200 Most Commonly Misspelled Words

Y MISSPELLED WORDS (Part 1)
absence accommodate achieve acquire across
address advertise advice among apparent
argument athlete awful balance basically

becoming before beginning believe benefit
breathe brilliant business calendar careful
category ceiling cemetery certain chief

citizen coming competition convenience criticize
decide definite deposit describe desperate
develop difference dilemma disappear disappoint

discipline does during easily eight
either embarrass environment equipped exaggerate
excellent except exercise existence expect

experience experiment explanation familiar fascinating
finally foreign forty forward friend
fundamental generally government grammar guarantee















COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS (Part 2)
guidance happiness heroes humorous identity
imaginary imitation immediately incidentally independent
intelligent interesting interfere interpretation interruption

invitation irrelevant irritable island jealous
judgment knowledge laboratory length lesson
library license loneliness losing lying

marriage mathematics medicine miniature minute
mysterious naturally necessary neighbor neither
noticeable occasion occurred official often

omission operate optimism original ought
paid parallel particularly peculiar perceive
perform permanent persevere personally persuade

picture piece planning pleasant political
possess possible practical prefer prejudice
presence privilege probably professional promise








COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS (Part 3)
proof psychology quantity quarter quiet
quit quite realize receive recognize
recommend reference religious repetition restaurant

rhythm ridiculous sacrifice safety scissors
secretary separate shining similar sincerely
soldier speech stopping strength studying

succeed successful surely surprise temperature temporary through
through toward tries truly twelfth until unusual
using usually village weird welcome whether writing










Group A: To E or Not to E?
Some of the words in parentheses require the addition of the letter e; others are correct as they stand.
Gus is (tru-ly) sorry for keeping you awake last night.
We were criticized (sever-ly) by the sewing circle.
The shed was (complet-ly) demolished.
Merdine was (sincer-ly) grateful for the reprieve.
The Simpsons are (argu-ing) again.
They (argu-d) last night for hours.
When is Mr. Wolfe (com-ing) home.
Maya is (writ-ing) her autobiography.
Mr. White is (judg-ing) the essay contest.
Be (car-ful) when you light the furnace.
Group B: IE or EI?
Some of the words require the addition of ie; others require ei.
Paint the (c--ling) before you paint the walls.
Gus has been (rec--ving) threatening e-mails.
A (w--rd) noise came out of the attic.
I paid almost five dollars for that (p--ce) of pie.
I don`t (bel--ve) in coincidence.
The guests brought (th--r) children to the wedding.
(N--ther) of us can help you today.
The (n--ghbors) complained about our parents.
Linda (w--ghs) less than her collie.
We waited for the (fr--ght) train to pass.
Group C: I or Y?
Some of the words require the addition of i; others require y.
Have you (tr-ed) the dessert yet?
The baby (cr-ed) throughout the church service.
We compared two (theor-es) of evolution.
Peggy felt (betra-ed) by her manager.
You should be (stud-ing) for Friday`s exam.
(Lonel-ness) was never a problem for Henry.
She (fl-es) on broken wings.
I have always (rel-ed) on my friends.
Please give Mr. Flannery my (apolog-es).
It was a (pit-ful) sight.
Group D: A, E, or I?
Complete each word with the letter a, e, or i.
I borrowed these flowers from the (cemet-ry).
My parakeet eats huge (quant-ties) of bird seed.
The tax cuts will (ben-fit) the wealthy.
It was a (