CBSE Class 8 English Often Misspelled Words Worksheet

Some words do not follow basic spelling rules. This can make them hard to spell. One way to learn how to spell difficult words is to make a personal word list. List the words that you find especially difficult or that you often misspell.

Study the correct spellings. Use these words in your writing to remember how to spell them.

Exercise 1 Underline the word in parentheses that is spelled correctly.

Brad could become a famous (athelete, athlete) someday.

1. Julia will (recommend, reccommend) a song for the celebration.

2. The Mayfield Middle School soccer team (garantees, guarantees) a victory in tomorrow’s game.

3. Our school (chior, choir) practices three times a week.

4. Tanya found it difficult to choose a video because the store had such a wide (variety, vareity).

5. Steve and Jose ate lunch in the (cafiteria, cafeteria).

6. We are waiting for the committee to announce (definite, defanite) plans.

7. Mrs. Kwan introduced her (niece, neice) to the class.

8. Have you filled out your (skedule, schedule) for next semester yet?

9. Margaret painted a picture of a (beatiful, beautiful) sunset while on vacation in South Carolina.

10. The well-known scientist gave us a tour of her (labertory, laboratory).

11. Mom was (truely, truly) pleased with the birthday present.

12. Randy had several books to return to the (libary, library).

13. I hope Billy doesn’t do anything to (embarass, embarrass) me.

14. Katrina is going to read her (original, orignal) story to us.

15. The festival will begin at twelve o’clock (Wednesday, Wenesday).

16. Todd’s (abcense, absence) made it impossible for us to rehearse the play

17. According to the weather forecaster, it will (probably, probablely) rain tomorrow.

18. The entire family is going to Little Rock to see Uncle Luigi, who will be (fourty, forty) years old this Saturday.

19. Jake saw a (humerous, humorous) program on television.

20. Rachel and Joan have (similar, simaler) taste in clothing.

Exercise 2 Complete each word by filling in the missing letters.

accident ..a...  ..L.... ly (happening by accident)

1. traff .....  ...... (movement of cars along a road)

2. de .....  ...... end (to go from a higher place to a lower one)

3. rest .....  ...... rant (a place where people eat)

4. us .....  ...... lly (most of the time)

5. for .....  ...... gn (outside one’s own country)

6. ne .....  e ...... sary (needed; required)

7. perm  .....  n ...... nt (lasting; without change)

8. gramm ..... r (the study of words and sentences)

9. advi .....  ...... i (a person who gives information or recommendations)

10. n .....  ...... ghborhood (the area in which one lives)

11. jew .....  ...... ry (rings, bracelets, necklaces)

12. li .....  en ...... e (a permit to do something)

13. bus .....  n ...... ss (a company or type of work)

14. immed .....  ...... te (right away; now)

15. h .....  ...... ght (the distance from the bottom to the top of something)

16. te .....  ...... nology (new knowledge or a new way of doing something)

17. rec .....  ...... nize (to know or be familiar with)

18. sep.....  ...... te (distinct; apart)

19. ball .....  ...... (a classical dance)

20. gove .....  ...... ment (an organization formed to run a country)