In the previous post, Frequently misspelled words - first part, you could see the list of the most commonly misspelled words in English, from A to H. I hope that you have overmastered these problematic words. Here is the rest.
immediately
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incidentally
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incredible
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independence
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inevitable
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intellectual
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intelligence
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interesting
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irresistible
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knowledge
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laboratory
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laid
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led
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lightning
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loneliness
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maintenance
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maneuver
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manufacture
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marriage
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mathematics
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may
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maybe
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miniature
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mischievous
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mysterious
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necessary
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ninety
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noticeable
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occasionally
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occurred
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omitted
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opportunity
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optimistic
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parallel
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paralyze
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pastime
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performance
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permissible
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perseverance
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personnel
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perspiration
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physical
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picnicking
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playwright
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possibility
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practically
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precede
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precedence
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preference
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preferred
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prejudice
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preparation
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prevalent
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privilege
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probably
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professor
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pronunciation
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prophecy
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prophesy
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quantity
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quiet
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quite
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quizzes
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recede
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receive
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recognize
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recommend
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reference
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referred
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repetition
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restaurant
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rhythm
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ridiculous
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sacrifice
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salary
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schedule
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secretary
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seize
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separate
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sergeant
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severely
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shining
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siege
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similar
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sophomore
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specifically
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specimen
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stationary
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stationery
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statue
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studying
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subtly
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succeed
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successful
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supersede
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surprise
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temperamental
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tendency
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their
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thorough
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Practice makes perfect.
Here is an exercise for you to test your knowledge and practise.
In each of the following groups of words one, two, or three are misspelled. The others are correct. Put an X over incorrectly spelled words.
- lizard, blizard, gizard, wizard, sizzler
- accommodate, acumulate, comming, blooming, ramming
- percieve, believe, recieve, acheive, conceive
- mountain, villian, protein, maintainance, certian
- credence, precedence, balence, existance, independance
- tallys, valleys, bellys, modifys, fancies
- defys, relays, conveyes, carries, dirtys
- obedience, modifyer, complience, applience, guidance
- incredible, detectable, dependible, delectible, reversible
- likeable, loveable, receivable, noticeable, likible
If you have any questions or concerns about the subject, please post your comments below.
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