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5 Spelling and Commonly Confused Words Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 5 Spelling and Commonly Confused Words, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

True or false: English syllable patterns are useful guides, but they do not guarantee every spelling or pronunciation.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
Choose one
1 point

In the word train, which syllable pattern most directly accounts for the spelling of its vowel sound?

  1. A

    Vowel team

  2. B

    Closed syllable

  3. C

    Open syllable

  4. D

    R-controlled syllable

03
Written response
1 point

The storm may ___ the schedule. Enter the verb meaning “influence.”

04
Fill in the blank
1 point

Apply the spelling pattern for adding a vowel-starting suffix to a short, stressed consonant-vowel-consonant word: hop + -ing = .

05
Choose one
1 point

Which sentence correctly uses to, too, and two?

  1. A

    The two hikers went to the shelter, and I went, too.

  2. B

    The to hikers went too the shelter, and I went, two.

  3. C

    The too hikers went two the shelter, and I went, to.

  4. D

    The two hikers went too the shelter, and I went, to.

06
Choose all
1 point

Select all the correctly matched prefix-and-base-word combinations and meanings.

  1. A

    re- + write → rewrite (write again)

  2. B

    un- + kind → unkind (not kind)

  3. C

    re- + write → rewrite (not write)

  4. D

    un- + kind → unkind (kind again)

07
True or false
1 point

True or false: A spell-checker will reliably catch a correctly spelled word used in the wrong place, such as your instead of you’re.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

08
Written response
1 point

Mina agreed to ___ the invitation. Enter the verb meaning “receive” or “agree to.”

09
Choose one
1 point

Which sentence correctly uses its and it’s?

  1. A

    The dog wagged its tail because it’s excited.

  2. B

    The dog wagged it’s tail because its excited.

  3. C

    The dog wagged its tail because its excited.

  4. D

    The dog wagged it’s tail because it’s excited.

10
Choose all
1 point

Select all the correctly spelled words formed by adding the suffix shown.

  1. A

    hope + -ing → hoping

  2. B

    happy + -ness → happiness

  3. C

    carry + -ing → carrying

  4. D

    make + -ing → makeing

  5. E

    plan + -ed → planed

11
Choose one
1 point

Which word correctly completes this instruction? “Finish revising; ___ compare your draft with the original.”

  1. A

    Finish revising; than compare your draft with the original.

  2. B

    Finish revising; then compare your draft with the original.

  3. C

    Finish revising; they’re compare your draft with the original.

  4. D

    Finish revising; their compare your draft with the original.

12
Open ended
1 point

You are unsure how to spell an unfamiliar long word. Describe a practical process for working out and checking its spelling, including why spelling patterns should not be treated as guarantees.

13
True or false
1 point

True or false: English spelling patterns are useful guides, but they do not guarantee that every word follows the pattern.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

14
Choose one
1 point

Choose the correctly spelled form of hope after adding the vowel-starting suffix -ing.

  1. A

    hopeing

  2. B

    hoping

  3. C

    hopping

  4. D

    hopingg

15
Choose one
1 point

In the word unkind, what does the prefix un- contribute to the meaning?

  1. A

    kind again

  2. B

    kind before

  3. C

    not kind

  4. D

    kindly

16
Written response
1 point

How many syllables are in remember, when divided as re-mem-ber?

17
Choose one
1 point

Choose the sentence that correctly uses their, there, and they’re.

  1. A

    There leaving they’re bags over their.

  2. B

    They’re leaving their bags over there.

  3. C

    Their leaving there bags over they’re.

  4. D

    They’re leaving there bags over their.

18
Choose one
1 point

Choose the sentence that correctly uses than and then to compare two boxes and refer to an earlier time.

  1. A

    This box is larger than the one we measured then.

  2. B

    This box is larger then the one we measured than.

  3. C

    This box is larger than the one we measured than.

  4. D

    This box is larger then the one we measured then.

19
Written response
1 point

Write the correctly spelled word formed by adding -ing to carry.

20
Fill in the blank
1 point

Complete the sentence with the contraction that means “you are”: holding your notebook.