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Commonly Misspelled Words

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look at the ______ of material on the shelf.

a)

peace

b)

piece

2.

Dad bought a special key rack so that he wouldn't _____ his keys.

a)

loose

b)

lose

3.

I __________ broke my dad's power drill

a)

accidentely

b)

acidentally

c)

accidently

d)

accidentally

4.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

embarassment

b)

embarasment

c)

embarrasment

d)

embarrassment

5.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

commited

b)

comited

c)

committed

d)

comitted

6.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

judgement

b)

judment

c)

judgemint

d)

judgment

7.

I haven't booked __________ for our holiday yet. 

a)

acomodation

b)

accomodation

c)

acommodation

d)

accommodation

8.

I had ________ of ice cream for dessert. 

a)

a lot

b)

allot

c)

alot

d)

alott

9.

For sure

a)

defiantly

b)

definitely

c)

definitaly

d)

deffinitely

10.

I'm not angry, I'm just ___________.

a)

dissappointed

b)

disapointed

c)

dissapointed

d)

disappointed

11.

My brother and I have ___________ bedrooms.

a)

seperate

b)

separate

c)

sepparate

d)

sepperate

12.

Which of the following is the correct spelling for a word meaning 'a piece of writing'?

a)

A) essay

b)

B) esay

c)

C) esssay

d)

D) esey

13.

Choose the correctly spelled word for 'a person who writes books'.

a)

A) auther

b)

B) author

c)

C) authur

d)

D) aouthor

14.

Identify the correct spelling for the word meaning 'a formal discussion'.

a)

A) debate

b)

B) debait

c)

C) debaite

d)

D) debatte

15.

Select the correct spelling for the word meaning 'a place where books are kept'.

a)

A) libary

b)

B) library

c)

C) librery

d)

D) liberry

16.

Which of the following is the correct spelling for a word meaning 'a person who studies the past'?

a)

A) historian

b)

B) historean

c)

C) historien

d)

D) histerian

17.

Choose the correct spelling for the word meaning 'a person who performs in plays'.

a)

A) acter

b)

B) actor

c)

C) actar

d)

D) actur

18.

Identify the correct spelling for the word meaning 'a person who paints'.

a)

A) artest

b)

B) artist

c)

C) artust

d)

D) artast

19.

Select the correct spelling for the word meaning 'a person who teaches'.

a)

A) techer

b)

B) teacher

c)

C) teatcher

d)

D) techer

20.

Which of the following is the correct spelling for a word meaning 'a person who plays music'?

a)

A) musitian

b)

B) musician

c)

C) musican

d)

D) musition

21.

Choose the correct spelling for the word meaning 'a person who designs buildings'.

a)

A) architecht

b)

B) architect

c)

C) archatect

d)

D) architact

22.

Identify the correct spelling for the word meaning 'a person who studies the stars'.

a)

A) astronomer

b)

B) astronemer

c)

C) astronamer

d)

D) astronimer

23.

Select the correct spelling for the word meaning 'a person who writes poems'.

a)

A) poet

b)

B) poat

c)

C) poeit

d)

D) poit

24.

Which of the following is the correct spelling for a word meaning 'a person who studies living organisms'?

a)

A) biologist

b)

B) biologest

c)

C) biolagist

d)

D) bioligest

25.

Choose the correct spelling for the word meaning 'a person who studies the mind'.

a)

A) psycologist

b)

B) psychologist

c)

C) psycologest

d)

D) psycologyst