Grade 8 Spelling and Vocabulary Quiz

How do you spell the word that means "a person one knows slightly"?

• aquaintance

• acquaintance

• aquantance

• aquaintence

What is the correct spelling of the word that refers to "a moral sense of right and wrong"?

• consience

• conscience

• conscence

• consceince

Which word means "the expression of disapproval based on perceived faults or mistakes"?

• criticism

• critisism

• critisizm

• critisism

Choose the correct spelling for the word that means "to represent something as being larger or greater than it really is".

• exagerrate

• exagerate

• exaggerrate

• exaggerate

What is the correct spelling of the word that means "a special right or advantage"?

• priviledge

• privilige

• privilege

• privelage

Which word means "causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way"?

• mischevious

• mischievous

• mischievious

• mischeivous

What is the correct spelling of the word that means "an incident or event"?

• occurance

• occurence

• occurrence

• occurrance

Choose the correct spelling for the word that means "continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties".

• perserverance

• perseverance

• perserverence

• persaverance

Which word means "a set of printed or written questions with a choice of answers"?

• questionaire

• questionnare

• questionnaire

• questionairee

What is the correct spelling of the word that means "the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something"?

• responsability

• responsibility

• responsiblity

• responsability