This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Spelling > Common Spelling Mistakes – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Spelling Mistakes Quiz 1 (37 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the underlined part(s) that need(s) correction:My sister (A) has to watch (B) her favourite TV programme (C) every nite(D). A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 2. Which is not considered part of informal language? A) Talking with a friend. B) Using slang. C) Writing an essay in school. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing an essay in school. 3. Which set of words are formal? A) Enquire, provide, give. B) Blow up, explode, require. C) Request, provide, nevertheless. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Request, provide, nevertheless. 4. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.The old lady passed out when the dark room yelled, " ..... !" A) Surprise. B) Surprize. C) Serprise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surprise. 5. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.Nobody could understand what that ....., little boy was saying. A) Weird. B) Wierd. C) Wired. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weird. 6. What would be the informal word for inform? A) Busy. B) Tell. C) Get. D) Check. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tell. 7. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.In some countries, the population doesn't get the proper amount of ..... A) Vitamens. B) Vitemins. C) Vitimins. D) Vitamins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vitamins. 8. We use phrases like 'Best wishes', and 'Yours faithfully' to end a formal letter. Which informal phrases might you use to finish an email to a close friend? A) All the best. B) Take care. C) Kind regards. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take care. 9. My little brother is very ..... so we don't let him touch anything ..... . A) Irresponsible; breakible. B) Irresponsable; breakable. C) Irresponsible; breakable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irresponsible; breakable. 10. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.It was hard to explain how my broken ..... didn't suck. A) Vaccume. B) Vacuume. C) Vacuum. D) Vaccum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vacuum. 11. She was unusually ..... . A) Quiet. B) Quite. C) Quiete. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quiet. 12. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.When the substitute taught the 4th graders, the room was full of ..... A) Kaos. B) Chaos. C) Cayos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chaos. 13. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.My favorite ..... is McDonalds. A) Restaurant. B) Resteraunt. C) Restuarant. D) Resterant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restaurant. 14. When do we use the phrase: "I am very grateful for ..... "? A) To ask for a response. B) To suggest or invite. C) To thank. D) To apologize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To thank. 15. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.Mr. ..... teaches us Language Arts. A) Michaels. B) Micheals. C) Michaelis. D) Michealis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Michaelis. 16. When do we use the phrase "Why don't we ..... ?" in informal letters? A) To suggest something to do. B) To report something. C) To give advice. D) To ask for information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To suggest something to do. 17. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.My least favorite day of the week is ..... A) Wednesday. B) Wensday. C) Wenesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 18. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.I ..... pooped my pants when I tried to fart. A) Accidentally. B) Acidentally. C) Accidentaly. D) Accidentilly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accidentally. 19. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.My new car came with a 50, 000 mile ..... A) Gaurantee. B) Guarantee. C) Guarentee. D) Gaurentee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guarantee. 20. What would be the formal word for ask? A) Receive. B) Ensure. C) Request. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Request. 21. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.Some people are actually allergic to the ..... they wear. It turns their skin green. A) Jewelry. B) Jewlery. C) Jewry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jewelry. 22. How would you say, "We disagree about lots of stuff" in a more formal way? A) You and I don't agree. B) We never agree about anything. C) In my opinion, we do not agree very often. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In my opinion, we do not agree very often. 23. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.Some households actually eat their ..... before the main meal. A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) Dessirt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dessert. 24. Who would you want to speak more formally to? A) The principal. B) Your mom. C) Your relative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The principal. 25. Choose the correct punctuation mark for the blank. A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 26. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.I had an ..... with my husband over how many beauty products he buys. A) Arguement. B) Argument. C) Argrument. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argument. 27. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.Her husband's hair is more ..... than her own. A) Beutiful. B) Beatiful. C) Beautifull. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 28. When do we use the phrase: "I'd better get going ..... " in informal letters? A) To begin a letter. B) To ask a favour. C) To finish a letter. D) To change subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To finish a letter. 29. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.I love riding the ..... at the mall. It's easier than the stairs A) Esculator. B) Escalater. C) Escalator. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Escalator. 30. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.I don't care if the girl is beautiful or not. I only care if she is ..... A) Humorus. B) Humurous. C) Humorous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humorous. 31. The phrase "I am very grateful for ..... " is okay in ..... A) Informal. B) Formal. C) Neutral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formal. 32. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.Peter has lunch duty ..... A) Tomorrow. B) Tommorow. C) Tommorrow. D) Tomarrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tomorrow. 33. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.It is ..... to study for spelling tests or you might get the word wrong. A) Nessessary. B) Neccessary. C) Necessary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Necessary. 34. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.Valentine's Day always falls on ..... 14th. A) February. B) Febuary. C) Febrary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) February. 35. I really want to ..... some weight. A) Loss. B) Lose. C) Loose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lose. 36. Which pair of informal and formal words is not a match? A) Sorry / regret. B) Check / make sure. C) Begin / receive. D) Busy / occupied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Begin / receive. 37. Choose the correct spelling of the missing word.I didn't like the people in South China, but the ..... was beautiful. A) Senery. B) Seenery. C) Scenery. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scenery. Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCorrect Incorrect Spelling QuizHyphenated Compounds QuizSpelling Check Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books