“Proper” orthography can help us keep our sentences tidy and orderly, allowing us to communicate effectively. It lets us know that a “dear friend” is a pal and not a woodland creature, that “damming a river” isn’t the same thing as cursing it,” and that “dyeing wool” is a way of making colorful fabric and not the hair of a sickly sheep.
On the other hand, in the hands of writers like Charles Dickens, Zora Neale Hurston, and Charles Chesnutt, “improper” spelling can be a way of accurately representing the speech of everyday people. Many writers have gotten creative with their way of writing words, and whether or not you can determine the weather they’re describing is up to you.
This is all to say that there’s an abundance of spelling words in the dictionary, and you can test your knowledge with these spelling trivia questions and answers. Enter this one-person spelling bee to see whether you’re a true spelling champion!
When you’re done with the quiz, expand your English knowledge with these quizzes on phrases, grammar, and the English language.
Choose the word which has the correct spelling?
Normaly
Normally
Normaley
Normalley
What is the spelling of the currency in the US?
Dolar
Doller
Doler
Dollar
What would you put a letter in before posting?
Envelope
Envalope
Invelope
Envelop
What is the correct spelling for part of a car?
We’ll
Wele
Wheel
Weal
What is another word meaning worried?
Aniouse
Anxious
Anxiouse
Anksious
What might you have for lunch?
Santwich
Sandwitch
Sandwich
Sanwidge
What do you use to stop a car?
Brakes
Brecks
Brooks
Breaks
What is the correct spelling for a type of beer?
Aile
Ael
Ail
Ale
What word can mean charm, allure or beauty?
Glamour
Glammour
Glamor
Glammor
If someone has no hair, what are they?
Bawld
Bold
Bald
Bawled
If you are taking care, what are you being?
Carful
Carefull
Carfull
Careful
What word means biology, chemistry or medicine?
Science
Sience
Csience
Sciance
What is the spelling of part of your mouth?
Tounge
Tongeu
Tongue
Tung
Choose the word which has the correct spelling?
Pewn
Puwn
Pawn
Parwn
What word means a shellfish like a prawn?
Sherimp
Shimp
Chrimp
Shrimp
Which is the correct spelling?
Circumfirence
Circumferance
Circumference
Circumfirance
What word means the start of something?
Beggining
Beginning
Begginning
Begining
One euro is divided into 100 what?
Sent
Spent
Cent
Scent
Which of these is spelled correctly?
Theorom
Theoram
Theorem
Theorum
What number comes after thirty nine?
Fourtty
Furty
Fourty
Forty
What is the spelling of messengers from God?
Angel
Angle
Anjle
Anjel
What is the correct spelling for a Barons wide?
Barroness
Barrones
Barones
Baroness
What is a sweet treat made from cocoa?
Chocklit
Choclate
Chocolate
Cocolate
What is the correct spelling for a light wind?
Zepheir
Zepheyr
Zefeyr
Zephyr
What is the correct spelling of a wild pig?
Bore
Bear
Bure
Boar
Which word means writing your name?
Signiteur
Signateurr
Signiture
Signature
Select the word which has the correct spelling?
Conscider
Considder
Consider
Concider
Which is the correct spelling of the army rank?
Leuitenant
Leutenant
Luetenent
Lieutenant
How do you correctly spell the baking ingredient?
Flouwer
Flower
Fluor
Flour
What word means precise or exact?
Acuerate
Accurate
Aqurate
Accerate
Which word means not artificial or man-made?
Naturel
Natural
Naturil
Naturul
What is the name for a teacher in a university?
Proffesor
Proffessor
Professor
Profesor
What is the correct spelling for foot clothing?
Shoe
Choux
Shue
Shoo
If you are sure about something, what are you?
Deffinate
Definate
Definite
Deffinite
What is the name for the upper part of your leg?
Thieghe
Thith
Thigh
Tigh
Choose the word which has the correct spelling?
Illegel
Illegal
Ilegel
Ilegall
What is another word for ‘in simple terms’?
Basickly
Basicley
Basically
Basicly
Where might you go to borrow books?
Library
Librery
Libbery
Libary
Whch large animal lives in African waters?
Hippopotamus
Hipapatamouse
Hyppopattamuse
Hipoppotamus
Choose the word which has the correct spelling?
Alterattion
Alteration
Altaration
Allteration
How is the capital city of Malaysia spelled?
Koala Lumper
Koala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kualla Lunpur
When you are feeling tired you might…?
Yaown
Yawn
Yewn
Yown
Select the word which has the correct spelling?
Attencion
Attentian
Attention
Atenttion
What word means water coming through a gap?
Leek
Leacke
Licke
Leak
What is the spelling of a type of light beer?
Lahger
Laegar
Larger
Lager
Which season comes after summer?
