Question

Select the correctly spelt sentence.

• A. She was excited to receive a surprise gift from her friend on her birthday.
• B. She was excited to recieve a surprize gift from her friend on her birthday.
• C. She was exicited to recieve a surprize gift from her freind on her birthday.
• D. She was exicited to recieve a surprise gift from her friend on her birthday.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. She was excited to receive a surprise gift from her friend on her birthday.

• This tests three common traps: Excited: Not "exicited." Receive: Remember the rule: "I before E, except after C." Surprise: It is spelled with two 's' sounds but written with an 's' and a 'p'.