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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.

1.

formulas

A. fermula B. formula C. formulae D. formuly

B

2.

prizes

A. prizee B. priz C. prize D. pribe

C

3.

torpedoes

A. torbedo B. torpedo C. terpedo D. torpedy

B

4.

men

A. mad B. men C. man D. mane

C

5.

analyses

A. analysis B. analisis C. annalysis D. analysise

A

6.

women

A. waman B. womane C. wiman D. woman

D

7.

hypotheses

A. hypothesis B. hipothesis C. hypothesise D. hyppothesis

A

8.

wolves

A. woly B. welf C. wollf D. wolf

D

9.

scarves

A. scarf B. sarf C. scarfe D. syarf

A

10.

foxes

A. fov B. foxe C. fox D. fux

C