📝 Common Spelling Mistakes Practice — Page 1
Instructions: Each sentence contains a spelling mistake. Rewrite it correctly on the line below.
1. I can’t beleive you forgot your book again!
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2. The definately hardest subject for me is maths.
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3. Please seperate the blue pens from the red ones.
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4. It was an embarassing moment for everyone.
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5. The enviroment needs our protection.
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6. The teacher realised we had already finished.
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7. My little brother is very intrested in insects.
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8. The restaraunt was closed on Sunday.
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9. I didn’t want to disapoint my parents.
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10. The libary has a new reading area.
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11. I hope to acheive all my goals this year.
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12. The dog became aggresive when it saw the cat.
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13. It was a beautifull view from the mountain top.
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14. I will recieve my report next week.
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15. We walked through the forrest quietly.
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📝 Common Spelling Mistakes Practice — Page 2
Instructions: Find and correct the spelling errors in each sentence.
1. She was embarassed when she tripped.
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2. The goverment announced new rules today.
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3. My friend gave me a surprize gift.
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4. Please don’t exagerate the story.
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5. I was very dissapointed with my mark.
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6. It’s such a wierd thing to say.
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7. The commitee meets every Tuesday.
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8. We should appologise for being late.
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9. My cousin’s lasagne was delicous.
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10. The occurence happened at midnight.
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11. It was posible to finish before lunch.
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12. The adress on the package was wrong.
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13. He had an arguement with his brother.
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14. It’s important to referance your sources.
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15. She felt guility after lying to her friend.
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📝 Common Spelling Mistakes Practice — Page 3
Instructions: Rewrite each sentence correctly and underline the corrected word.
1. The movie was very humerous and clever.
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2. The stationary in my pencil case needs replacing.
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3. I was tierd after training all afternoon.
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4. The begining of the book was confusing.
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5. We need your immediat help with this project.
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6. The occurred noise made everyone jump.
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7. I felt truely happy when I saw the result.
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8. The freind I trust most lives nearby.
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9. It’s hard to remeber everything for the test.
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10. The magician’s trick was incrediable!
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11. Our cousens came to visit last weekend.
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12. You must follow the teacher’s diretions carefully.
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13. The cake looked delicous but wasn’t cooked.
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14. She has an athleticly talented brother.
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15. We’ll seperate the tasks evenly between us.
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📝 Answer Key — Common Spelling Mistakes Practice
Page 1
1. believe
2. definitely
3. separate
4. embarrassing
5. environment
6. realised
7. interested
8. restaurant
9. disappoint
10. library
11. achieve
12. aggressive
13. beautiful
14. receive
15. forest
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Page 2
1. embarrassed
2. government
3. surprise
4. exaggerate
5. disappointed
6. weird
7. committee
8. apologise
9. delicious
10. occurrence
11. possible
12. address
13. argument
14. reference
15. guilty
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Page 3
1. humorous
2. stationery
3. tired
4. beginning
5. immediate
6. occurred
7. truly
8. friend
9. remember
10. incredible
11. cousins
12. directions
13. delicious
14. athletically
15. separate
✅ Tips for Teachers:
Circle the original incorrect word when marking to help students visually identify the error.
For additional challenge, have students write a sentence using the corrected word to reinforce spelling.
Could be combined with a timed proofreading exercise for exam preparation.
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