EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (REVIEW SESSIONS)

SPELLING
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES:

1. SILENT LETTERS

2. Be familiar with “root words” and the prefix and suffix.

3. Compound Nouns
4. Reading, repeat, enunciate. Learn new words on a daily basis.

PRACTICE SET:

Identifying correct spelling of words.

Direction: Choose the letter of the word that is correctly spelled.

1. A. incedental B. incidental C. inccidental D. nsidental

2. A. subtle B. subtl C. subtile D. suttle

3. A. garantee B. guarantee C. guarantte D. gurantee

4. A. disertation B. disserttation C. dissertation D. dissertacion

5. A. succumb B. succumbe C. succum D. sucumbd

ANSWER KEY:

1. B
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. A

THIS PRACTICE TEST IS NOT FOR SALE AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM.
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 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (REVIEW SESSIONS)
SPELLING
Detecting misspelled words.

Direction: Choose the letter of the misspelled word in each number.

1. A. proceed B. accuracy C. rendegeous D. rarity

2. A. rehersal B. dining C. prestige D. succeed

3. A. corps B. native C. tempestuos D. onlookers

4. A. feign B. recurrence C. decieve D. alloy

5. A. manageable B. noticeable C. thesaurus D. decendant

6. A. optimism B. critiscim C. pessimism D. cynicism

7. A. defendant B. indent C. dependant D. pressure

8. A. easily B. likely C. severly D. securely

9. A. leakage B breakage C. blokade D. laborious

10. A. embarassed B. harassed C. elashed D. enhance

ANSWER KEY:

1. A 6. B
2. A 7. C
3. C 8. C
4. C 9. C
5. D 10. A

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