Spelling Rules and Commonly Misspelled Words

Question 1

Embarass or Embarrass

Answer 1

Embarrass

Question 2

Apparent or Aparent

Answer 2

Apparent

Question 3

Forseable or Foreseeable

Answer 3

Foreseeable

Question 4

Sucess or Success

Answer 4

Success

Question 5

Immediate or Imediate

Answer 5

Immediate

Question 6

liaise or liase

Answer 6

liaise

Question 7

Mispelled or Misspelled

Answer 7

Misspelled

Question 8

Harrass or Harass

Answer 8

Harass

Question 9

Curiosity or Curiousity

Answer 9

Curiosity

Question 10

Neccessary or Necessary

Answer 10

Necessary

Question 11

Tommorrow or Tomorrow

Answer 11

Tomorrow

Question 12

Occasion or Occassion

Answer 12

Occasion

Question 13

Parallel or Parallell

Answer 13

Parallel

Question 14

Humourous or Humorous

Answer 14

Humorous

Question 15

Ommision or Omission

Answer 15

Omission

Question 16

Disappoint or Dissapoint

Answer 16

Disappoint

Question 17

Brocolli or Broccoli

Answer 17

Broccoli

Question 18

Carribean or Caribbean

Answer 18

Caribbean

Question 19

Recommend or Reccomend

Answer 19

Recommend

Question 20

Spelling Rules:
The doubling up rule:
Single syllable?
Multi-syllable?

Answer 20

Single syllable:
Double the final consonant in single-syllable words that end in a single consonant after a single vowel when adding a vowel suffix (e.g. run → running).

Multi-syllable:
The last letter is only doubled if the syllable before the vowel suffix is stressed.*

*Some words do not fit this pattern, such as appealing.

Question 21

Irregular plurals:
Words that end in “-us” generally take the plural ending …
Note?

Examples:
Locus
Radius
Cactus
Fungus
Octopus

Exceptions?

Answer 21

-i
Note: Sometimes both “-i” and “-es” endings are acceptable.

Examples:
Loci
Radii/Radiuses
Cacti/Cactuses
Fungi/Funguses
Octopi/Octopuses

Exceptions:
virus/viruses
bonus/bonuses

Question 22

Irregular plurals:
Words that end in “-on” or “-om” generally take the plural ending …

Note?

Examples:
Phenomenon
Criterion
Referendum
Stadium

Exception?

Answer 22

-a
Note: Sometimes both “-a” and “-s” endings are acceptable. Often times, the -a ending is considered archaic.

Examples:
Phenomena
Criteria
Referenda/Referendums
Stadia/Stadiums

Exception:
More recently coined terms that use -on form in the singular (e.g. electron) almost always take an -s in the plural (e.g. electrons).

Question 23

Irregular plurals:
Words that end in “-f” or “-fe” generally take the plural ending …

Examples:
Wife
Hoof
Wolf
Thief
Leaf
Knife

Exceptions?

Answer 23

-ves

Examples:
Wives
Hooves
Wolves
Thieves
Leaves
Knives

Exceptions:
reefs
chiefs
cuffs
beliefs

Question 24

Irregular plurals:
Words that end in “-is” generally take the plural ending …

Examples:
Axis
Basis
Hypothesis
Crisis
Analysis

Answer 24

-es

Examples:
Axes
Bases
Hypotheses
Crises
Analyses