Frequently Misspelled Words

This spelling quiz hands you a short clue and asks you to spell the tricky word it points to, with 10 to get through.

A hint might be a melon, a military rank, or a second-year student, and your job is to write out the word that people so often get wrong.

One to watch is sergeant. It sounds like "sarjent," yet it is spelled with ser at the front and geant at the end, a mismatch between sound and spelling that catches almost everyone off guard the first time.

Recommended level: intermediate.