Can YOU pass this spelling test 98 CANNOT 50 most MISSPELLED words with worksheet
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hello everyone and welcome back
to english with lucy today i’m going to
help you
with your spelling and your vocabulary
and your pronunciation actually i have
taken
50 of the most commonly misspelt words
in the english language
and i am going to test you on them i’m
also going to teach you their
pronunciation
their definition and i’m going to use
them in an example as well
please note i speak with modern received
pronunciation
and all of the phonetic transcriptions
are in received pronunciation
to make this even more fun i have
created a free
pdf worksheet that you can download
and you can fill it out with your test
answers as you go along
then you can keep it as a pronunciation
and vocabulary tool
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let’s begin this is how it’s going to
work i have
50 words i am going to say each word
twice and the phonetic transcription
will appear
on the screen so you can know how to
pronounce it
i will also show a simple definition for
each word
and i will use the word in a sentence i
will give you a good amount of time to
write the correct spelling
if you need more time you can always
pause
and then i will show the spelling so you
can correct as you go along
at the end of this class you will have a
wonderful vocabulary list
don’t forget to share your final scores
and the words that you struggled with
in the comments section down below i
want to see all of your scores
number one accommodate
accommodate i don’t have enough bedrooms
to accommodate you
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two c’s two m’s in accommodate
two acknowledge
knowledge i acknowledge that i could
have tried harder
three address
address please write your address
in block capitals
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for annually
annually i audit the accounts
annually
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five apparent
apparent it was apparent that she hadn’t
prepared for the meeting
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six argument
argument it was clear that an
argument was brewing
did you get it seven buoyant
buoyant the buoyant market has greatly
helped our profits
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don’t forget that you eight business
business the business suffered
due to the pandemic
business i always remember it as
business
nine calendar
calendar i’ll add the appointment
to my calendar
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calendar calendar
i always really struggled with that one
at school 10.
camouflage camouflage
you can use makeup to camouflage your
tattoo
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- caribbean
caribbean also known as the caribbean
as well we went to the caribbean
for our honeymoon
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that one always stumps me i am always
inclined to go for double
r there caribbean but it’s just one r
two b’s twelve category
category the results are not ready in
that category
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- conscientious
conscientious she was conscientious
about the way she broached the topic
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- desperate
desperate he was desperate
to get a promotion
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it is the e and the a that confuses most
on that one
- embarrass
embarrass i hope my boss
doesn’t embarrass me again
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- fluorescent
fluorescent please avoid wearing
fluorescent colours
in tv interviews
- foreign
foreign it’s important to learn about
foreign cultures
it’s that annoying g isn’t it why is it
there
eighteen gauge
gauge i can’t gauge if he is being
serious
that one’s hard when i read that as a
child i wanted to say
gorge i can’t gorge i think i
mispronounced it for a while
- hierarchy
hierarchy the ceo is at the top of the
company hierarchy
- judgment
judgment i will trust you to use your
own
judgment
don’t put in that extra e don’t do it
21 library
library also pronounced as library
library you can donate your old dvds
to the library
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22 medieval
medieval they tried to build houses over
medieval ruins
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- mischievous
mischievous the puppy was cute
but very mischievous
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so my parents brought me up to
mispronounce this word
we were always taught it was mischievous
so that’s a mistake that a lot of
speakers make 24.
misspell misspell
it frustrates me when people misspell my
surname
it’s a lot of repeated letters there 25.
necessary necessary
it doesn’t seem necessary for us to meet
in person
i have a trick for this one my mother
taught me that you need to say the rhyme
never eat cream cakes no what is that
oh yes okay i’ve got it now never eat
what what’s the rhyme she taught me
never eat cake eat
salmon sandwiches and remain young
that’s probably way more complicated for
you all but if you like rhymes this one
helps
never eat cake eat salmon sandwiches
and remain young good advice as well i
love salmon sandwiches
- noticeable
noticeable my scar is hardly noticeable
now
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27 occasion
occasion on this occasion you can take
the day off work
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28 occurrence or also
occurrence as well occurrence
bullying is a rare occurrence in this
school
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it’s another of those double letters
they always get us
- outrageous
outrageous she was fired for her
outrageous behavior
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did you get it zeus at the end the extra
e that
unexpected e 30
parliament parliament parliament will
meet tonight to discuss the vaccine
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parliament 31
past time past time
walking is a wonderful past time for all
ages
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32 perseverance
perseverance the only way to succeed
is through hard work and perseverance
did you guess it 33.
personnel personnel
we are experiencing a lack of skilled
personnel
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- plagiarism
plagiarism we have no tolerance for
plagiarism
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- protester
protester a protester marched outside
the headquarters
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- questionnaire
questionnaire please fill out the
questionnaire
in black ink
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37 receipt
receipt if you don’t have a receipt
you can’t claim a refund
this is a tough one it often affects
pronunciation because there’s that
hidden p
so i hear a lot of people saying receipt
but no
it’s a silent letter 38 recommend
recommend i recommend this series to all
of my students
so with accommodate we have two cs and
two ms but
with recommend we do not 39
rhyme rhyme
can you think of a rhyme for orange
can you think of a rhyme for orange
porridge
no it’s that sneaky h annoying
40 another hard one rhythm
rhythm he has an abnormal heart
rhythm
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this is a great word for hangman because
it has
no vowels and those are the ones that
people try and guess first
next time you play hangman trust me 41.
sees sees
he tried to seize the wallet from my
hand
i before e except after c and except
in c’s that works really well
42 separate
separate also pronounced as separate
they are sleeping in separate bedrooms
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- sergeant
sergeant the officer bellowed at the
sergeant
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- skillful
skillful the brand’s success resulted
from their skillful use
of social media
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most people want to put an extra l in
there 45
supersede supersede
i fear this new research will supersede
my theory
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46 12th
12th don’t worry too much about the
pronunciation of this one
12th is way more common than 12th
what a mouthful you are the 12th
victim to come forward 12th
victim that’s that’s hard
most people would naturally say 12th
victim
- underrate
underrate don’t underrate yourself as an
actor
- vacuum
vacuum the clothes had been vacuum
packed
for easier storage
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it’s that w it does not feel natural to
put two u’s in a row
but there we are in fact you could say
it’s 49
weird weird
i thought the way she spoke to me was
very weird
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another one that does not follow the eye
before e
except after c rule why because it’s a
weird word
that’s how you remember it the last one
is number 50
it is withhold withhold
he threatened to withhold access to the
bank account
it’s that double h that confuses people
again it just doesn’t feel natural
right that is it for the spelling test
do not forget to share your scores in
the comment section and
be honest be honest there’s no shame
in getting a few of these spellings
wrong these are 50 of the most commonly
misspelt words in the english language
misspelt by native speakers and
non-native speakers alike
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