Free 11+ English practice question: Spot the misspelled word
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Exactly one of the five marked words is spelled wrongly. Which one?
The village hall committeeA met on a wet Thursday to plan the summer fair, and every member had committedB to running a stall. Mr Okafor was embarrassedC to admit that he had already mislaid the raffle tickets, but he promised that the drumming band's rhythmD would still open the afternoon. In the minutes, Mrs Patel wrote that the group's committmentE to the fair was as strong as ever.
💡 Hints
A final consonant can only double in front of a suffix that begins with a vowel:
Root
Suffix
Starts with
Result
forget
-ing
a vowel
forgetting
forget
-ful
a consonant
forgetful
equip
-ed
a vowel
equipped
equip
-ment
a consonant
equipment
The same root can double in one word and not in another. Four of the marked words simply look odd; only one breaks a rule.
🗝️ Does the ending start with a vowel?
A final consonant doubles only before an ending beginning with a vowel.
Before '-ment' the root stays unchanged: equip → equipment.
1
'committee', 'embarrassed' and 'rhythm' look odd but are all correct.
2
'committed' doubles the t because '-ed' begins with a vowel ✓
3
'-ment' begins with a consonant, so 'commitment' keeps one t ✗
🎉 Answer: E. 'committment' should be spelled 'commitment'.
✅ Written correctly
In the minutes, Mrs Patel wrote that the group's commitment to the fair was as strong as ever.
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