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Level A
1. Is the following sentence correct?
'She had lots off presents'.
A) Yes
B) No
2. What is the abbreviation ‘we're’ short for?
A) we have
B) we are
C) neither of these
3. Choose the correct word for this sentence:
________ coming to see us next weekend.
A) There
B) Their
C) They're
4. Is the following sentence correct?
Please accept my apologies.
A) Yes
B) No
5. Which spelling of the following word is correct?
A) bisness
B) bisiness
C) business
6. Choose the correct word for this sentence:
I _________ a new coat at the market last week.
A) bought
B) brought
C) bort
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7. How is the month after January spelt?
A) Febuary
B) Februry
C) February
8. Which spelling of the following word is correct?
A) tommorrow
B) tomorow
C) tomorrow
9. Choose the correct missing word:
_______ her birthday today.
A) Its
B) It's
C) I'ts
10. Which is the correct spelling for the following word?
A) beautiful
B) baeutiful
C) beutiful
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Level B
1. My ring is too loose.
Is the word 'loose' used correctly in this sentence?
A) No
B) Yes
2. Choose the correct word which means 'complete or very detailed':
A) though
B) through
C) thorough
3. A personnel department in a company deals with employees.
A) True
B) False
4. The advise I was given was difficult to accept.
Is 'advise' the correct word to use in this sentence?
A) Yes
B) No
5. Choose the correct spelling of this word:
A) occassion
B) ocassion
C) occasion
6. The word stationery means to come to a standstill.
A) False
B) True
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7. Choose the correct word:
The weather was ___________.
A) miserable
B) misrable
C) neither of these spellings
8. Cat fur effects my asthma.
Is the word 'effects' used correctly in this sentence?
A) Yes
B) No
9. Choose the correct spelling of this word:
A) suceed
B) succeed
C) succede
10. Which word is correct in this sentence:
Rooney ____________ to take the penalty
A) choose
B) chose
C) choice
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Level C
1. Which spelling is correct?
A) accommodation
B) accomodation
C) acommodation
2. Is the word 'passed' used correctly in this sentence:
He passed by without noticing me.
A) Yes
B) No
3. Choose the correct word for this sentence:
You no longer need a _________ for your dog.
A) license
B) licence
C) lisence
4. Choose the correct spelling of this word:
A) goverment
B) guverment
C) government
5. Are all of the words in the following sentence spelt correctly?
What a surprise!
A) Yes
B) No
6. What is the correct spelling for the following word?
A) recomend
B) recommend
C) reccommend
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7. Choose the correct word for this sentence:
I must _______________ but I find it boring.
A) practise
B) practice
C) pratise
8. Choose the correct word for the following sentence:
He's been ill for the ______ week.
A) past
B) passed
C) neither of these
9. Which is the correct spelling for the following word?
A) seperate
B) sepparate
C) separate
10. Which spelling is correct?
A) comittee
B) committe
C) committee
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Answers
Level A
1. Is the following sentence correct?
'She had lots off presents'.
The correct answer is: B.
The answer is no because the sentence should be 'She had lots of presents'.
2. What is the abbreviation we're short for?
The correct answer is: B.
The abbreviation we're is short for we are, not we have.
3. Choose the correct word for this sentence:
________ coming to see us next weekend.
The correct answer is: C. They're which is short for 'they are' is the correct word to use.
4. Is the following sentence correct?
Please accept my apologies.
The correct answer is: A. Yes. 'Accept' means to take something when it is presented and is
the right word to use in this sentence.
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5.
Which spelling of the following word is correct?
The correct answer is: C. business
6. Choose the correct word for this sentence:
I _________ a new coat at the market last week.
The correct answer is: A. 'bought' which is the past tense of the verb 'to buy'.
7. How is the month after January spelt?
The correct answer is: C. February
8. Which spelling of the following word is correct?
The correct answer is: C. tomorrow
9. Choose the correct missing word:
_______ her birthday today.
The correct answer is: B.
'It's her birthday today'. The missing word is it's which is short for 'it is'.
10. Which is the correct spelling for the following word?
The correct answer is: A. beautiful
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Level B
1. My ring is too loose.
Is the word 'loose' used correctly in this sentence?
The correct answer is: B.
Yes is right because 'loose', which means the opposite of tight, is correct in this sentence.
2. Choose the correct word which means 'complete or very detailed':
The correct answer is: C.
'Thorough' is the word which means 'complete or very detailed'. 'Though' is used to mean 'in
spite of' and you go 'through' a hole in a hedge.
3. A personnel department in a company deals with employees.
The correct answer is: A.
It is true that personnel departments deal with employees.
4. The advise I was given was difficult to accept.
Is 'advise' the correct word to use in this sentence?
The correct answer is: B. No
The sentence should be 'The advice was difficult to accept'. This is because 'advise' is a verb
and 'advice' is a noun. In this sentence a noun is needed for it to make sense.
5. Choose the correct spelling of this word:
The correct answer is: C. occasion which has two 'c's' but only one 's'.
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6. The word stationery means to come to a standstill.
The correct answer is: A. false
The word 'stationery' means notebooks, writing paper, envelopes, exercise books etc.
7. Choose the correct word:
The weather was ___________.
The correct answer is: A. miserable
8. Cat fur effects my asthma.
Is the word 'effects' used correctly in this sentence?
The correct answer is: B. No
The right word to use in this sentence is 'affects', which is used as a verb and means to have
an influence on something.
9. Choose the correct spelling of this word:
The correct answer is: B.
Succeed is spelt with two 'c's' and two 'e's'.
10. Which word is correct in this sentence:
Rooney ____________ to take the penalty
The correct answer is: B.
'Chose' is the past tense of 'to choose'. 'Rooney chose to take the penalty'.
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Level C
1. Which spelling is correct?
The correct answer is: A.
Accommodation is spelt with two 'c's' and two 'm's'.
2. Is the word 'passed' used correctly in this sentence:
He passed by without noticing me.
The correct answer is: A.
'Passed' is the correct word to use in this sentence because it's a verb.
3. Choose the correct word for this sentence:
You no longer need a _________ for your dog.
The correct answer is: B. licence
A noun is needed for the sentence 'You no longer need a licence for your dog'.
4. Choose the correct spelling of this word:
The correct answer is: C. government.
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5. Are all of the words in the following sentence spelt correctly?
What a surprise!
The correct answer is: A. Yes
6. What is the correct spelling for the following word?
The correct answer is: B.
Recommend is spelt with one 'c' and two 'm's'.
7. Choose the correct word for this sentence:
I must _______________ but I find it boring.
The correct answer is: A. practise
'Practise' is a verb (an action) and practice is a noun (name of something or someone).
8. Choose the correct word for the following sentence:
He's been ill for the ______ week.
The correct answer is: A. past
9. Which is the correct spelling for the following word?
The correct answer is: C. separate
You spell separate with 'ar' in the middle.
10. Which spelling is correct?
The correct answer is: C. committee, with two 'm's', two 't's' and two 'e's'.
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