Commonly Misspelled Words
Quiz
Choose the correct answers the complete the gaps.
There's a strong ..... that the river will flood the valley once again this summer.
- likelihood
- likelyhood
- likelhood
- likehood
Will you escort Mr Barns to his hotel, ..... Handricks?
- Lieutenant
- Leutenant
- Lieutanent
- Lieutanant
You may choose from courses of different ..... .
- length
- lentgh
- lenght
- lentgh
Some people are afraid of ..... as they think they might be hit by a flash.
- lightning
- lightening
- lightaning
- lightnning
Do you think Pete feels a haunting ..... because he doesn't meet Lilly anymore?
- loneliness
- lonelness
- lonelyness
- louneliness
I'm afraid these are no ..... goods but merely goods of everyday need and use.
- luxury
- luxary
- lugsury
- luxery
The couple like to pursue the same ..... activities so that they can spend more time together.
- leisure
- lesure
- liesure
- laisure
It says in the paper that only two in three children are ..... and the others are born to parents who are not married.
- legitimate
- legitemate
- legetimate
- legittimate
The former argument seems a little superficial, but the ..... is just all right.
- latter
- later
- letter
- leter
I'm afraid I've got my hands full with a new acquisition right now. Could you drop in on me a little ..... , please?
- later
- latter
- letter
- laeter