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Spelling Exercises with Answers

Here, we have provided various spelling exercises to help you improve your spelling skills. You will find exercises where you choose the correct spelling, fill in the missing letters, identify incorrectly spelled words in sentences, and rewrite misspelled words correctly. Practice these exercises to enhance your spelling accuracy.

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Spelling

Select the correctly spelled word from the given options.

1. (a) Recieve (b) Receive (c) Recive
2. (a) Definately (b) Definitley (c) Definitely
3. (a) Accomodate (b) Accommodate (c) Acommodate
4. (a) Occassion (b) Occasion (c) Ocasion
5. (a) Embarras (b) Embarrass (c) Embarass
6. (a) Committment (b) Commitment (c) Comittment
7. (a) Privilege (b) Privelege (c) Previlage
8. (a) Harass (b) Harras (c) Haras
9. (a) Vacuum (b) Vacum (c) Vaccum
10. (a) Consciencious (b) Conscientious (c) Consciensious

Answers for Exercise 1

1. (b) Receive
2. (c) Definitely
3. (b) Accommodate
4. (b) Occasion
5. (b) Embarrass
6. (b) Commitment
7. (a) Privilege
8. (a) Harass
9. (a) Vacuum
10. (b) Conscientious

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks

Complete the words with the missing letters.

1. Rece_ve
2. Defi_ite_y
3. Accommo_ate
4. Occ_sion
5. Embar_as
6. Commit_ent
7. Pr_vilege
8. H_ress
9. Va_uum
10. Consc_entious

Answers for Exercise 2

1. Receive
2. Definitely
3. Accommodate
4. Occasion
5. Embarrass
6. Commitment
7. Privilege
8. Harass
9. Vacuum
10. Conscientious

Exercise 3 – Identify the Incorrectly Spelled Word

Find the incorrectly spelled word in each sentence.

1. I recieved a letter from my friend.
2. She is definatly coming to the party.
3. The hotel can acomodate up to 500 guests.
4. We celebrated a special ocassion yesterday.
5. It is embarassing to forget someone’s name.
6. His committment to work is admirable.
7. Every student should know their priviledge.
8. The teacher does not tolerate harrasment.
9. The vaccum cleaner is broken.
10. She is a very consciencious worker.

Answers for Exercise 3

1. Incorrect: recieved → Correct: received
2. Incorrect: definatly → Correct: definitely
3. Incorrect: acomodate → Correct: accommodate
4. Incorrect: ocassion → Correct: occasion
5. Incorrect: embarassing → Correct: embarrassing
6. Incorrect: committment → Correct: commitment
7. Incorrect: priviledge → Correct: privilege
8. Incorrect: harrasment → Correct: harassment
9. Incorrect: vaccum → Correct: vacuum
10. Incorrect: consciencious → Correct: conscientious

Exercise 4 – Correct the Misspelled Word

Rewrite the following words with the correct spelling.

1. Recieve
2. Definately
3. Accomodate
4. Occassion
5. Embarras
6. Committment
7. Privelege
8. Harras
9. Vaccum
10. Consciencious

Answers for Exercise 4

1. Receive
2. Definitely
3. Accommodate
4. Occasion
5. Embarrass
6. Commitment
7. Privilege
8. Harass
9. Vacuum
10. Conscientious