Do you know the correct spelling of these words? Take this quiz and find out. Illustration by Uttam Ghosh
A new UK study that quizzed respondents on their spelling skills revealed a list of words that most people spell incorrectly.
The study that also analysed the reasons for people spelling words incorrectly pointed that one in six people often spell words incorrectly while typing on their PC because they don't recognise the word they are attempting.
Two out of three respondents who participated in the study admitted that using spell-check on computers had made them lazy while writing letters or notes by hand.
One in five respondents blamed predictive text messaging for their bad spelling.
About 46 per cent respondents said that they judge other people on their spelling skills.
Three out of 10 said they were embarrassed by their poor spelling skills and one in ten corrected others when they spell something incorrectly.
One in five said it was their belief the art of spelling was something 'you just learn in school'.
Note: These spellings are UK English and not US.
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1) Seperate
2) Separate
3) Separete
The correct answer is Separate
Separate
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1) Definetely
2) Definitely
3) Definitly
The correct answer is Definitely
Definitely
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1) Manouver
2) Manoeuvre
3) Manovuer
The correct answer is Manoeuvre
Manoeuvre
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1) Embarrass
2) Embarass
3) Embbarass
The correct answer is Embarrass
Embarrass
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1) Ocurrence
2) Occurrence
3) Occurence
The correct answer is Occurrence
Occurrence
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1) Consencus
2) Consensus
3) Consenses
The correct answer is Consensus
Consensus
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1) Unnecessary
2) Unecessary
3) Unnecesary
The correct answer is Unnecessary
Unnecessary
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1) Acceptable
2) Aceptable
3) Accepteble
The correct answer is Acceptable
Acceptable
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1) Brocoli
2) Brocolli
3) Broccoli
The correct answer is Broccoli
Broccoli
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1) Referred
2) Refered
3) Reffered
The correct answer is Referred
Referred
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1) Beauraucracy
2) Beuraucracy
3) Bureaucracy
The correct answer is Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy
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1) Supersede
2) Supercede
3) Superseed
The correct answer is Supersede
Supersede
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1) Questionaire
2) Questionnaire
3) Questionair
The correct answer is Questionnaire
Questionnaire
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1) Connoiseur
2) Connoisseur
3) Conoisseur
4) Connoisure
The correct answer is Connoisseur
Connoisseur
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1) Alot
2) A lot
The correct answer is A lot
A lot
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1) Entrepreneur
2) Entreprenure
The correct answer is Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
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1) Perticularly
2) Particularly
3) Particulerly
The correct answer is Particularly
Particularly
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1) Liquify
2) Liqufy
The correct answer is Liquify
Liquify
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1) Consience
2) Conscience
3) Conciense
4) Concience
The correct answer is Conscience
Conscience
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1) Paralell
2) Parallel
3) Paralel
4) Parrallel
The correct answer is Parallel
Parallel
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