TOEFL iBT Spelling 2:

Now try these exercises. Choose the sentence that contains the American English spelling.

Exercise 1:

(A) We like to see performances at the theatre.

(B) We like to see performances at the theater.

Exercise 2:

(A) He is leveling the shelf he has just put up on the wall.

(B) He is levelling the shelf he has just put up on the wall.

Exercise 3:

(A) You could order some new clothes from that catalogue.

(B) You could order some new clothes from that catalog.

Exercise 4:

(A) It will take many hours of labor to complete the project.

(B) It will take many hours of labour to complete the project.

Exercise 5:

(A) You will need to initialise that software in order to use it.

(B) You will need to initialize that software in order to use it.


Here are the correct answers:

Exercise 1:

(B) We like to see performances at the theater.

Exercise 2:

(A) He is leveling the shelf he has just put up on the wall.

Exercise 3:

(B) You could order some new clothes from that catalog.

Exercise 4:

(A) It will take many hours of labor to complete the project.

Exercise 5:

(B) You will need to initialize that software in order to use it.