Verbal tests
Note that in these verbal tests there are no words that have different UK and US spellings – this would add to the confusion. However, you would need to bear the differences in mind if you were taking an entrance test for a US college or business, or if you end up working for a company that has adopted US spelling.
Spelling
There are hundreds of thousands of words that could be put into a spelling test, but the samples below are those that you are more likely to use or encounter in work and business settings.
Verbal test 1
Look at the following two columns of words and underline those that you think are spelt incorrectly.
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