English Language

Spellings

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Spellings Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the correctly spelt word.

  1. Seperate

  2. Separate

  3. Separete

  4. Saperate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Separate is the correct spelling. A very common error is spelling it as seperate, but the middle syllable is par not per. The word comes from Latin separare meaning to apart.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the correctly spelt word.

  1. Ceiling

  2. Cealing

  3. Ceeling

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

Ceiling is the correct spelling. It comes from the verb to ceil meaning to cover or line the roof of a building. The EI digraph is proper here, unlike ceiling which is incorrect.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the correctly spelt word.

  1. Parliment

  2. Parlament

  3. Parliament

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

Parliament is the correct spelling. The word contains ia in the middle syllable, reflecting its Latin origin. Common misspellings include parliment and parlament which drop the i.

Multiple choice

Find the correctly spelt word.

  1. collecttable

  2. collectibel

  3. collectible

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

The correct spelling is 'collectible' (US English). Both 'collectible' and 'collectable' (UK English) are acceptable, but 'collectible' is the standard American spelling and the option provided.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). 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 letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and are also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., 'All correct' as your answer.

The air-hostesses (A) and the Cavin (B)-Crew extended (C) all the courtesy (D) and help to me. All correct. (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The word "Cavin-Crew" is inappropriate - it should be "Cabin-Crew" which refers to the aircraft staff including flight attendants. "Hostesses", "extended", and "courtesy" are all correctly spelled and appropriately used in the sentence context.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). 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 letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and are also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E), i.e. ‘All correct’ as your answer.

Success (A) depends to a grate (B) extent (C) on what you do with your ideas, talents (D) or gifts. All correct. (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Grate is mispelled. It should be spelled "great".

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). 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 letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and are also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E), i.e. ‘All correct’ as your answer.

A country-wide campaign (A) needs to be lounched (B) to build public opinion (C) and the erring (D) employer of children needs to be punished. (E) All correct

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Replace 'lounched' by 'launched'.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). 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 letter of that word is your answer. If all are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., 'All correct' as your answer.

There are scholars (A) who would not like to limit democracy (B) only to the form of government, (C) kind of state and political aspects (D) of the individual. All correct. (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The word "democracy" is inappropriate in this context because the sentence discusses limiting democracy only to government form, but the parallel structure requires "kind of state" to complete the comparison properly. The comma after "government" creates a grammatical break that makes "democracy" the odd element out.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). 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 letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and are also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., 'All correct' as your answer.

I had also heard (A) a lot about domestic (B) servants kidnaping (C) the children for ransom. (D) All correct. (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The word "kidnaping" is misspelled - the correct spelling is "kidnapping" with a double "p". This is a standard spelling rule where verbs ending in consonant-vowel-consonant pattern double the final consonant before adding "-ing". "Heard", "domestic", and "ransom" are all correctly spelled.