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How many words are spelled incorrectly in the following sentence?

The number of mispellings in the grammer book suprised me.

zero

one

two

three

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

Here are the correct spellings of the three misspelled words:

misspellings
grammar
surprised

That’s correct! Here’s why:

Here are the correct spellings of the three misspelled words:

misspellings
grammar
surprised

Last year Raj faced a huge _______ (dilemma, dilemna).

dilemma

dilemna

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

"Dilemma" is correct, but a strange spelling mystery is that quite a few people recall being taught "dilemna" in school.

That’s correct! Here’s why:

"Dilemma" is correct, but a strange spelling mystery is that quite a few people recall being taught "dilemna" in school.

How many spelling errors appear in the sentence below?

Joan wants to accomodate her neice's travel preferences, but forteen cities in ten days is to much for her.

one

two

three

four

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

Here are the correct spellings of the four misspelled words:

accommodate
niece
fourteen
too

That’s correct! Here’s why:

Here are the correct spellings of the four misspelled words:

accommodate
niece
fourteen
too

How many spelling errors are there in the following sentence?

Harold is available to work 20 hours a week, but the store owner is not sure he is responsible enough.

zero

one

two

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

All of the words are spelled correctly!

That’s correct! Here’s why:

All of the words are spelled correctly!

How many misspellings appear in the sentence below?

The mostly consciencious but occasionally mischievious child liked to tease his teachers.

zero

one

two

three

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

It should be "conscientious" and "mischievous." Everything else is spelled correctly.

That’s correct! Here’s why:

It should be "conscientious" and "mischievous." Everything else is spelled correctly.

Is the following sentence correct?

They're not a lot of books over there.

yes

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

"They're" needs to be replaced with "There are." If you really wanted to preserve the contraction, it would need to be "there're," but that is usually written out as two words rather than contracted.

That’s correct! Here’s why:

"They're" needs to be replaced with "There are." If you really wanted to preserve the contraction, it would need to be "there're," but that is usually written out as two words rather than contracted.

How many spelling errors appear in the following sentence?

Tony knew he needed to dust and vaccum, but he was enjoying a facinating documentary on sea anenomes and couldn't bare to interrupt it.

one

two

three

four

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

The four misspelled words are:

vacuum
fascinating
anemones
bear

That’s correct! Here’s why:

The four misspelled words are:

vacuum
fascinating
anemones
bear

You can ______ (accept, except) all the packages ______ (accept, except) Mrs. Danbury's.

accept, accept

except, except

accept, except

except, accept

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

"Accept" is a verb here. "Except" is a preposition.

That’s correct! Here’s why:

"Accept" is a verb here. "Except" is a preposition.

How many spelling errors appear in the following sentence?

The loosing candidate was loose with the truth, and because of his past, his time for being in office has past.

zero

one

two

three

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

"Loosing" should be "losing." The last word in the sentence, "past," should be "passed."

That’s correct! Here’s why:

"Loosing" should be "losing." The last word in the sentence, "past," should be "passed."

How ___________ that both elevators are broken today.

inconvenient

inconvienent

inconvienient

inconvient

Incorrect, but never fear—an explanation is here!

"Convenience" is regularly misspelled in convenience stores. If you have trouble with this one, go slowly and spell carefully!

That’s correct! Here’s why:

"Convenience" is regularly misspelled in convenience stores. If you have trouble with this one, go slowly and spell carefully!

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