Autumm
Auttunm
Otumm
Autumn
What is the name of a sweet like toffee?
Fidge
Fedge
Fadge
Fudge
What is another word for a king or a ruler?
Emperor
Empurur
Emperer
Emparer
If someone has lots of money, they might be what?
Millionaire
Milionaire
Millionairre
Milionnairre
What word means the same as leaflet?
Pamphlett
Pamphlet
Pamphlette
Pamflet
Which of these is the correct spelling?
Mannager
Maneger
Manegar
Manager
What are the passages in a supermarket called?
Aissle
Islle
Isle
Aisle
Reviewing something in the past is using…?
Retrospect
Retrospact
Rettrospect
Retroospect
Outlines of events may be described as a…?
Scenario
Sceanario
Scanerio
Scennario
What is the correct spelling of a female dear?
Do
Doe
Doh
Dough
What word means a very tall African mammal?
Girraffe
Girafe
Girrafe
Giraffe
What word means being let down or upset?
Dissappointted
Dissapointed
Disappointed
Disapointed
What word means neither good nor bad?
Meddiochre
Mediochre
Mediocre
Midiocre
What is a word for an ill person in hospital?
Patient
Pashient
Pacient
Pattient
What’s the correct spelling of the dried fruit?
Current
Either
Neither
Currant
What is the correct spelling for a type of food?
Maet
Meat
Meet
Mete
What word means easily moved around?
Portable
Pertible
Partable
Portible
Who is someone who you know only vaguely?
Acquaintence
Acquaintance
Aquainttance
Aquantance
How do you spell the Mexican state and small dog?
Cheehawhaw
Chihuahua
Chiwahwah
Chihauhau
How do you spell the capital city of Iraq?
Bahgdhad
Bagdhad
Bhagdad
Baghdad
How do you spell the place where scientists work?
Labotry
Lavatory
Labrotry
Laboratory
What do we carve at Halloween?
Pumpkinns
Pumkins
Pumpkins
Pimpkins
Something which has to be done is what?
Neccesary
Necessary
Necesary
Neccessary
What form of energy involves fusion and fission?
Nooclear
Nucklear
Nuclear
Nuclare
What number comes before three?
Two
Too
Tooh
To
How do you spell another word for nothing?
Xero
Zero
Cero
Nero
How do you spell the capital of Scotland?
Eddinburg
Edinborough
Edinbourgh
Edinburgh
Where is the North Pole located?
Arctic
Artcic
Artic
Arktick
What is the correct spelling of a female sheep?
Ue
Ewe
Yew
You
Which organ pumps blood around the body?
Heart
Hirte
Hart
Harte
What is the month after July?
Ohgist
Augist
August
Augest
What festival is celebrated on 31st October?
Hallohwieen
Hellowine
Halloween
Hallowine
Which of these is the correct spelling?
Aggreement
Agreemment
Agrement
Agreement
How do you spell the capital of Greece?
Attens
Athins
Attins
Athens
Select the word which has the correct spelling?
Technique
Tecniqgue
Tehcnique
Technicque
What is the part of the day before 12 noon?
Mourrning
Mourning
Morning
Morrning
Which is the correct spelling of denim trousers?
Jeans
Genes
Geens
Jaens
Two items which are held apart are what?
Separate
Sepperate
Seperate
Separaite
Something which sticks out might be what?
Noticeable
Noticable
Notticeable
Noticeabel
Which is the correct spelling?
Mischievous
Mischevious
Mischivious
Mischievious
What might scientists do in laboratories?
Expariments
Expirimints
Experiments
Experrimentts
What is the name of an animal like a frog?
Tood
Toad
Tohed
Toed
What is the correct spelling for a church song?
Himn
Him
Hymn
Hym
Which of these is the correct spelling?
Intreview
Interveiw
Intaview
Interview
What type of weather comes with thunder?
Leightning
Lightening
Lightenning
Lightning
Select the word which has the correct spelling?
Certtain
Certane
Certaine
Certain
Which word means a gentle wind?
Brize
Breize
Breeze
Brice
What word is a sweet treat similar to a cookie?
Buscuit
Biscuit
Bizkwit
Biscitt
Which of these is the correct spelling?
Checkelist
Checklist
Cheklist
Checlist
What is the name of the large deer like an elk?
Moose
Moos
Moousse
Mousse
What is the name of a precious green gemstone?
Emeralled
Emerald
Emmerald
Emirald
What day comes before Sunday?
Saterday
Saturday
Satturday
Satterday
What is the paper you are giving after paying?
Recete
Receipt
Reseit
Receitt
What hot drink is very popular in the UK?
Teeh
Tae
Tea
Tee
Which word means the same thing as ‘to go up’?
Ascend
Assend
Asscend
Accend
In school PE classes, what does the P stand for?
Physickle
Phisical
Physical
Pyhsical
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