Commonly misspelt words
6th grade (Year 7 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.6.2.B · England: Y5/6 Statutory spelling list, KS2 SATs GPS
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Question 1
Which word is spelled correctly? (well known to you)
- A. familiar
- B. famillier
- C. familliar
- D. familar
Question 2
Which word is spelled correctly? (body tissue that moves you)
- A. muscel
- B. muscle
- C. mussle
- D. musle
Question 3
Which word is spelled correctly? (from another country)
- A. forein
- B. foriegn
- C. foreing
- D. foreign
Question 4
Which word is spelled correctly? (from another country)
- A. foreign
- B. foreing
- C. foriegn
- D. forein
Question 5
Which word is spelled correctly? (in great need)
- A. desparate
- B. despirate
- C. desperet
- D. desperate
Question 6
Which word is spelled correctly? (to convince)
- A. pursuade
- B. persaude
- C. persuade
- D. perswade
Question 7
Which word is spelled correctly? (very old)
- A. ancient
- B. ancent
- C. anceint
- D. anshent
Question 8
Which word is spelled correctly? (a member of an army)
- A. soldier
- B. sholdier
- C. souldier
- D. soldeir
Question 9
Which word is spelled correctly? (to provide room for)
- A. acommodate
- B. accomodate
- C. accommodate
- D. accommadate
Question 10
Which word is spelled correctly? (how hot or cold something is)
- A. temperature
- B. tempreture
- C. temprature
- D. temperture
Question 11
Which word is spelled correctly? (a place where you buy meals)
- A. restrant
- B. restaraunt
- C. restaurant
- D. resturant
Question 12
Which word is spelled correctly? (to convince)
- A. persuade
- B. persaude
- C. perswade
- D. pursuade
Question 13
Which word is spelled correctly? (a flash in a storm)
- A. lightning
- B. lightnening
- C. lightnin
- D. litening
Question 14
Which word is spelled correctly? (causing great harm)
- A. disastrous
- B. disasterous
- C. dissastrous
- D. disastrus
Question 15
Which word is spelled correctly? (careful and complete)
- A. thorogh
- B. thourough
- C. thorough
- D. thurough
Question 16
Which word is spelled correctly? (the world around us)
- A. enviroment
- B. environment
- C. envirnment
- D. environmant
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