Practice › Class 9–10 English

Class 9–10 English: Spelling practice questions

Practise spelling for Classes 9 and 10. Try the 10-question quiz below and see each answer explained straight away, then read all 12 questions with answers underneath. Free, no sign-up.

All spelling questions with answers

1. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. unnecessary ✓
   2. B. unnessessary
   3. C. unecessary
   4. D. unnecesary

   Answer: unnecessary. unnecessary = un + necessary, so it has double n.

2. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. synonim
   2. B. synonym ✓
   3. C. sinonym
   4. D. synonyme

   Answer: synonym. synonym ends in -nym.

3. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. miscellaneous ✓
   2. B. miscellanious
   3. C. miscellaneus
   4. D. miscelaneous

   Answer: miscellaneous. miscellaneous has double l.

4. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. independent ✓
   2. B. indipendent
   3. C. independant
   4. D. independint

   Answer: independent. independent ends in -ent.

5. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. temperature ✓
   2. B. temperture
   3. C. tempreture
   4. D. temprature

   Answer: temperature. temperature has four syllables: tem-per-a-ture.

6. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. bureaucracy ✓
   2. B. buraucracy
   3. C. beaurocracy
   4. D. bureacracy

   Answer: bureaucracy. bureaucracy starts with bureau.

7. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. maintainance
   2. B. maintanence
   3. C. maintenance ✓
   4. D. maintenence

   Answer: maintenance. maintenance: main-ten-ance.

8. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. reccommend
   2. B. recomend
   3. C. recommend ✓
   4. D. reccomend

   Answer: recommend. recommend has one c and double m.

9. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. accomodation
   2. B. accommodation ✓
   3. C. accommodasion
   4. D. acommodation

   Answer: accommodation. accommodation has double c and double m.

10. Which spelling is correct?

    1. A. pronunsiation
    2. B. pronunciation ✓
    3. C. pronounsiation
    4. D. pronounciation

    Answer: pronunciation. pronunciation drops the o from pronounce.

11. Which spelling is correct?

    1. A. perseverance ✓
    2. B. perseverence
    3. C. perseveranse
    4. D. persaverance

    Answer: perseverance. perseverance ends in -ance.

12. Which spelling is correct?

    1. A. acquaintance ✓
    2. B. acquaintanse
    3. C. acquaintence
    4. D. aquaintance

    Answer: acquaintance. acquaintance has cq and ends in -ance.

More Class 9–10 English topics

Want a new quiz every day? Try today's English quiz for Class 9–10.