Time for a spelling bee! Let's see how well you do.
If you realize you actually misspell all the 20 English words below, don't sweat it too much, you are in good company.
Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Jane Austen and John Keats were all notoriously terrible spellers!
1. Wrong: Embarass
Correct: Embarrass
2. Wrong: Writting
Correct: Writing
3. Wrong: Accomodate
Correct: Accommodate
4. Wrong: Seperate
Correct: Separate
5. Wrong: Alot
Correct: A lot
6. Wrong: Truely
Correct: Truly
7. Wrong: Tommorow/ Tommorrow
Correct: Tomorrow
8. Wrong: Definately
Correct: Definitely
9. Wrong: Mispell
Correct: Misspell
10. Wrong: Alright(this may be allowed)
Correct: All right
11. Wrong: Maintainance
Correct: Maintenance
12. Wrong: Recieve
Correct: Receive
13. Wrong: Occassion/ Occassion/
Correct: Occasion
14. Wrong: Occurence
Correct: Occurrence
15. Wrong: Momento
Correct: Memento
16. Wrong: Priviledge
Correct: Privilege
17. Wrong: Miniscule
Correct: minuscule
18. Wrong: Neccessary
Correct: Necessary
19. Wrong: Pronounciation
Correct: Pronunciation
20. Wrong: Wierd
Correct: Weird.
The good thing about the smart phones we have now is that they all come with dictionaries pre- installed, if you are not sure of a spelling, simply type it out on your phone and let it correct it for you!
And please, don't get too attached to chating abbreviations because you may unconsciously use them when writing an examination or formal write-up.
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