Example 1 · level 1
Which word is spelt correctly?
- Febuary
- February
- Febraury
- Februery
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- The correct spelling is “February”.
- Memory trick: Feb-ru-ary: do not forget the first r.
Answer: February
ENGLISH GRAMMAR (CLASS 3–10) · VOCABULARY
Spelling: choose the correct word
Many common words are often misspelt. Learn the tricky part of each word (double letters, silent letters, i before e) with a memory trick.
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Example 2 · level 2
Which word is spelt correctly?
- goverment
- governmant
- govermant
- government
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- The correct spelling is “government”.
- Memory trick: The word "govern" + "ment": keep the n.
Answer: government
Example 3 · level 3
Which word is spelt correctly?
- acquaintence
- aquaintance
- acquaintance
- acquintance
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- The correct spelling is “acquaintance”.
- Memory trick: acq-: a c before the q, and it ends in -ance.
Answer: acquaintance