Spelling Test

By Rhonda Ramsey,

P.O.V. Contributing Writer

Are there any words that stump you every time you try to spell them? Do these words leave you pulling out your dictionary or pulling up Google search? Although I am by no means a polished, or seasoned writer, for some reason I really enjoy looking over lists of common grammatical errors or common misspellings ... or is it mispellings?

I searched and came up with several common misspelled words in English and thought some of us may get a kick out of taking a few moments to test ourselves.

Here is the quiz! Have fun!  The answers are at the bottom.

1.

a) changable

b) changeable

2.

a) collectable

b) collectible

3.

a) dumbbell

b) dumbell

4.

a) inoculate

b) innoculate

5.

a) noticeable

b) noticable

6.

a) perseverance

b) perserverence

7.

a) receipt

b) reciept

8.

a) rhythm

b) rythym

9.

a) supercede

b) supersede

10.

a) threshhold

b) threshold

11.

a) playwright

b) playwrite

12.

a) alot

b) a lot

13.

a) definitely

b) definately

Who well did you do?

Source:  Your Dictionary

Answers:

1-changeable  2-collectible  3- dumbbell  4-inoculate  5-noticeable  6-perseverance  7-receipt  8-rhythm   9-supersede  10- threshold  11- playwright  12- a lot  13- definitely