

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

• Bureucracy

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

• Camoflage

• Camouflage

• Camoflauge

• Camoflouge

Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success."

• Perseverence

• Perseverance

• Perserverance

• Perseverence