GCSE spelling - familiarise yourself with the english language

English Quiz - Spelling 01 (Questions)

We all know that the English language does not have the most sensible spelling in the world. This is due to many reasons: often the pronunciation of a word changed but the spelling remained the same; sometimes it is because English words have been borrowed from other languages; many times it is because several letters (or letter combinations) in English can make a variety of different sounds. If spelling doesn't come easily, it's always worth practising.

Test yourself with the first of our spelling quizzes.

The pupils in Mrs. Roberts' form were modest about their ......

[ ]	achevements
[ ]	achievments
[ ]	achievements
[ ]	acheivements

The chocolate-making ...... was beautifully illustrated to accompany his explanation.

[ ]	process
[ ]	proccess
[ ]	proces
[ ]	prosess

Everyone was ...... when the date of the oral exam was postponed.

[ ]	releved
[ ]	relieved
[ ]	releived
[ ]	releeved

She jabbed her finger towards the waitress in order to ...... her point.

[ ]	emfasise
[ ]	emfasize
[ ]	emphasise
[ ]	ephasise

The ...... into the incident continued for several hours, with dozens of people being ......

[ ]	enquiry, interogated
[ ]	enquirie, interrogated
[ ]	inquiry, interogated
[ ]	inquiry, interrogated

She ...... returned the wrong book to the library, ...... a greater fine.

[ ]	accidently, incuring
[ ]	acsidentaly, incurring
[ ]	akcidentally, incuring
[ ]	accidentally, incurring

It won't be ...... on this ...... to make a formal report.

[ ]	neccessary, occasion
[ ]	necessary, occasion
[ ]	necessary, ocassion
[ ]	nessessary, occasion

The two sisters were displeased to have their ...... ......

[ ]	convesation, intrupted
[ ]	convorsation, interupted
[ ]	convarsation, interrupted
[ ]	conversation, interrupted

......, the councillor could no longer cope with the ...... of his role.

[ ]	Unforchuneately, presure
[ ]	Unfortunatly, pressure
[ ]	Unfortunately, pressure
[ ]	Unfortunatly, preshure

10.

When writing, be ...... of your ...... at all times.

[ ]	conscious, audience
[ ]	conscience, audience
[ ]	conshuss, audiense
[ ]	conscuss, oddience

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English Quiz - Spelling 01 (Answers)

The pupils in Mrs. Roberts' form were modest about their ......

[ ]	achevements
[ ]	achievments
[x]	achievements
[ ]	acheivements

The pupils in Mrs. Roberts' form were modest about their achievements

The chocolate-making ...... was beautifully illustrated to accompany his explanation.

[x]	process
[ ]	proccess
[ ]	proces
[ ]	prosess

The chocolate-making process was beautifully illustrated to accompany his explanation

Everyone was ...... when the date of the oral exam was postponed.

[ ]	releved
[x]	relieved
[ ]	releived
[ ]	releeved

Everyone was relieved when the date of the oral exam was postponed

She jabbed her finger towards the waitress in order to ...... her point.

[ ]	emfasise
[ ]	emfasize
[x]	emphasise
[ ]	ephasise

She jabbed her finger towards the waitress in order to emphasise her point

The ...... into the incident continued for several hours, with dozens of people being ......

[ ]	enquiry, interogated
[ ]	enquirie, interrogated
[ ]	inquiry, interogated
[x]	inquiry, interrogated

The inquiry into the incident continued for several hours, with dozens of people being interrogated

She ...... returned the wrong book to the library, ...... a greater fine.

[ ]	accidently, incuring
[ ]	acsidentaly, incurring
[ ]	akcidentally, incuring
[x]	accidentally, incurring

She accidentally returned the wrong book to the library, incurring a greater fine

It won't be ...... on this ...... to make a formal report.

[ ]	neccessary, occasion
[x]	necessary, occasion
[ ]	necessary, ocassion
[ ]	nessessary, occasion

It won't be necessary on this occasion to make a formal report

The two sisters were displeased to have their ...... ......

[ ]	convesation, intrupted
[ ]	convorsation, interupted
[ ]	convarsation, interrupted
[x]	conversation, interrupted

The two sisters were displeased to have their conversation interrupted

......, the councillor could no longer cope with the ...... of his role.

[ ]	Unforchuneately, presure
[ ]	Unfortunatly, pressure
[x]	Unfortunately, pressure
[ ]	Unfortunatly, preshure

Unfortunately, the councillor could no longer cope with the pressure of his role

10.

When writing, be ...... of your ...... at all times.

[x]	conscious, audience
[ ]	conscience, audience
[ ]	conshuss, audiense
[ ]	conscuss, oddience

When writing, be conscious of your audience at all times