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Brits are being challenged to pass this fiendishly tricky spelling and grammar test – can you get full marks?

IF you aced English at school and frequently got full marks in the spelling bee, this quiz is right up your street.

Brits are being challenged to try and get 100 per cent on this test, and it’s not for the faint-hearted.

See how many spellings you can get right in this fiendish quiz
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See how many spellings you can get right in this fiendish quizCredit: Getty Images - Getty

There are 15 questions to get through based around tricky spellings, grammar and conjugation. 

The test was originally shared on , with the creator, Cody Cross, claiming you need to have an IQ of 145 to get full marks. 

He said: "Grammar skills are inherently connected to intelligence, so take this tricky grammar quiz to find out how smart you really are. You might be surprised, as most people are. Let's go!"

If you wanted to double check (but not cheat) we’ve included the answers at the bottom. 

1. If you are awake you are?

A. Conscience

B. Conscious 

2. Once she saw the escape X, she was gone. 

A. Root

B. Route

3. Her motto is ‘X words and more action’. 

A. Less 

B. Fewer 

4. A fundamental rule or belief is...

A. Principle

B. Principal 

5. The study of space is…

A. Astronomy

B. Astrology 

6. Our wages X actually gone up. 

A. Have 

B. Has

7. If I X you, I wouldn’t stay. 

A. Was

B. Were

8. A group of musical notes is a…

A. Cord

B. Chord 

9. Everyone at the office X getting sick. 

A. Is

B. Are 

10. If you are writing a note, use…

A. Stationary

B. Stationery 

11. A signal for action is a…

A. Queue

B. Cue

12. If you don’t win you…

A. Loose

B. Lose

13. To break or to violate is to…

A. Breach

B. Breech

14. To operate a bicycle, place you feet on the…

A. Petals

B. Pedals

C. Peddles 

15. To store things is to ...

A. Horde

B. Hoard

c. Hoarde

Spelling quiz answers

  1. B
  2. B
  3. B
  4. A
  5. A
  6. A
  7. B
  8. B
  9. A
  10. B
  11. B
  12. B
  13. A
  14. B
  15. B

Plus Brits are challenged to pass ‘impossible’ citizenship test – so would be able to get full marks?

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