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HSPT Language Skills

HSPT Language Skills Question of the Day

Practice HSPT Language Skills with the production-style question-of-the-day selection for this public URL.

Question 1

Identify which one of the following sentences contains a spelling error. Select “No Errors” if none of the sentences contains a spelling error.

  1. It’s a good thing that Fred recieved the package before he left on his trip.
  2. The library had so many books that it had to add more shelves.
  3. Our neighbor decided to plant potatoes in his vegetable garden this summer.
  4. No Errors
Explanation: The sentence that contains the spelling error is "It’s a good thing that Fred recieved the package before he left on his trip." The misspelled word is "received." It should be spelled "received." Remembering the phrase "'I' before 'E' except after 'C'" can help you avoid errors like this in the future!