Test your spelling and understanding of word forms and suffixes!
1. What is the adverb form of "quick"?
💡 Adverbs are often formed by adding -ly to an adjective: quick → quickly.
2. What is the noun form of "happy"?
💡 "Happiness" is the noun form of the adjective "happy". Add -ness to form the noun.
3. Which is spelled correctly?
💡 "Accommodation" has double c and double m — a-c-c-o-m-m-o-d-a-t-i-o-n.
4. Which word is spelled correctly?
💡 "Tomorrow" is spelled t-o-m-o-r-r-o-w. Only the r is doubled, not the m.
5. What is the adjective form of "beauty"?
💡 "Beautiful" is the adjective form of the noun "beauty". Add -ful to form the adjective.
6. Which is the correct past tense of "study"?
💡 When a verb ends in consonant + y, change y to i and add -ed: study → studied.
7. Which is the correct spelling?
💡 "Necessary" has one c and two s letters: n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y.
8. What is the verb form of "decision"?
💡 The verb form of the noun "decision" is "decide".
9. What is the noun form of "strong"?
💡 The noun form of the adjective "strong" is "strength" — an irregular form.
10. Which is the correct spelling?
💡 "Privilege" is spelled p-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e. It is one of the most commonly misspelled words.
11. What is the correct spelling?
💡 "Beautiful" is spelled b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l. It comes from the noun "beauty".
12. What is the plural of "knife"?
💡 Words ending in -fe change to -ves in the plural: knife → knives, life → lives.
13. Which word is spelled correctly?
💡 "Grammar" is spelled g-r-a-m-m-a-r. A common misspelling is "grammer".
14. Which word is spelled correctly?
💡 "Separate" is spelled s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e. A common error is writing "seperate".
15. Which word is spelled correctly?
💡 "Receive" follows the rule: i before e except after c — so it is r-e-c-e-i-v-e.