Frequently Misspelled Words 18

This quiz features 10 words that are surprisingly hard to spell, each linked to a clue.

A prompt like opulence, oppression, or part of a table sets you up to write the right word.

The toughest here is rhythm, which gets by with no standard vowels at all. The single y does the work that a, e, i, o, u usually handle, which is why so many people freeze halfway through it. A common memory trick reads it as rhythm helps your two hips move, one word per letter.

Recommended level: intermediate.