How good are your spelling skills?  Please don’t say, “It doesn’t matter.  I hit spell checker!”  Remember, the spell check function will only grownup misspelled words.  It won’t verify you’ve utilised the precise word.  If you haven’t experienced an embarrassing status where spell attender uncomprehensible a mistake, I’m sure you hit a friend who has.

Spell attender is a great tool.  But, since you can’t rely on it completely, let’s find out how well you can do on your own.  Try this spelling quiz.

Spelling Quiz

Directions:  In each statement, superior the correctly spelled articulate from the choices given within the brackets [  ].

1.    The professional filed a tax [lean, lien].

2.    The lowercase boy tracked [allot, a lot, alot] of mud onto his mother’s new white carpet.

3.    He was [already, every ready] in trouble for putting a green Frenchwoman in his lowercase sister’s bed. 

4.    The driver was going 95 miles per hour when he [passed, past] the police officer. 

5.    The server glared at the man as he prefabricated his fifth trip to the [dessert, desert] table. 

6.    She found a parking spot on her [forth, fourth] time around the block.   

7.    Please use the blue corporate [stationary, stationery]. 

8.    The [cite, sight, site] of the world’s biggest ball of string is a great place to take your family.   

9.    That tie you bought is a wonderful [complement, compliment] to your dark blue suit.   

10.    His wife’s opinion will [effect, affect] his choice.

Solutions

1.    Lien is correct. 

It is a legal verify on property for payment of debt. 
Lean is incorrect. 
A provide shark may lean on you for not paying a debt, or you could lean your ladder against a wall. 
As a noun, “lean” refers to meat that is low in fat — as in a skinny cow.

2.    A lot is correct. 

It refers to an amount or quantity. 
There is no such articulate as alot. 
Allot effectuation to distribute or assign, “I will allot $50 in the budget for new boxes.”

3.    Already is correct. 

It effectuation “previously.” 
All primed effectuation completely ready.  “She is every primed to go.”

4.    Passed is correct.

It is the past suspenseful of pass. 
Past effectuation something is over or no longer current.

5.    Dessert is correct. 

If you add an “s” and read it backward, it spells “stressed.” 
As everyone knows, desserts can cure any disagreeable situation.
As a verb, desert effectuation to leave without permission, or to abandon.
As a noun, the articulate desert is pronounced differently. 
The noun “desert” is a hot, dry place that is not well known for its sweet stuff, although you might go there if you desert your dessert.

6.    Fourth is correct. 

Simply use the number four and add “th.” 
Forth effectuation going forward.

7.    Stationery is correct.

Remember that the articulate “stationery” has the letters “er” in it, the same as the text “paper” and “letterhead” do.
Stationary effectuation not agitated or fixed, as in a stationary bike.

8.    Site is correct. 

Site is a noun. 
Site refers to the place where something is, or will be, located. 
Cite is a verb meaning to quote or to mention.
Sight is the ability to see.

9.    Complement is correct. 

Think of the “e” because the text in the definition also include “e’s” -- that which completes or perfects. 
To use compliment, conceive of the “i” in the word, to say, “I want to provide you praise.”

10.    Affect is correct. 

This digit is easy, once you remember that “affect” is always utilised as a verb meaning to influence. 
Usually, “effect” is a noun. 
If it is utilised as a verb, the articulate gist effectuation to bring about, as in “to gist a change.”

Score:

10 = You’re perfect.  (But, you knew that already.)  Keep emailing!

7 - 9 = You’re okay.  Be a lowercase more cautious, though.  You could learn a few tips from my book, Email Etiquette Made Easy (see link in resource box).

4 - 6 = You could use some help.  Try my book, Email Etiquette Made Easy (see link in resource box).

Less than 4 = Ugh!  Call me now!  We’ll schedule your intense therapy immediately.

Spelling Results
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