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Spelling Challenge
For each question below a number of similar words appear,
but only one is spelled correctly and matches the clue that is
provided. Write the letter of the correctly spelled word in the
space by the question number.
A 1. A. worth B. wortj C. wosth D. werth
Having a specified value.
D 2. A. minimise B. minimiz C. minimizze D. minimize
To make small or insignificant.
B 3. A. tiblecloth B. tablecloth C. tablacloth D. tableclothe
A covering spread over a dining table.
C 4. A. thinggs B. txings C. things D. thingse
Plural form of "thing."
A 5. A. authorities B. authorrities C. uathorities D. authoriteis
Persons having powers of government.
C 6. A. fyrces B. ferces C. forces D. forcces
Physical energy or intensity.
C 7. A. tankse B. tannks C. tanks D. taqks
Large vessels for holding gases or liquids.
C 8. A. yelow B. yelloe C. yellow D. yellaw
Mix this color with blue to get green.
C 9. A. onte B. onnto C. onto D. anta
On top of; "The cat jumped ______ the chair."
D 10. A. farthr B. ferther C. farthir D. farther
More distant in space or time.
A 11. A. gorilla B. gerilla C. gorila D. gorillae
Largest ape.
D 12. A. mystary B. mystiry C. misteri D. mystery
Something that cannot be explained.
D 13. A. violennt B. violant C. veolent D. violent
Acting with great force.
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C 14. A. gam B. gome C. game D. gamy
Animal hunted for food or sport.
D 15. A. crob B. creb C. krab D. crab
A quarrelsome grouch.
A 16. A. ho B. hoe C. hu D. hy
Used to express surprise or joy, to attract attention to something sighted, or to urge
onward; "Land ______!"
C 17. A. pyjumas B. pyjamos C. pyjamas D. pyjjamas
You wear these to bed.
A 18. A. live B. lipe C. liv D. livve
Support oneself; "Can you ______ on $2000 a month in New York City?"
C 19. A. strongty B. stronglly C. strongly D. strongli
Antonym of "weakly."
A 20. A. flies B. flees C. fllies D. fleis
The space over the stage out of view of the audience used to store scenery.
C 21. A. min B. minne C. mine D. mime
Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted.
D 22. A. haids B. heds C. headds D. heads
On a coin, opposite of "tails."
D 23. A. werry B. worrh C. wory D. worry
Be concerned with.
C 24. A. provunces B. provincese C. provinces D. provinyes
Plural form of "province."
A 25. A. involved B. inmolved C. involvd D. envolved
Connected by participation or association or use.
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