Spelling MCQ Set 2

Choose the correctly spelled word:

  • A. Restarant
  • B. Restaurant (Answer)
  • C. Resteraunt
  • D. Restaurent

'Restaurant' — from French, note the 'au' in the middle and 't' at the end.

Choose the correctly spelled word:

  • A. Misspell (Answer)
  • B. Mispell
  • C. Misspel
  • D. Misspeel

'Misspell' = mis + spell. Double 's' because both 'mis' and 'spell' retain their letters.

Choose the correctly spelled word:

  • A. Conscientious (Answer)
  • B. Consciencious
  • C. Conscientous
  • D. Conscientius

'Conscientious' — relate to 'conscience' + 'ious'.

Choose the correctly spelled word:

  • A. Truely
  • B. Truly (Answer)
  • C. Truley
  • D. Trully

'Truly' — 'true' drops the 'e' before '-ly'. T-R-U-L-Y.

Choose the correctly spelled word:

  • A. Arguement
  • B. Argumment
  • C. Argument (Answer)
  • D. Arguemant

'Argument' — 'argue' drops the 'e' before '-ment'.

Choose the correctly spelled word:

  • A. Judgemant
  • B. Jugdment
  • C. Judgement
  • D. Judgment (Answer)

'Judgment' (without 'e') is the standard spelling in American English; 'judgement' is accepted in British English.

Choose the correctly spelled word:

  • A. Bureaucracy (Answer)
  • B. Burocracy
  • C. Beaurocracy
  • D. Bureacracy

'Bureaucracy' — note 'bureau' + 'cracy'. B-U-R-E-A-U-C-R-A-C-Y.

Choose the correctly spelled word:

  • A. Millenium
  • B. Milennium
  • C. Millennium (Answer)
  • D. Milenneum

'Millennium' has double 'l' and double 'n'.

Choose the correctly spelled word:

  • A. Liason
  • B. Liaison (Answer)
  • C. Leason
  • D. Liasson

'Liaison' — a common misspelling. L-I-A-I-S-O-N, note the two 'i's.

Choose the correctly spelled word:

  • A. Acquaintance (Answer)
  • B. Acquaintence
  • C. Aquaintance
  • D. Aquaintence

'Acquaintance' — note the 'cq' and '-ance' ending.

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Spelling — Set 2

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