Spelling Rules & Exceptions
Test your knowledge of English spelling rules — and the many exceptions that make English spelling notoriously inconsistent.
Questions cover suffix rules for words ending in 'e' or 'y', doubling consonants before '-ing', commonly misspelled words, and the classic exceptions that trip everyone up.
English spelling breaks its own rules constantly — see how many of them you actually know.
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What This Quiz Covers
- Suffix rules for words ending in 'e' and 'y'
- Doubling consonants before '-ing' and '-ed'
- Commonly misspelled words
- Exceptions to 'i before e except after c'
- Correct plural forms
- Words that sound alike but spell differently
Sample questions3 of 13 shown
Q1
Which word is spelled correctly?
Q2
When adding a suffix to a word ending in 'e', what do you typically do?
Q3
Which of these words follow the rule 'double the final consonant before adding -ing'?
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