Can You Correctly Spell These Top 20 Misspelled Words?
Written by Kiera Hart History Expert
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Here is a spelling test to see how much you actually remember from your school days. Believe it or not, only 8% of people will get a perfect score on this test. Let's see how you do!
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Question 1
Which is the correct spelling?
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ACalendar
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BCalander
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CCalandar
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DCalindar
Calendar
Similarly to the months in the calendar, there are only two months that start with the letter "a" and there are only two "a's" in this word.
Question 2
Pick Your Answer!
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AEmbarrass
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BEmmbarrass
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CEmbbarass
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DEmbarris
Embarrass
When you are embarrassed you go 'really red' (double 'r') because you're 'so shy' (double 's').
Question 3
Pick Your Answer!
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AFebruary
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BFebuary
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CFrebuary
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DFebuairy
February
Thinking of 'are you born in February?' can help you remember ' the 'r-u' in the middle of February.
Question 4
Pick Your Answer!
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AWedneday
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BWednesday
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CWendesday
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DWedsenday
Wednesday
The phrase 'we do not eat sandwiches' (WE, D, N, E, S) an easy way to remember the first 5 letters of Wednesday.
Question 5
Pick Your Answer!
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AGrammer
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BGrammar
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CGramar
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DGrammor
Grammar
Just like a grandma who uses perfect grammar, the final syllable of 'grammar' begins with 'ma'.
Question 6
Pick Your Answer!
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AJewlery
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BJewelery
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CJewlry
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DJewelry
Jewelry
Jewelry' is spelt exactly as it's pronounced. If you are pronouncing it right ie jew-el-ry, you will spell it right.
Question 7
Pick Your Answer!
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AMaintenace
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BMaintanence
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CMaintenance
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DMaintenence
Maintenance
Doing maintenance on the 'main' road at 'ten' o'clock.
Question 8
Pick Your Answer!
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ARecommend
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BReccommend
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CRecommand
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DRecammend
Recommend
I recommend (double 'm') the m&m's (double 'm')
Question 9
Pick Your Answer!
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AVaccumm
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BVacuum
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CVacumee
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DVaccuum
Vacuum
See me use the vacuum' - there is one letter c and two letter u's in 'vacuum.
Question 10
Pick Your Answer!
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AIndespensible
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BIndispensible
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CIndispensable
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DInndespensible
Indispensable
Someone who is indispensABLE is very ABLE.
Question 11
So far, so good. Let's see if you can keep it up.
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AI’m afraid.
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BHe let's me go.
I’m afraid.
I'm afraid' is a shortened form of 'I am afraid'. 'He let's me go' is a shortened form of 'He let us me go', which doesn't make sense!
Question 12
Pick Your Answer!
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APerseverance
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BPersiverance
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CPersiverance
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DPerserverince
Perseverance
If you have PerSEVERAnce, you do things SEVERAl times.
Question 13
Pick Your Answer!
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ALiasion
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BLiaison
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CLiasohn
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DLeeason
Liaison
The liaison officer has two eyes (2 I's).
Question 14
Pick Your Answer!
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ATwelfth
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BTwelth
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CTweelvth
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DTwelefth
Twelfth
The 'twelfth elf' will help you remember the middle three letters of this word.
Question 15
Pick Your Answer!
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APronunciation
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BPrononciation
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CPronunciattion
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DPronuncation
Pronunciation
The NUNs taught us proNUNciation.
Question 16
Pick Your Answer!
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ADeducable
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BDeductible
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CDeducteble
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DDiductible
Deductible
That's not able to be deductIBLE.
Question 17
Pick Your Answer!
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AConvalesce
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BConvaless
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CConvahlece
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DConvilesce
Convalesce
A silent 'c' follows the letter 's'.
Question 18
Pick Your Answer!
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AExtacy
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BEcstasy
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CExstacy
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DEctstacy
Ecstasy
Ecstasy is the only English word starting with 'e' and ending in 'tasy'.
Question 19
Pick Your Answer!
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ACarribean
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BCaribean
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CCarribeen
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DCaribbean
Caribbean
I want to be (2 b) on a Caribbean cruise.
