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Spelling Demons Trivia Quiz

Spelling demons are words that are spelled right, even though they look wrong. Are these words spelled right?

A multiple-choice quiz by veronicastarr. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
veronicastarr

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
255,532

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
6525

Last 3 plays: Guest 180 (8/10), BarbaraMcI (10/10), Guest 51 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Is 'glamorous' spelled correctly?

Yes

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Question 2 of 10

2. Is 'geneology' spelled correctly?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Is 'pavilion' spelled correctly?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Is 'embarrass' spelled correctly?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Is 'heros' spelled correctly when referring to people?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. Is 'definetly' spelled correctly?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Is 'turkeys' spelled correctly?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. Is 'nickle' (the metal) spelled correctly?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Is 'ecstasy' spelled correctly?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Is 'coolly' spelled correctly?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Is 'glamorous' spelled correctly?

Answer: Yes

Without the -ous though, it is spelled 'glamour', so it can often be confusing. The word can also be spelled "glamourous," but "glamorous" is always correct.

2. Is 'geneology' spelled correctly?

Answer: No

-ology is the study of something, but 'genealogy' is the correct spelling. There are only very few words that are the study of a subject and do not end in -ology, such as mineralogy or analogy.

3. Is 'pavilion' spelled correctly?

Answer: Yes

It is often misspelled, with people adding an extra l, but that may be so in the British spelling, but in English and America it is spelled with only one l.

4. Is 'embarrass' spelled correctly?

Answer: Yes

Even though 'harass' is only spelled with one 'r', and they sound alike, 'embarrass' is spelled with two r's.

5. Is 'heros' spelled correctly when referring to people?

Answer: No

'Heroes' is the correct spelling even though this is the biggest spelling demon, because both ways look extremely wrong!

6. Is 'definetly' spelled correctly?

Answer: No

To me, 'definitely' is the hardest word to spell; I can never seem to get it right. This is one of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language.

7. Is 'turkeys' spelled correctly?

Answer: Yes

This is the correct plural spelling of this word. It is commonly misspelled as 'turkies' or 'turkeis'.

8. Is 'nickle' (the metal) spelled correctly?

Answer: No

'Nickel' is the correct spelling of this word, referring to both the metal and the coin. The 'e' and 'l' are commonly mixed up.

9. Is 'ecstasy' spelled correctly?

Answer: Yes

'Ecstasy' is commonly misspelled as 'estasy' or 'esctasy'.

10. Is 'coolly' spelled correctly?

Answer: Yes

True! Surprisingly, this is a real word and this is the correct way to spell it. I was shocked too when I saw it, because it just looks so wrong!

Source: Author veronicastarr

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