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Penelope n Susan think u so smart! OK lets have a spelling contest!! Come on dare ya!!! Oct 6, 2008 6:40 am
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EVERYONE IS INVITED TO PARTICAPATE THE QUESTIONS ARE LISTED BELOW AND THE ANSWERS ARE BELOW WITH MY TEST RESULTS. I WAS CHEATED BECAUSE I FORGOT TO SPELL THE 1ST WORD AND WAS COUNTED IN THE NEGATIVE FOR IT
Commonly Misspelled Words
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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Spelling Bee : Commonly Misspelled Words
Introduction:
"Here are some of the more commonly misspelled words in the English language. Can you pick out the correct spelling?"
1. This word, a synonym for graveyard, has its origins in the Latin word coem?t?rium and the Greek word koim?trion, meaning "a sleeping place."
cemetary
cematery
sematary
cemetery
2. How do you spell the word which has various meanings including "to oblige" and "to provide with a room"?
acomodate
acommodate
accommodate
accomodate
3. This word, which means "grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred", is often misspelled due to its association with a more common term.
sacrilegious
sacreligious
sacrelegious
sacriligious
4. This word, meaning "steady persistence in a course of action" is often mispronounced, leading to incorrect spellings.
perseverance
perseverence
perserverance
persaverance
5. Defined as "to cause confusion and shame to" or "make uncomfortably self-conscious."
embarass
embbarass
embarras
embarrass
6. Another commonly misspelled word due to variant pronunciations, this word means "in reduced size or scale".
minnature
minature
miniature
miniture
7. Meaning "from time to time" or "now and then", how do you spell this commonly misspelled word?
occassionally
ocassionally
ocasionally
occasionally
8. One definition of this word is "to place in a mental institution or hospital" as in "he was _____ to Bellevue due to severe mental illness".
comited
commited
committed
comitted
9. Unless you've actually seen this name for the flower native to Mexico, Euphorbia pulcherrima, it can be very difficult to spell. The red variety is commonly seen during Christmas time.
pointsetta
pointseta
pointsettia
poinsettia
10. "I am pleased to make your _____." Please spell the word that fills in the blank and which means "a person known to one, but usually not a close friend."
acquaitance
aquaintance
acquaintance
acquaintence
11. Please don't get sick or queasy trying to spell this word often synonymous with the first trimester of pregnancy.
nausious
nauseaous
nauseous
naustious
12. Those of you from Egypt should be able to spell this word used as the title for ancient kings.
pharaoh
pharoh
pharoah
phaoroh
13. My grandmother just turned 70 years old, so she qualifies to be called a _______ with regards to her new age.
septgenarian
septagenarian
septuagenarian
septagenarien
14. You might call me this word, a synonym for cleverly inventive, for writing such a creative quiz.
ingenious
ingenous
ingenius
ingeneous
15. How about a science term for all your meteorologists out there. How do you spell the temperature scale we use in the United States where water freezes at 32 degrees?
Farhrenheit
Farenheit
Fahrenheit
Fairenheit
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.Alright, alright before any of you go any further I'll admitt that I didn't exactly ace this one itty bitty test but lets all keep in mind these words were really hard X ( I would look at the first word and think....yeah thats spelled right then get to the second, third and forth words and say the very same thing X ( so what was the genius of my approach???? Easy I went back to my old reliable method that served me all through my school years.....enee me nee mini moe which word stays and all the others have to go.....well lets just wait and see how well P & Red do on this test huh???
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Results for Commonly Misspelled Words
1. This word, a synonym for graveyard, has its origins in the Latin word coemétérium and the Greek word koimétrion, meaning "a sleeping place."

Your Answer: [No Answer] thats coz I didn't see and I know I would have gotten that easy one right :::
The correct answer was cemetery.
An easy way to remember how to spell it, is to remember it contains all e's. Stephen King certainly didn't help those spellers out there with his novel "Pet Sematary."
66% of players have answered correctly.
2. How do you spell the word which has various meanings including "to oblige" and "to provide with a room"?

Your Answer: acomodate
The correct answer was accommodate.
Just remember, this word is big enough to "accommodate" two c's and 2 m's.
66% of players have answered correctly.
3. This word, which means "grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred", is often misspelled due to its association with a more common term.
Your Answer: sacreligious
The correct answer was sacrilegious smackrilegious .:::
"Sacrilegious" is often misspelled due to its association with the common word "religious." An easy way to remember how to spell it is to simply switch the "e" and the first "i" in religious and add "sac" to the front.
36% of players have answered correctly.
4. This word, meaning "steady persistence in a course of action" is often mispronounced, leading to incorrect spellings.

