English Language

Spellings

1,738 Questions
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Spellings Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

  1. Drunkenness

  2. Drunkeness

  3. Dronkenness

  4. Drunckenness
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is 'drunkenness', which keeps the double 'n' from 'drunken' and adds the suffix '-ness'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the correct spelling of 'satisfide'?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.
The economic development of every state largely (1) depends on how its energy requirements are satisfide (2). Not a single branch (3) of modern material production can do (4) without energy. Fuel and power are crucial (5) for overall scientific and technological progress. As a matter of fact, per capita (6) fuel–and–energy consumption (in particular, that of electric power) is one of the basic indicators (7) of this progress. Such key (8) areas as electrification, mechanisation and automation require an increasing amount of electric power.

  1. satesfide

  2. satisfyied

  3. satisfied

  4. satisfyed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spellings are 'satisfied'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the correct spelling of 'pureifys'?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The Hydrosphere is an imaginary (1) sphere. However, its importance is not imaginary. The hydrosphere contains all the water that is above, below, or upon the surface of the earth. It also includes (2) the water inside plants and animals. The larger part of the earth's hydrosphere is salt water. The water cycle pureifys (3) the atmosphere and surface water by removing (4) pollutants. It (5) supplies usable water to living things on land. It does so by purifying the saltwater of the oceans and by turning (6) it into fresh water. All life thus depends upon an "active hydrosphere." That means an intact or undamaged hydrosphere with a running (7) water cycle. Since all living things use water inside their bodies, an active hydrosphere and life travel hand in hand (8).

  1. purefies

  2. purifys

  3. purifies

  4. puriefys
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spellings are 'purifies'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. Having convinced herself about the futility of any strict regimen, B. she ignored the suggestion that she should get more exercise. C. Coming out of the departmental store, my pocket was picked. D. Between him and me, E. neither is to blame for the mishap.

  1. B and E

  2. B and C

  3. A, B and C

  4. A, D and E
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(4) B suffers from the error of importance. If the modifying clause emphasizes the importance of an action, the modified clause does not include the auxiliary. Delete 'should'. C: Error of modifier. If the modifying clause does not have a subject, the modified clause should begin with the subject. The correct usage: “I found my pocket picked”.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. Regardless of personal beliefs,

B. you have the responsibility to report the facts as impartially as possible.

C. There's nothing more for me to say.

D. Undergraduates, as well as us graduate students,

E. are at the low end of the academic totem pole.

  1. A, B and E

  2. B, C and E

  3. A and B

  4. C and D
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

(2) A is incomplete in the absence of possessive pronoun 'your'.

D ought to use subjective pronoun “we graduates” (are at the).

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. The glass tube in a fluorescent lamp contains mercury vapor under low pressure.

B. He told his boss to pardon him for what he said.

C. Could I join you and contribute my mite for timely completion of the much delayed project?

D. The student advisor recommended that she studies

E. more English before enrolling at the university.

  1. A, C and E

  2. B and C

  3. A and B

  4. C, D and E
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(1) B: There are two errors here. 'Told' needs to be replaced by 'asked'. The pardon comes later. The offence came earlier. So we ought to use simple past for 'asked/told', past perfect (had) for 'said'.

D: Error of importance. The correct usage “that she study”.