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Spelling And Vocabulary Exercise

February 3, 2021 A2pdf

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Progress 0 of 12 answered
1The army's disorganized retreat was ...............
Wrong!
The correct spelling is "ignominious".
2Individualists cannot accept community ...............
Wrong!
The correct spelling is "ideology".
3............... of the law is no excuse.
Wrong!
The correct spelling is "Ignorance".
4Spring makes everyone feel ...............
Wrong!
The correct word is "idle".
5The senator showed his ............... by saying he was for the bill and then voting against it.
Wrong!
The correct spelling is "hypocrisy".
6The medical students were asked how they would treat a ............... illness.
Wrong!
The correct spelling is "hypothetical".
7Both parents grew ............... when they couldn't find the child.
Wrong!
The correct spelling is "hysterical".
8It is the ............... among us who try to aid humanity.
Wrong!
The correct spelling is "idealists".
9The doctor gave an ............... of the dangers of poor nutrition.
Wrong!
The correct spelling is "illustration".
10The artist's ............... use of color delighted the critics.
Wrong!
The correct spelling is "imaginative".
11She was an ............... actor.
Wrong!
The correct spelling is "illustrious".
12The fabric isn't real silk, only an ...............
Wrong!
The correct spelling is "imitation".

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  1. The army’s disorganized retreat was ignominious.
  2. Individualists cannot accept community ideology.
  3. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
  4. Spring makes everyone feel idle.
  5. The senator showed his hypocrisy by saying he was for the bill and then voting against it.
  6. The medical students were asked how they would treat a hypothetical illness.
  7. Both parents grew hysterical when they couldn’t find the child.
  8. It is the idealists among us who try to aid humanity.
  9. The doctor gave an illustration of the dangers of poor nutrition.
  10. The artist’s imaginative use of color delighted the critics.
  11. She was an illustrious actor.
  12. The fabric isn’t real silk, only an imitation.

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