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Spelling – Common Errors

1. Identify and correct the misspelt word.
a. The pair of pupils had to work out how to get accross the river.
b. She really wanted a tatoo but didn’t know what.
c. It’s rude to stick your tounge out.
d. My neighbour is also my best freind.
e. It’s difficult to spell words that you’re not familar with.

2. Identify the correct spelling.

a. begining beginning begginning
b. bisness business bizness
c. agression aggresion aggression
d. arguement argument argguement
e. accommodation accomodation acommodation

3. Identify the odd one out and correct it.

a. disappear reappear appearance appear disapearence
b. completly incomplete completed complete completion
c. known know knowledge unnown knowingly
d. before foreseen unforseen foreground foreshadow
e. preferred refer referring referred prefering

4. Rearrange the letters to give the correct spelling.

a. p r i s e s u r
b. r o w t o m o r
c. r a s e p a t e
d. n a r y e c e s s n u
e. r a s m e b a r s
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Spelling – Common Errors Answers
1. Identify and correct the misspelt word.
a. The pair of pupils had to work out how to get accross the river. (across)
b. She really wanted a tatoo but didn’t know what. (tattoo)
c. It’s rude to stick your tounge out. (tongue)
d. My neighbour is also my best freind. (friend)
e. It’s difficult to spell words that you’re not familar with. (familiar)

2. Identify the correct spelling.

a. begining beginning begginning
b. bisness business bizness
c. agression aggresion aggression
d. arguement argument argguement
e. accommodation accomodation acommodation

3. Identify the odd one out and correct it.

a. disappear reappear appearance appear disapearence (disappearance)
b. completly incomplete completed complete completion (completely)
c. known know knowledge unnown knowingly (unknown)
d. before foreseen unforseen foreground foreshadow (unforeseen)
e. preferred refer referring referred prefering (preferring)

4. Rearrange the letters to give the correct spelling.

a. surprise
b. tomorrow
c. separate
d. unnecessary
e. embarrass