23. Test Your Knowledge: Confusing Words and CommonlyMisspelled Words

The following questions will test your knowledge of confusingand commonly misspelled words. Answer the questions to review whatyou have just learned.

Identify the errors in the following sentences, and consider howto best correct them.

I demand an immediate explaination for your unexpected absensefrom the meeting.

Which of the following is the best revision of the sentenceabove?

I demand an immediate explaination for your unexcepted absencefrom the meeting.

I demand an immediate explanation for your unexpected absencefrom the meeting.

I demand an imediate explination for your unexpected abcensefrom the meeting.

The pharmaceutical company will run two similiar clinical trialsthat most likely will yeild the same results.

Which of the following is the best revision of the sentenceabove?

The pharmacutical company will run two simalar clinical trialsthat most likely will yield the same results.

The pharmaceutical company will run two similar clinical trialsthat most likely will yield the same results.

The pharmaceutical company will run two similar clinical trailsthat most likely will yeild the same results.

Identify the errors in the following message, and consider howbest to correct them.

To: DeShawn Davis

From: Peter Schmidt

Date: 13:45, March 31

Subject: Sales Correspondence

Dear Mr. Davis,

[1] Thank you for contacting Ego Building Associates. Egopersonal take great pride in providing the most prompt, reliableservice in building maintenance and repair.

[2] As we are located in the Arizona dessert, where stuccofinish is popular, our staff recieves many work orders to repairstucco after tennents have relocated.

[3] Please send us your catalog of stucco services and finishes.Perhaps our companies will have the opportunaty to work together inthe future.

Regards,

Peter Schmidt, Project Manager

Ego Building Associates

Which of the following choices is the best revision of Paragraph1?

Thank you for contacting Ego Building Associates. Ego personelltake great pride in providing the most prompt, reliable service inbuilding maintanence and repair.

Thank you for contacting Ego Building Associates. Ego personneltake great pride in providing the most prompt, reliable service inbuilding maintenance and repair.

Which of the following choices is the best revision of Paragraph2?

Ego occasionally uses creditable subcontractors during busytimes of tenant turnover.

Ego ocassionaly uses credible subcontractors during busy timesof tenent turnover.

Which of the following choices is the best revision of Paragraph3?

Please send us your catalog of stucco services and finishes.Perhaps our companies will have the opportunity to work together inthe future.

Please send us your catalouge of stucco services and finishes.Perhaps our companies will have the oportunity to work together inthe future.

Which of the following sentences employ correct spelling andword usage? Check all that apply.

The new electronic devise will keep track of yourappointments.

Maurice was hired as CFO of a Fortune 500 company before he waseven fourty years old.

Since we revised our action response plan, our office is wellequipped to handle any emergency.

He began his ascent up the corporate ladder when he was veryyoung.

Which of the following words means events used as an example forsubsequent situations?

Precedence

Precedents

Which of the following words means unlawful?

Elicit

Illicit

Choose the best options to complete each of the followingsentences.

Kevin manages the CompuServe account; however,during his paternity leave, the management between meand Shannon.

If you at convincing EdoCorp to agree to meet, youwill have achieved your goal.