Your Answer: perserverance
The correct answer was perseverance.:::
You will often hear people pronounce the word like there is an extra "r" in the middle of the word (i.e. 'pur-sur-veer-uh ns' rather than the correct pronunciation of 'pur-suh-veer-uh ns'.
54% of players have answered correctly.
5. Defined as "to cause confusion and shame to" or "make uncomfortably self-conscious."

Your Answer: embarras
The correct answer was embarrass. :::
The quandary of whether to use 2 r's applies to this word as it does to many others. Interestingly, "Embarras" is a river in the state of Illinois.
61% of players have answered correctly.
6. Another commonly misspelled word due to variant pronunciations, this word means "in reduced size or scale".
Your Answer: miniture
The correct answer was miniature.:::
Although 'min-uh-cher' is an acceptable pronunciation of the word, it often causes people to leave out the second "i" and misspell the word.
90% of players have answered correctly.
7. Meaning "from time to time" or "now and then", how do you spell this commonly misspelled word?
Your Answer: ocasionally
The correct answer was occasionally .:::
Occasionally, I find myself adding in a second "s" to this word.
74% of players have answered correctly.
8. One definition of this word is "to place in a mental institution or hospital" as in "he was _____ to Bellevue due to severe mental illness".
Your Answer: comitted
The correct answer was committed.:::
Many people forget to add the extra "t" to commit to get committed. The spelling becomes a little more difficult when you take into account the fact that the word "commitment" does not add a second "t".
85% of players have answered correctly.
9. Unless you've actually seen this name for the flower native to Mexico, Euphorbia pulcherrima, it can be very difficult to spell. The red variety is commonly seen during Christmas time.
Your Answer: pointseta
The correct answer was poinsettia.:::
Based primarily on an urban legend in which a child died from apparently eating a poinsettia leaf, there is a common misconception that the plants are toxic. While other plants of the spurge genus are toxic, the poinsettia is not, other than possibly causing allergic reactions in some individuals.
64% of players have answered correctly.
10. "I am pleased to make your _____." Please spell the word that fills in the blank and which means "a person known to one, but usually not a close friend."

Your Answer: acquaintance....yeaaaaaaaa
"Acquaintance" can also means someone's knowledge in a particular subject area due to experience, study, etc. "Einstein had a particular acquaintance with scientific theory".
73% of players have answered correctly.
11. Please don't get sick or queasy trying to spell this word often synonymous with the first trimester of pregnancy.
Your Answer: nauseaous
The correct answer was nauseous.:::
Pregnant women suffer from nausea or morning sickness during the first trimester. While it is called morning sickness, it can actually occur at any time of the day. It is often worse in the morning, however, due to lower blood sugar levels when one wakes up from a night of sleep.
81% of players have answered correctly.
12. Those of you from Egypt should be able to spell this word used as the title for ancient kings.
Your Answer: pharoh
The correct answer was pharaoh.::: picky picky
I'll admit, I'm not sure I knew how to spell this word until I made this quiz. Either way, the term "pharaoh" was originally used as a term for the king's palace and meant "great house." However, it was also used to refer to the kings of ancient Egypt as well, including Amenhotep and Tutankhamun.
53% of players have answered correctly.
13. My grandmother just turned 70 years old, so she qualifies to be called a _______ with regards to her new age.
Your Answer: septagenarian
The correct answer was septuagenarian. :::
With life expectancies at birth approaching 80 and above in most developed countries, life in one's 70s is more active than ever.
32% of players have answered correctly.
14. You might call me this word, a synonym for cleverly inventive, for writing such a creative quiz.

Your Answer: ingenious D
Okay, I'll stop tooting my own horn.
73% of players have answered correctly.
15. How about a science term for all your meteorologists out there. How do you spell the temperature scale we use in the United States where water freezes at 32 degrees?
Your Answer: Farenheit
The correct answer was Fahrenheit. :
The Fahrenheit temperature scale is named after German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit. In order to convert Centrigrade or Celsius temperature into Fahrenheit, use the well-known formula F = 1.8 x C + 32.
All definitions in quotation marks are from www.dictionary.com.
76% of players have answered correctly.

I got 2 out of 15 right and if my memory serves me right that was about my adverage throughout my school years Good to know I'm still the same even after aaaaaaaaaaal these years Yup still got it Can't teach this old dog any new tricks huh? And I think I proved conclusively without a doubt with my 2 correct answers that even a broke clock is right at least twice a day
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