Multiple choice quiz features tricky words people often get wrong

Can YOU pass this English quiz for 15-year-olds? Multiple choice challenge made for secondary school pupils will put your knowledge of spelling and grammar to the test

  • An challenging new spelling quiz will put your English skills to the test 
  • Posted on US trivia site Playbuzz, challenge poses 15 multiple choice questions 
  • Many have struggled to achieve a perfect score – but, how good is your spelling? 

A tricky new multiple choice quiz will put your spelling and grammar skills to the test. 

The challenge tasks players with identifying which of the two spellings are correct in 10 different sentences. 

Michael Rodgers, who is known for creating notoriously difficult quizzes, shared the literacy test on US-trivia website Playbuzz. 

It was originally designed for secondary school pupils aged 14-15 but will still make you think.   

Scroll down to take the test and check your answers at the bottom – but no cheating!   

A tricky new multiple choice quiz created by US-Playbuzz quiz creator Michael Rodgers will put your spelling and grammar skills to the test. Stock image

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ANSWERS 

1. Stationary

2. Loose

3. Principal

4. Breathe

5. Break

6. Capital

7. Foreword 

8. Envelope 

9. Compliment

10. Elicit 

11. Dual

12. Uninterested

13. Discreet 

14. Cue 

15. Aisles

16. Climatic 

17. Breach 

18. Chord 

19. Aural

20. Altar