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It is probably not surprising that examples like this
escaped the scrutiny of Spellcheck®.
| How would you rate YOUR spelling?
CFair?
CCGood?
CCCExcellent?
Take these three quizzes to see how well you spell some of the most
commonly misspelled words in the English language.
(Reprinted with permission from Parade columnist Marilyn vos
Savant's book The Art of Spelling: The Madness and the Method [W.W.
Norton, 2000].)
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Test
Your Skills
A
fair
speller will know
which of these words is not spelled correctly:
| 1.
aquainted |
6.
hankerchief |
| 2.
arguement |
7.
jewelery |
| 3.
cantalope |
8.
looseing |
| 4.
congradulate |
9.
mischievious |
| 5.
fourty |
10.
truely |
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| Check your
answers. |
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| A
good
speller will
know which of these words is not spelled correctly: |
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| 1.
accommodate |
6.
occasion |
| 2.
counterfeit |
7.
recommend |
| 3.
hygiene |
8.
seize |
| 4.
nickel |
9.
vaccinate |
| 5.
niece |
10.
weird |
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| Check your answers. |
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| An
excellent
speller will
be able to spell correctly all of the words that go in these blanks: |
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You
might want to consider a hairy little cat___________r as a good, low-budget pet.
They don’t eat much, they don’t embarrass you
by sniffing your in-laws, and when they grow up, they
sprout wings and fly
away.
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If
you’re constantly waffling back and forth between being a
brunette, a redhead or a blonde, you probably just have a
cha___________e nature.
But if you’re constantly switching from
brunettes to redheads to blondes, you’re probably just
an ordinary guy.
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If
your personality is so annoying that you find it difficult to
hold onto a job, don’t
give up. Try
working at a bill collection agency, where they will actually
pay you to har________s people as often as you like.
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It
is not true that little green men have blood the color of money. However, when Donald Trump has a
hem________e over a bad
business deal at lunch, it looks like he has just knocked
over his bowl of pea soup.
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The
worst thing about being told to “use your own jud___________t”
is not having anyone to blame when things go miserably
wrong. But
you can always do the next best thing:
Blame the person who told
you that.
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| Check your answers. |
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