Spellings Practice Questions

Step 1: Check Greek root 'nausia' (seasickness, from naus = ship). Step 2: English spelling is N-A-U-S-E-A. Step 3: Option A ('Nausea') represents the correct spelling.

Step 1: Trace Greek root 'katalysis' (dissolution). Step 2: Suffix uses 'y': C-A-T-A-L-Y-S-T. Step 3: Option A ('Catalyst') is the correct spelling.

Step 1: Trace the Latin root 'sub-' + 'rapere' (snatched secretly). Step 2: Assimilation creates double 'r' ('surr-'), single 'p' ('-ep-'), and suffix '-tious'. Step 3: Option A ('Surreptitious') is the correct spelling.

Step 1: Trace the Latin root 'inveteratus' (aged/long-standing). Step 2: Prefix 'In-' + 'veter-' + suffix '-ate': I-N-V-E-T-E-R-A-T-E. Step 3: Option A ('Inveterate') is the accurate spelling.

Step 1: Trace the Latin root 'ex-' (out of) + 'culpa' (guilt/fault). Step 2: Combine to form E-X-C-U-L-P-A-T-E. Step 3: Option A ('Exculpate') represents the correct spelling.