Commonly Mispelled Words

Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: I would like to go to the movies, _____ I have too much homework.

• accept

• except

• axept

• acsept

Answer explanation

'Except' is a preposition meaning 'not including' or 'but'. 'Accept' is a verb meaning 'to receive'. The other options are misspellings.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Match each sentence to the correctly spelled word that completes it.

• separate

• Do you _____ in ghosts?

• embarrass

• It is _____ to bring a pencil to class.

• believe

• I did not mean to _____ you.

• necessary

• We need two _____ rooms for our family.

Answer explanation

Each word is matched to the sentence where it fits grammatically and contextually. 'Necessary' (one c, two s's), 'embarrass' (two r's, two s's), 'separate' (with an 'a' in the middle), and 'believe' (i before e) are all commonly misspelled.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Sort these words into two categories: Correctly Spelled or Incorrectly Spelled.

Groups:

(a) Correctly Spelled

,

(b) Incorrectly Spelled

• seperate

• wierd

• government

• definately

• rhythm

• privilege

Answer explanation

This task requires identifying which words are spelled correctly ('government', 'rhythm', 'privilege') and which are common misspellings. The correct spellings are 'definitely', 'weird', and 'separate'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

Which sentence correctly uses a word to show possession?

• Its a beautiful day outside.

• The dog wagged its tail happily.

• Its time to go to school.

• The team celebrated its' victory.

Answer explanation

'Its' is the possessive form, meaning something belongs to 'it'. 'It's' is a contraction for 'it is'. 'Its'' is not a word.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Match each sentence to the correct word that completes it.

• affect

• My moral _____ is to always tell the truth.

• principle

• The _____ of the rain was calming.

• effect

• What is the _____ of that decision?

• rhythm

• The loud noise might _____ the baby.

Answer explanation

This matches commonly confused or misspelled words to their correct context. 'Affect' is a verb (to influence), 'rhythm' is a pattern, 'effect' is a noun (a result), and 'principle' is a rule or belief.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Sort the sentences into categories based on whether they use 'their', 'there', or 'they're' correctly.

Groups:

(a) Used Correctly

,

(b) Used Incorrectly

• They're going to the park after school.

• Their going to be late if they don't hurry.

• The students left their books in the classroom.

• Please put the box over there.

Answer explanation

'Their' is possessive, 'there' refers to a place, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'. The last sentence incorrectly uses 'Their' instead of 'They're'.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

The school _____ announced the winner of the science fair.

• principle

• principal

• principale

• principul

Answer explanation

The 'principal' is the head of a school. A 'principle' is a rule or belief. Remember the 'pal' in 'principal' is your friend.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

I can't believe _____ going to the championship game!

• your

• you're

• yore

• youre

Answer explanation

'You're' is the contraction for 'you are'. 'Your' is possessive, meaning something belongs to you. 'Yore' is an old word for 'long ago'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Sort these words based on the number of double letters they should have: One Double Letter Pair or Two Double Letter Pairs.

Groups:

(a) One Double Letter Pair

,

(b) Two (or more) Double Letter Pairs

• committee

• accommodate

• necessary

• occasion

• embarrass

• tomorrow

Answer explanation

This tests the knowledge of tricky spellings involving double consonants. 'Necessary' and 'tomorrow' each have one set of double letters, while 'embarrass', 'occasion', 'accommodate', and 'committee' each have two or more sets.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Which sentence contains a spelling error?

• The library is a quiet place to study.

• I will recieve my grade tomorrow.

• My favorite subject is science.

• The weather is beautiful today.

Answer explanation

The word 'receive' is misspelled as 'recieve'. It is an exception to the 'i before e' rule because the letters follow 'c'.

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B