Spellings Practice Questions

Step 1: Check French root 'surveiller' (to watch over). Step 2: It requires 'Sur-' + '-veill-' (double 'l') + '-ance'. Step 3: Option A ('Surveillance') is the correct spelling.

Step 1: Check Latin root 'avarus' (greedy). Step 2: Standard spelling is A-V-A-R-I-C-E (with 'c', not 's'). Step 3: Option A ('Avarice') is the correctly spelt option.

Step 1: Check Latin root 'species' (appearance). Step 2: Combine 'Spec-' + '-ious' (S-P-E-C-I-O-U-S). Step 3: Option A ('Specious') is the correct spelling.

Step 1: Check the Anglo-French legal root 'abeiance' (gaping/expectation). Step 2: The prefix is 'abey-' followed by suffix '-ance' (not '-ence'). Step 3: Option A ('Abeyance') is the exact spelling.

Step 1: Trace the root: Latin 'punctum' (point) -> Italian 'puntiglio'. Step 2: In standard English, the spelling has a single 'l': P-U-N-C-T-I-L-I-O-U-S. Step 3: Option B ('Punctilious') is the correct form.