English Language

Spellings

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Spellings Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5) i. e. 'All correct' as your answer.

Such a situation (1) is neither feasable (2) nor desirable (3) in a democratic country like ours. (4) All correct (5)

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'feasable' in position (2) is misspelled - the correct spelling is 'feasible'. The other bold words are correct: 'situation' is properly spelled, 'desirable' is correct, and 'ours' is appropriate. This is a straightforward spelling error question.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5) i. e. 'All correct' as your answer.

The gradual (1) withdrawl (2) of such safety (3) mechanisims (4) will affect small and medium industries the most. All correct (5)

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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D Correct answer
Multiple choice

Directions: Find the word which has been spelled correctly.

  1. Akin

  2. Aleke

  3. Companian

  4. Simer
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option (2) 'aleke' is incorrect as its is 'alike'. In option (3) 'companian' is 'companion'. In option (4), the term required is 'simmer' not 'simer'. Only option (1) 'akin' is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: Find the word which has been spelled correctly.

  1. Cancel

  2. Buly

  3. Coarce

  4. Impell

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Incorrect spellings are of option (2) 'buly' as 'bully', option (3) 'coarce' as 'coarse' and option (4) 'impell' as 'impel' The spelling of word 'cancel' as given in option (1) is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: Find the word which has been spelled correctly.

  1. Populece

  2. Publec

  3. Harmonious

  4. Buldoze

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) 'populece' should be written as 'populace'. In option (2) 'publec' is incorrect as it is 'public'. In option (4), instead of single 'l' one should use double 'll' to mark word 'bulldoze'. Option (3) 'harmonious' is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: Find the word which has been spelled correctly.

  1. Balance

  2. Brewbeat

  3. Beatefic

  4. Urgant

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Incorrect spellings are: Option (2) - 'browbeat' instead of 'brewbeat' Option (3) - 'beatific' instead of 'beatefic' Option (4) - 'urgent' instead of 'urgant'

Thus, only option (1) is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: Find the word which has been spelled correctly.

  1. Asociatiol

  2. Busines

  3. Calers

  4. Tantamount

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) 'asociatiol' forms no relevant word. In option (2), instead of 'busines', you should use 'business'. In option (3), instead of 'calers', use 'callers'. In option (4), 'tantamount' is correctly spelled.

Multiple choice

Find the correctly spelled word.

  1. Questionaire

  2. Questionnaire

  3. Questionare

  4. Questionarie
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Questionnaire is the correct spelling. It follows the French-derived spelling pattern where 'double n' appears before the 'aire' suffix. The other options are incorrect: Questionaire (missing one 'n'), Questionare (missing 'i' after 'n'), and Questionarie (wrong ending).

Multiple choice

Find the correctly spelt word.

  1. Mischievous

  2. Mischevious

  3. Mischivious

  4. Mischiiveous
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Mischievous is the correct spelling, derived from mischief with the suffix -ous. The common misspellings incorrectly insert an 'i' after 'v' or change the vowel pattern. Remember: mischief + -ous = mischievous, maintaining the original i-e pattern without adding extra letters.

Multiple choice

Find the correctly spelt word.

  1. Apparant

  2. Apparent

  3. Aparrent

  4. Aparant
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is 'apparent' with two p's and one 'a' between the n and t. Option B is correct. The other options have incorrect letter placement or quantity.

Multiple choice

Find the correctly spelt word.

  1. Conscientious

  2. Conscientitious

  3. Consentious

  4. Conscientiuous
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A Correct answer
Explanation

'Conscientious' is the correct spelling of the word meaning showing care, diligence, and thoroughness in one's work. Option B incorrectly adds an extra 't' (Conscientitious), C lacks 'cien' (Consentious), and D has 'ou' instead of 'iou' (Conscientiuous).