Free Spelling Tests
These free spelling tests cover 20 tough, frequently misspelled words. How well will you score?
Try Test #1 first, then try some even more difficult words on Test #2!
Test #1
Read the definition and example sentence for each word. Decide which of the possible spellings is the correct one. Check your answers at the bottom when you've finished.
Here's a quick peek at the first test. The full versions of both tests can be found below.
1. Definition: to an adequate degree
Sentence: Our pool is ____ full of water to go swimming
A) sufficiently B) sufficently
2. Definition: that which is selected; choice
Sentence: Which is your _____ , tea or coffee?
A) preferrence B) preference
3. Definition: kindheartedly
Sentence: Mary ____ offered to help Helen care for her sick young child.
A) sympatheticly B) sympathetically
4. Definition: lodging
Sentence: Betsy needs to find ____ for her lengthy visit to Washington, D.C.
A) accomodations B) accommodations
5. Definition: a type of extinct flying reptile
Sentence: Scientists were pleased to find the remains of a large ____.
A) pterodactyl B) pteradactile
6. Definition: large, luxurious automobile driven by a chauffeur
Sentence: The business owner always travels to meetings in a ____.
A) limosine B) limousine
7. Definition: to treat a person with a vaccine to promote immunity to a disease
Sentence: The doctor said he would ____ us against certain diseases before we traveled abroad.
A) inoculate B) innoculate
8. Definition: to talk or think about things that happened in the past
Sentence; Grandma loves to ____ and tell me about events from her childhood.
A) reminicse B) reminisce
9. Definition: the act of singing along to a music video, especially when the original vocals have been removed
Sentence: Even though none of us are good singers, we all like to meet for ___ on Thursday nights.
A) kariokee B) karaoke
10. Definition: able to use both hands equally well
Sentence: Because she is ______, Ann can write notes with either her left or right hand.
A) ambidextrous B) ambidextrus
Test #2
Now try the second of our free spelling tests, using the same instructions.
1. Definition: causing feelings of disgust; repugnant
Sentence; The impoverished family lived on the street in ____ conditions
A) loathesome B) loathsome
2. Definition: a shrub with showy clusters of white, pink or bluish flowers
Sentence: Maureen used several blooms from her ____ to make a lovely flower arrangement.
A) hydrangea B) hydrangia
3. Definition: not able to be predicted or anticipated
Sentence: The April blizzard was an ____ event.
A) unforseeable B) unforeseeable
4. Definition: surroundings, especially one's social environment
Sentence: The artist's urban murals are a reflection of his childhood ____.
A) milieu B) mileiu
5. Definition: a dramatic form of discourse in which a character talks to himself
Sentence: In a ____, the actor may be revealing his thoughts to the audience, but not to the other actors.
A) soliloquey B) soliloquy
6. Definition: to grow together or unite into one body
Sentence: The two political groups are so similar that they will ____ to become more effective.
A) coalesce B) coaless
7. Definition: displaying shining colors that produce rainbow effects
Sentence: The large soap bubbles displayed beautiful, ____ colors.
A) irridescent B) iridescent
8. Definition: of little value or importance
Sentence: Let's not bicker about such a ____ amount of money!
A) picayune B) pickeyune
9. Definition: a dish of meat cut into pieces and stewed in a white sauce
Sentence: Grandma serves her famous chicken ____ with biscuits and salad.
A) fricassee B) friccasee
10. Definition: infinitely small
Sentence: Because of the ____ amount of toxins in the water, it was deemed safe for drinking.
A. infintisimal B. infinitesimal
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