ENGLISH QUIZ ON SPELLINGS ERRORS

Here are some Tips / Rules for Correct Spellings

There are certain rules / tips for correct spellings,

1.    'ie' and 'ei' : When 'ie' is pronounced 'i:' as in 'bee', the 'i' comes before the 'e'.

Believe

Belief

Brief

Achieve

Aggrieved

Fierce

Field

Grieve

Relief

Relieve

Chief

Hygiene

2.    when 'ei' is pronounced 'i:' as in 'bee', 'ei' comes after the 'c'.

Deceive

Deceit

Conceive

Conceit

Misconceive

Perceive

Preconceived

Receive

However, some exceptions to this rule are :

Counterfeit, Plebeian, Weird, Seize, where the 'ei' spelling doesn't follow a 'c'. YOu need to learn the spellings for these.

3.    Doubling Consonants : When adding 'ed' and 'ing' endings to verbs that end with a single vowel plus a consonant, do not double the final consonant if the stress doesn't fall at the end of the word.

Word               ‘ing’ form                   ‘ed’ form

Budget             Budgeting                   Budgeted

Inherit              Inheriting                     Inherited

4.    When adding 'ed' and 'ing' endings to verbs that end with a single vowel plus a consonant, double the final consonant if the stress falls at the end of the word.

Word               ‘ing’ form                   ed’ form

Commit             Committing              Committed

Admit               Admitting                    Admitted

Refer               Referring                    Referred

5.    Adding endings to words that end with a double "l" : Drop the final "l" from words that end with a double "l" before adding endings which begin with a consonant. (Such as 'ment', 'ful' and 'li')

Word               ‘ly’, ‘ful’ & ‘ment’ endings

Chill                 Chilly

Will                  Wilful (willful in US English)

Skill                 Skilful (Skillful in US English

Note : The ending 'ness' is an exception to this rule :

(i)Small- Smallness;

(ii) Ill – illness

6.    You must have come across the expression""When two vowels go walking, the first one does not talking". This means that when there are two vowels in a row, the first one usually has a long sound, and the second is silent. "That's why it's 'lean', not 'laen'; 'team', not 'taem'; 'coat', not 'caot', 'boat' not 'baot'; and 'wait' not 'wiat'

7.    Here is the list of some misspelled / confused words. Just observe the common errors carefully, and learn the correct spellings prudently

8.    Correct Spelling : Referred

a.    Common Spelling Errors : Reffered / refferred

b.    To be observed Carefully : Single 'f' and Double 'r'

9.    Correct Spelling :  Occurred

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Ocurred / Occured

b.    To be observed Carefully : Double 'c' & Double 'r'

10.  Correct Spelling :  Committed

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Commited / Comitted

b.    To be observed Carefully : Double 'm' & Double 'I'

11.  Correct Spelling :  Compelled

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Compeled / Commpelled

b.    To be observed Carefully : Single 'm' & Double 'I'

12.  Correct Spelling :  Occasion

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Occassion / Ocassion

b.    To be observed Carefully : Double 'c' & Single 's'

13.  Correct Spelling :  Accommodation

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Accomodation / Acommodation

b.    To be observed Carefully :Double 'c' & Double 'm'

14.  Correct Spelling :  Committee

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Commitee / Comittee

b.    To be observed Carefully : Double 'm', Double 't' & Double 'e'

15.  Correct Spelling :  Unparalleled

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Unparallelled / Unparalelled

b.    To be observed Carefully :Double 'I' only once & Single 'l' latter

16.  Correct Spelling :  Manoeuvre / Maneuver (US)

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Manuvre / Manoeuver

b.    To be observed Carefully : 'o' comes before 'e' & 'u' comes before 'v'

17.  Correct Spelling : Consummation

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Conssumation / Consumation

b.    To be observed Carefully : Single 's' & Double 'm'

18.  Correct Spelling : Languor

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Langour / Languour

b.    To be observed Carefully :'u' comes before 'o' & only single 'u' not double (after 'o').

19.  Correct Spelling : Bungalow

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Bangalow / Bunglow

b.    To be observed Carefully :'u' comes after 'b' & 'a' comes after 'g'

20.  Correct Spelling : Conscience

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Consience / Consience / Consceince

b.    To be observed Carefully :'i' comes before 'e'. So, it is 'ie' and not 'ei'

21.  Correct Spelling : Definitely

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Defenetly / Defnetly

b.    To be observed Carefully :'i' comes after 'f' not 'e' & 'u' comes after 'a' at the end.

22.  Correct Spelling : Bureau

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Bereau / Burow / Beauro

b.    To be observed Carefully :'e' comes before 'a' & 'u' comes after 'a' at the end.

23.  Correct Spelling : Reclamation

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Reclammation / Reclaimmation

b.    To be observed Carefully :Single 'c' & Single 'm' & no 'i' before 'm'

24.  Correct Spelling : Indispensable

a.    Common Spelling Errors :  Indispansible / Indespincible

b.    To be observed Carefully :'i' comes after 'd' & 'e' comes after 'p' & 's' comes before 'able'