Only One Is a Word: A Quiz on 25 Commonly Misspelled Words

Our first Quiz on 25 Commonly Misspelled Words was based in part on the entries in The 200 Most Commonly Misspelled Words in English. In this follow-up quiz, you may find that some of the words are a little less common and a bit more challenging.

Directions:
In each of the following pairs, only one is a word; the other is a common misspelling of that word. Guided by the brief definition, see if you can identify the correctly spelled word in each set.

Correct answers appear on page two.

(a) amature (b) amateur
A person who engages in a pursuit as a pastime rather than as a profession.
(a) apparant (b) apparent
Clear, actual, or visible.
(a) atheist (b) athiest
One who denies the existence of a deity.
(a) bouyant (b) buoyant
Capable of floating.
(a) cemetery (b) cematary
Graveyard.
(a) concensus (b) consensus
General agreement.
(a) dialate (b) dilate
To enlarge or expand.
(a) fiery (b) firey
Burning, glowing, volatile.
(a) foresee (b) forsee
To know beforehand.
(a) guarentee (b) guarantee
An assurance for the fulfillment of a condition.
(a) guidance (b) guidence
The act of leading or directing.
(a) lambaste (b) lamblast
To assault violently or attack verbally.
(a) libary (b) library
A place in which books and other materials are kept for use.
(a) miniature (b) minature
Something small or on a reduced scale.
(a) mischievious (b) mischievous
Naughty, troublesome, irritating.
(a) neice (b) niece
Daughter of one's brother or sister.
(a) playwright (b) playwrite
A person who writes plays.

(a) portray (b) protray
To make a picture or describe in words.
(a) relevant (b) revelant
Having some bearing on the matter at hand.
(a) roomate (b) roommate
One of two or more persons sharing a living quarters.
(a) separate (b) seperate
To set or keep apart.
(a) sheriff (b) sherrif
An administrative official or an officer of the law.
(a) supremacist (b) supremist
One who believes that a particular group is superior.
(a) valuble (b) valuable
Having monetary worth or desirable qualities.
(a) visable (b) visible
Capable of being seen.