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Spelling Quiz

1. For each sentence, select the correctly spelled word.

Maria looked sharp in those ___ pants.

 A) kakhi
 B)  khakhi
 C)  khaki
 D) kakki

2. The ___ blaze was too much for the firemen.

 A) firey
 B) firy
 C) fierey
 D)  fiery

3. The speed ___ on my car is broken.

 A) gauge
 B) guage
 C) gage
 D) gayge

4. Why would anyone show up in such a ___ outfit?

 A) garisch
 B) garrisch
 C) garrish
 D) garish

5. The ___ made the proper call.

 A) refferee
 B) referee
 C) referree
 D) refferree

6. The ___ was behind the old church.

 A) cemetary
 B) cemetery
 C) cematery
 D)  cematary

7. We try to ___ all the different needs of our clients.

 A) accomodate
 B) accomadate
 C) accommadate
 D) accommodate

8. I prefer mustard, never ___.

 A) mayonnaise
 B) mayonaise
 C) mayonaisse
 D) mayonnaisse

9. Bobby was an ___ who thought of himself as an artist.

 A) entrepeneur
 B) entrepaneur
 C) entrepreneur
 D) entrapreneur

10. Javon and KoKo just got back from the ___.

 A) Philipines
 B) Phillippines
 C) Philippines
 D) Phillipines


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