Set 1 ATI TEAS Spelling Practice Test
(50 Questions)
Choose the
correct answer A, B, C, or D
1. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Recieve
B. Receive
C. Receve
D. Receeve
2. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Definately
B. Definitely
C. Definitly
D. Definetely
3. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Seperate
B. Separate
C. Separate
D. Sepperate
4. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Accomodate
B. Acommodate
C. Accommodate
D. Accommadate
5. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Beginning
B. Begining
C. Begininng
D. Beggining
6. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Occurence
B. Occurrence
C. Ocurrence
D. Occurrance
7. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Priviledge
B. Privlege
C. Privilege
D. Previlege
8. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Necessary
B. Necesary
C. Neccessary
D. Nessesary
9. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Maintenence
B. Maintenance
C. Maintainance
D. Maintnance
10. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Recomended
B. Recommended
C. Reccommended
D. Recommanded
11. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Physician
B. Physcian
C. Phisician
D. Physitian
12. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Diagnosis
B. Diognosis
C. Diagnosys
D. Diaggnosis
13. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Prescription
B. Perscription
C. Prescribtion
D. Prescripshun
14. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Temperature
B. Temprature
C. Tempurature
D. Temparature
15. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Respiratory
B. Respiritory
C. Respiratery
D. Resperatory
16. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Happier
B. Happyer
C. Happierr
D. Hapyer
17. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Carried
B. Carryed
C. Caryed
D. Carryied
18. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Writing
B. Writeing
C. Writting
D. Writng
19. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Running
B. Runing
C. Runnig
D. Runeing
20. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Hopping
B. Hopingg
C. Hoppingg
D. Hopeing
21. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Belive
B. Beleive
C. Believe
D. Beleave
22. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Ceiling
B. Ceeling
C. Cieling
D. Ceilling
23. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Weird
B. Wierd
C. Weard
D. Weirdd
24. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Science
B. Sciense
C. Sceince
D. Scince
25. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Receiveing
B. Receiving
C. Recieving
D. Receving
26. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Boxes
B. Boxs
C. Boxez
D. Boxses
27. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Babies
B. Babys
C. Babyes
D. Babyes
28. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Toys
B. Toies
C. Toyes
D. Toys
29. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Knives
B. Knifes
C. Knifees
D. Knivs
30. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Leaves
B. Leafs
C. Leavs
D. Leafes
31. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Color
B. Colour
C. Colur
D. Collor
32. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Center
B. Centre
C. Centar
D. Centerr
33. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Analyze
B. Analyse
C. Analizee
D. Analyz
34. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Organize
B. Organise
C. Organnize
D. Organyze
35. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Honest
B. Honnest
C. Onest
D. Honnist
36. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Knife
B. Nife
C. Kniffe
D. Kniife
37. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Debt
B. Detb
C. Debtt
D. Debet
38. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Enough
B. Enouf
C. Enugh
D. Enouph
39. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Friend
B. Freind
C. Frend
D. Frieend
40. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Piece
B. Peice
C. Peece
D. Pieece
41. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Address
B. Adress
C. Addres
D. Adddress
42. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Committee
B. Commitee
C. Committe
D. Committie
43. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Tomorrow
B. Tommorow
C. Tomorow
D. Tommorrow
44. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Embarrass
B. Embarass
C. Embarass
D. Embarrass
45. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Calendar
B. Calender
C. Callendar
D. Calandar
46. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Business
B. Buisness
C. Busines
D. Bussiness
47. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Opportunity
B. Oppurtunity
C. Oportunity
D. Oppotunity
48. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Immediately
B. Immediatly
C. Imediately
D. Immedietly
49. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Laboratory
B. Labratory
C. Laboratry
D. Labortory
50. Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Medication
B. Medacation
C. Medicatoin
D. Medecation
ATI TEAS Spelling Practice Test
— Answers with Reasons
A quick note
before we jump in: Question 3 and 44 each contain duplicate correct
spellings in the options. That’s a test-writing glitch, not a spelling rule.
I’ll answer based on the correct spelling itself.
1. B. Receive
Reason: Follows the rule “i before e
except after c.”
2. B. Definitely
Reason: Correct spelling has -ite-,
not -ate-.
3. B (also C). Separate
Reason: Correct spelling is separate.
Common mistake: seperate.
4. C. Accommodate
Reason: Needs double c and double m.
5. A. Beginning
Reason: Final consonant doubles: begin →
beginning.
6. B. Occurrence
Reason: Correct spelling uses double c
and double r.
7. C. Privilege
Reason: No extra d.
8. A. Necessary
Reason: One c, two s.
Memory trick: A
shirt has one collar (c) and two sleeves (ss).
9. B. Maintenance
Reason: Correct ending is -tenance,
not -tainance.
10. B. Recommended
Reason: Needs double m.
recommend →
recommended
11. A. Physician
Reason: Correct medical spelling.
12. A. Diagnosis
Reason: Correct ending is -sis.
13. A. Prescription
Reason: Starts with pre-, not per-.
14. A. Temperature
Reason: Includes per, not pr.
15. A. Respiratory
Reason: Correct medical term.
16. A. Happier
Reason: consonant + y → change y to i
happy → happier
17. A. Carried
Reason: carry → carried
Change y to i before adding -ed
18. A. Writing
Reason: Drop silent e
write → writing
19. A. Running
Reason: Double final consonant
run → running
20. A. Hopping
Reason: Double final consonant
hop → hopping
21. C. Believe
Reason: Uses ie
22. A. Ceiling
Reason: After c, use ei
23. A. Weird
Reason: Exception to “i before e” rule.
24. A. Science
Reason: Correct spelling; another exception.
25. B. Receiving
Reason: Drop final e
receive →
receiving
26. A. Boxes
Reason: Add -es to nouns ending in x
27. A. Babies
Reason: consonant + y → ies
baby → babies
28. A. Toys
Reason: vowel + y → just add s
29. A. Knives
Reason: knife → knives
f → ves
30. A. Leaves
Reason: leaf → leaves
31. A. Color
Reason: American English spelling (used in ATI
TEAS)
32. A. Center
Reason: American spelling
British: centre
33. A. Analyze
Reason: American spelling uses -yze
34. A. Organize
Reason: American spelling uses -ize
35. A. Honest
Reason: Silent h
36. A. Knife
Reason: Silent k
37. A. Debt
Reason: Silent b
38. A. Enough
Reason: Standard spelling.
English decided
“enouf” would be too sensible.
39. A. Friend
Reason: Correct vowel order.
40. A. Piece
Reason: Uses ie
41. A. Address
Reason: Double d, double s
42. A. Committee
Reason: Double m, double t
43. A. Tomorrow
Reason: Double r
44. A (also D). Embarrass
Reason: Correct spelling has double r
and double s
45. A. Calendar
Reason: Correct spelling.
46. A. Business
Reason: Commonly misspelled word.
47. A. Opportunity
Reason: Correct vowel order.
48. A. Immediately
Reason: Double m, double l
49. A. Laboratory
Reason: Correct medical/academic spelling.
50. A. Medication
Reason: Correct healthcare spelling.
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