diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py
index 1ac34eb..8fe24c7 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_trusts.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 
     @test.idempotent_id('3e48f95d-e660-4fa9-85e0-5a3d85594384')
     def test_trust_expire_invalid(self):
-        # Test case to check we can check an invlaid expiry time
+        # Test case to check we can check an invalid expiry time
         # is rejected with the correct error
         # with an expiry specified
         expires_str = 'bad.123Z'
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index e32d401..2a06120 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@
         # with identity v2
         if CONF.identity_feature_enabled.api_v2 and \
                 CONF.identity.auth_version == 'v2':
-            # EC2 and S3 clients, if used, will check onfigured AWS credentials
-            # and generate new ones if needed
+            # EC2 and S3 clients, if used, will check configured AWS
+            # credentials and generate new ones if needed
             self.ec2api_client = botoclients.APIClientEC2(self.identity_client)
             self.s3_client = botoclients.ObjectClientS3(self.identity_client)
 
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
index 30fb38c..aef42be 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
     def check_telemetry(self):
         """Check that ceilometer provides a sane sample.
 
-        Confirm that there are more than one sample and that they have the
+        Confirm that there is more than one sample and that they have the
         expected metadata.
 
         If in check mode confirm that the oldest sample available is from
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@
 
         response = _get_image_by_name(client, image['name'])
         if not response:
-            LOG.info("Image '%s' does not exists" % image['name'])
+            LOG.info("Image '%s' does not exist" % image['name'])
             continue
         client.images.delete_image(response['id'])
 
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@
         # only create a network if the name isn't here
         body = client.networks.list_networks()
         if any(item['name'] == network['name'] for item in body['networks']):
-            LOG.warning("Dupplicated network name: %s" % network['name'])
+            LOG.warning("Duplicated network name: %s" % network['name'])
             continue
 
         client.networks.create_network(name=network['name'])
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@
         # only create a router if the name isn't here
         body = client.networks.list_routers()
         if any(item['name'] == router['name'] for item in body['routers']):
-            LOG.warning("Dupplicated router name: %s" % router['name'])
+            LOG.warning("Duplicated router name: %s" % router['name'])
             continue
 
         client.networks.create_router(router['name'])
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@
             # connect routers to their subnets
             client.networks.add_router_interface_with_subnet_id(router_id,
                                                                 subnet_id)
-        # connect routers to exteral network if set to "gateway"
+        # connect routers to external network if set to "gateway"
         if router['gateway']:
             if CONF.network.public_network_id:
                 ext_net = CONF.network.public_network_id
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@
             server['name'], image_id, flavor_id, **kwargs)
         server_id = body['id']
         client.servers.wait_for_server_status(server_id, 'ACTIVE')
-        # create to security group(s) after server spawning
+        # create security group(s) after server spawning
         for secgroup in server['secgroups']:
             client.servers.add_security_group(server_id, secgroup)
         if CONF.compute.use_floatingip_for_ssh:
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@
 def create_resources():
     LOG.info("Creating Resources")
     # first create keystone level resources, and we need to be admin
-    # for those.
+    # for this.
     create_tenants(RES['tenants'])
     create_users(RES['users'])
     collect_users(RES['users'])
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@
     create_volumes(RES['volumes'])
 
     # Only attempt attaching the volumes if servers are defined in the
-    # resourcefile
+    # resource file
     if 'servers' in RES:
         create_servers(RES['servers'])
         attach_volumes(RES['volumes'])
diff --git a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py
index 0e0141f..c89985c 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
         if not self.new_server:
             self.new_server_ops()
 
-    # now we just test is number of partition increased or decrised
+    # now we just test that the number of partitions has increased or decreased
     def part_wait(self, num_match):
         def _part_state():
             self.partitions = self.remote_client.get_partitions().split('\n')
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
         self.manager.volumes_client.wait_for_volume_status(self.volume['id'],
                                                            'available')
         if self.enable_ssh_verify:
-            self.logger.info("Scanning for block device disapperance on %s"
+            self.logger.info("Scanning for block device disappearance on %s"
                              % self.server_id)
             self.part_wait(self.detach_match_count)
         if self.new_volume: