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Basic English Spelling-UK MCQ

1. Cheese the correct spelling of the word fie. the options below

Answer

Correct Answer: Legitimate

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2.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

After my grandfather was diagnosed with chronic_________, he moved to Arizona.


Answer

Correct Answer:

Pneumonia


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3.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Be sure to leave your travel __________with the secretary so he’ll know how to reach you while you’re away.


Answer

Correct Answer:

itinerary


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4. Which of the following options means, “the owner or manager of a restaurant”?

Answer

Correct Answer: Restaurateur

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5.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

My father does not believe in ____________ , but my mother does.


Answer

Correct Answer:

reincarnation


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6.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Clara the cat simply chose to ignore the ______________ of our dog.


Answer

Correct Answer:

existence


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7.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Mrs. Baker took her ______________ class on a field trip to the zoo.


Answer

Correct Answer:

kindergarten


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8.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.


The church members accused the cult of _______________ practices.

Answer

Correct Answer:

sacrilegious


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9.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Hazel Dormouse is a _________ creature.


Answer

Correct Answer:

nocturnal


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10.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

On the ____________ day of Christmas, Lucy was annoyed to find her yard full of noisy drummers drumming.


Answer

Correct Answer:

twelfth


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11.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

He __________ a summer house, an exercise bike, and a hamster in the divorce settlement.


Answer

Correct Answer:

acquired


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12.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The judge granted the reluctant witness complete ____________ from prosecution for his part in the crime.


Answer

Correct Answer:

amnesty


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13.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Sam _________ a successful political campaign.


Answer

Correct Answer:

orchestrated


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14.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The protesters hurled ___________ insults at us as we walked by.


Answer

Correct Answer:

vicious


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15.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The professor made it clear that ___________ would not be tolerated.


Answer

Correct Answer:

plagiarism


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16.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The waitress brought me a plate of squid even though I _____________ asked for clams.


Answer

Correct Answer:

specifically


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17.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Helen was surprised by the __________ stature of her blind date.


Answer

Correct Answer:

diminutive


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18.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The crowd ________________ me on my acceptance into Mensa.


Answer

Correct Answer:

congratulated


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19.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The annual _____________ was ruined when a family of bears stole all the sausages.


Answer

Correct Answer:

barbecue


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20.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Sally’s nervous __________ left her standing at the altar.


Answer

Correct Answer:

fiancé


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21.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Their relationship was plagued by __________ problems.


Answer

Correct Answer:

perpetual


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22.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Emma has always been fascinated by the way the mind works, so she’s decided to get a degree in __________.


Answer

Correct Answer:

psychology


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23.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Peter always makes such a _____________ of himself!


Answer

Correct Answer:

nuisance


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24.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The savvy dancer acted as a __________ between the detective and the cabaret owner.


Answer

Correct Answer:

liaison


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25.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

_________animals feed almost exclusively on meat.


Answer

Correct Answer:

Carnivorous


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26.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

He wrote __________on every topic from shoestrings to string theory.


Answer

Correct Answer:

prolifically


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27.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The clown’s performance was _______________, to say the least.


Answer

Correct Answer:

disappointing


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28.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Many would-be travellers were _____________ by the price of petrol last summer.


Answer

Correct Answer:

flabbergasted


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29.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The purpose of your report should be to ___________ the most relevant facts, not to obscure them.


Answer

Correct Answer:

illuminate


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30.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Arthur spent hours admiring the gothic ____________of all those French cathedrals.

Answer

Correct Answer: architecture

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31. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hankerchief

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32. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word. Let me tie your mittens to your sleeves so you don’t ______________ them.

Answer

Correct Answer: lose

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33. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gauge

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34. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answer

Correct Answer: Accomodate

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35.

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word. No one knew what devious experiments the scientist conducted in his ______________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: laboratory

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36.
Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The professor made it clear that ___________ would not be tolerated.

 

Answer

Correct Answer: plagiarism

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37. He stopped at the gas station and ______ his car.

Answer

Correct Answer: fuelled

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38. I before E except after?

Answer

Correct Answer: C

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39. "ZAP! BOOM! BAM!" are examples of _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: onomatopoeia

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40. Does the following sentence have correct spelling? "There were alot of odd occurrences on Halloween."

Answer

Correct Answer: No

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41. Does the following sentence have correct spelling? The radio's speaker made a wierd noise.

Answer

Correct Answer: No

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42. The statement had underlying _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: connotations

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43. He unsheathed his _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: sword

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44. I will be ____ for the holiday.

Answer

Correct Answer: travelling

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45. which one of the following is correct spelling. Pedagouge, Pedagogue, Pedegogue, Padagouge.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pedagogue

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46. I called my mentor for some advise. Which word is spelled incorrectly?

Answer

Correct Answer: Advise

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47. Please select correct spelling:

Answer

Correct Answer: Counselling

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