Spelling Bee

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🧩 Tricky words spelling quiz

Ready for a challenge? Ten words that grown-ups misspell too. Pick the right spelling from three.

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The answers, and why

  1. Which is the right way to spell "necessary"? necessary. One collar and two sleeves: one c, two s's.
  2. Which is the right way to spell "separate"? separate. There's a rat in sep-a-rat-e.
  3. Which is the right way to spell "definitely"? definitely. It has the word finite in the middle.
  4. Which is the right way to spell "rhythm"? rhythm. R-h-y-t-h-m: no vowel except the y.
  5. Which is the right way to spell "embarrass"? embarrass. Two r's and two s's: you go really red and smile shyly.
  6. Which is the right way to spell "receive"? receive. I before e, except after c: rec-ei-ve.
  7. Which is the right way to spell "calendar"? calendar. It ends in -ar: cal-en-dar.
  8. Which is the right way to spell "accommodate"? accommodate. It has room for two c's and two m's.
  9. Which is the right way to spell "occasion"? occasion. Two c's, one s: oc-ca-sion.
  10. Which is the right way to spell "conscience"? conscience. Con + science: your conscience knows the science of right and wrong.

Grades 5 to 8. Written by Peabody, every answer checked before the page went up; nothing you tap is saved or sent. Checked 6 November 2026.

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These are Peabody's own words, built from our grade word banks. They are not the Scripps School Spelling Bee Study List, which belongs to Scripps and is given to enrolled schools. Have the school's sheet? Ask the teacher; schools get it from Scripps at spellingbee.com. Checked 31 October 2026 · Free, no account, nothing you do here leaves this device · v0.2.0

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