Misspelling Bee: Can You Spell These Commonly Misspelled Words Correctly?
Monday, November 24th, 2008It is often said that English is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn. Perhaps this is because many of the words are spelled in unusual ways that are not phonetic and do not follow a consistent logic. There are even rules such as, “I before E but never after C”, but even “rules” like these have exceptions. Then there are the words that begin with silent letters and such unusual parings like “ps-”, “ph-” and “xy-”. There are many words that are learned only by repetition and memorization. And consequently, there are words that every anglophone has trouble with. Think you are a perfect speller? Why don’t you try this little quiz of 25 of the most common misspelled words, and see how you phare. 
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