Question 20
Pick Your Answer!
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AHarrass
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BHarass
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CHerass
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DHaras
Harass
The dog HARasses a HARe by chasing its ASS.
Question 21
Pick Your Answer!
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AAknowledgment
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BAchknowledgement
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CAcknowledgement
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DAknowledgement
Acknowledgement
They should KNOW not to walk on the LEDGE.
Question 22
Pick Your Answer!
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AReciept
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BReceipt
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CRecepit
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DRecept
Receipt
If it comes after 'C' and sounds like 'b', make sure you put 'I' after 'e'.
Question 23
Pick Your Answer!
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AThrew
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BThrough
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CThru
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DThrow
Threw
Try to remember that you 'threw' the ball 'through' the hoop.
Question 24
Pick Your Answer!
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AAdvertise
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BAdvertize
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CAdvirtise
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DAdveritise
Advertise
AdverTISE is never American-IZED.
Question 25
Pick Your Answer!
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AConvenience
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BConvinence
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CConvience
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DConvenence
Convenience
Remember that the CONVENtion is ending (IE).
Question 26
Pick Your Answer!
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ADefinitely
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BDefinetly
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CDefiniatly
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DDefinietly
Definitely
Definitely contains the word 'finite', as in 'our supplies are deFINITEly finite'.
Question 27
Pick Your Answer!
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AResturant
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BResturante
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CRestaurant
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DRestarant
Restaurant
RestAURAnts have a nice AURA.
Question 28
Pick Your Answer!
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ATemperature
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BTempurature
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CTempture
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DTemparature
Temperature
High TEMPERatures trigger my bad TEMPER.
Question 29
Pick Your Answer!
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ATemperary
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BTemprary
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CTemporary
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DTemparary
Temporary
You've got the right TEMPO.
Question 30
Pick Your Answer!
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APrivaledge
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BPrivilege
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CPrivledge
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DPriveledge
Privilege
It has 2 I's and 2 e's in that order.
Question 31
Pick Your Answer!
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APresedent
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BPresident
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CPresidant
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DPresadent
President
I dent the President's car.
Question 32
Pick Your Answer!
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AConsensus
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BConcensus
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CConscencus
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DConsenssus
Consensus
Remember the 3 s's in 'consensus' by saying 'the consensus makes sense to us'
Question 33
Pick Your Answer!
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AInadvertently
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BInadvertantly
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CInadvertinly
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DInadvertanly
Inadvertently
I inadverTENTly forgot the TENT.
Question 34
Pick Your Answer!
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AAccommodate
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BAccomidate
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CAccommadate
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DAccommidate
Accommodate
Accomodate' can 'accommodate' two c's and two m's.
Question 35
Pick Your Answer!
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AYou’re
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BYour
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CYoure
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DI don’t know!
You’re
You're is a contraction of the words 'you are' (and the only answer that fits the sentence), while 'your' is possessive and youre is not a word.
Question 36
Pick Your Answer!
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ATheir
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BThere
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CThey're
Their
They're means 'they are', while 'tHERE' is 'HERE, tHERE and 'everywHERE'
Comments (20)
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I love the quiz but several times an ad or something gets in the way, and a different answer , not mine, has been selected. I don't know why. I use a stylus and am very careful!!! It should have been an "A"!!!!!
Loved it,30/36
Not too good. At the moment my finger chooses, often the choices move because of an ad. I had four wrong because of that.
Keep my mind busy I love it
It's so simple and nice
Great quiz
Fun quiz
Fun quiz
I enjoyed the quiz because it keeps my mind active.
Fun quiz, but I'm playing on my phone and got several wrong answers because it was loading and the page jumped when I was hitting the answer.
Great quiz! I love the spelling and grammar remembrance tips you gave too! :)
Its kinda hard for 9 year olds like me though but if the words were easier it would be betetr for me! Bye :)
Amazing!i really enjoy it:)
That was good but I am getting old. Spelling has always been on top for me. I got a C ffs
t'was a good quiz
t'was awesome
it was a nice game
it was nice☺️
it is nice but too many ads (reduce)
Pretty good,