Spelling Tricky Words #2

Our English language is chock full of tricky words. Read each sentence in the slides below and see if you know how to correctly spell each word. This practice test features fifteen tricky words.

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Spelling Tricky Words #2

Language Arts Practice by Katrena

The _____ of the school began to speak at the awards ceremony

principal

Some studies indicate that eating raw ____ may help fight cancer cells.

broccoli

The ______ speaker had the audience laughing out loud within five minutes.

humorous

The ______ served a variety of gluten-free foods.

restaurant

The dog ran to the other room as soon as she turned on the ______ cleaner.

vacuum

The Marines checked their _____ one last time before preparing to jump out of the airplane.

equipment

He began to check each ____ on the graph carefully in order to find the mistake.

column

The class groaned when they heard they would be graded on the _____ fitness test.

physical

The _____ staff was called in when the air conditioner broke.

maintenance

She did not measure her ____ by her income but rather by how many lives she had touched in a positive way.

success

The ______ class began to learn about various habitats for animals.

zoology

Although there was no ____ of success, the team worked together to try to win the championship.

guarantee

The _____ exchange student began to teach the class a few phrases in his native language.

foreign

The little girl began to carefully choose a book to read to the dog at the _____.

library

The family traveled to Washington D.C. to learn more about the history of _____ in the United States.

government

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