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Common Spelling Mistakes



📝 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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