English Language

Spelling and Odd One Out

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Spelling and odd one out questions require identifying correctly and incorrectly spelt words. These problems test orthographic standardization and vocabulary depth. This section is critical for English language proficiency in banking and administrative exams.

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Spelling and Odd One Out Questions

Multiple choice poetry reading comprehension english

Identify the rhyming words from the list given:
door, pour, more, four, snore 

  1. door, pour

  2. pour, more

  3. snore, door

  4. All the words rhyme
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All the words from the given list sound similar (and have similar phonetic transcriptions). Therefore, all the words rhyme with each other. Option D is the correct answer.

Multiple choice poetry reading comprehension english

Identify the rhyming words from the list given:
dazzle, puzzle, muscle, capable, reliable 

  1. dazzle, capable

  2. puzzle, muscle

  3. capable, puzzle

  4. muscle, reliable
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option A - 'Dazzle' ends with the sound 'zal' and 'capable' ends with the sound 'bal'. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option C - 'Capable' ends with the sound 'bal' and 'Puzzle' ends with the sound 'zal'. Thus option C is incorrect.
Option D - 'Muscle' ends with the sound 'szal' and 'reliable' ends with the sound 'bal'. Thus option D is incorrect.
Option B - 'Puzzle' ends with the sound 'zal' and 'Muscle' ends with the sound 'sal'. Thus option B is the correct answer.

Multiple choice apostrophe mark punctuation english

Among the following sentences, only one has all the apostrophes correctly placed. Identify that correct sentence.

  1. It's owners made Ted, the cat's life very comfortable.

  2. It's owners' made Ted, the cats life very comfortable.

  3. Its owners made Ted, the cat's life very comfortable.

  4. Its owners made Ted, the cats' life very comfortable.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
There is a difference between 'it's' and 'its'. 'Its' is the possessive form of it - meaning 'belonging to it' whereas, 'it's' is a shortened form of 'it is' or 'it has'.  Here we are talking about the cat's life as a possession, thus the usage of 'it's' will be incorrect. 
The second half of the sentence talks about only one cat, Ted. So, the usage of an apostrophe with the word cat is required.
Hence, Option C is the correct answer.
The other given Options do not fit the requirement of the sentence.
Multiple choice apostrophe mark punctuation english

Choose the options that use the apostrophe correctly to indicate possession:

  1. My wife's cooking is considered the best in the country.

  2. Greece has many beautiful island's.

  3. They own several splendid house's.

  4. The two boys' friendship has stood the test of time.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,D Correct answer
Explanation

Apostrophe is used to indicate possession. Apostrophe is used before 's' with singular nouns and after 's' with plural nouns. 
Option A: 'Wife' is a singular noun and 'cooking' is that of the 'wife', therefore 'wife's cooking' is correctly punctuated. 
Option B: 'Island' is marked with apostrophe followed by 's', but there is nothing mentioned that belongs to the island, therefore the use of apostrophe is not appropriate here. 
Option C: 'House' is marked with apostrophe followed by 's' but there is nothing mentioned that belongs to the house, therefore the use of apostrophe is not appropriate here either. 
Option D: 'Boys' is a plural noun and 'friendship' belongs to the two boys. Therefore, apostrophe is used appropriately here, ie. boys' friendship. 

Multiple choice apostrophe mark punctuation english

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word:
Its a beautiful day!

  1. It's

  2. Its'

  3. Its -

  4. NO CHANGE
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Apostrophe can be used to show that a letter or letter(s) is missing from a word. In the given sentence, apostrophe replaces the letter 'i', and the two words (It and Is) are joined to make one. Thus, option A is correct answer.

Multiple choice

Which name is capitalized properly?

  1. George w. Bush

  2. c.s. lewis

  3. Susan B. Anthony

  4. Samuel L. JacksoN
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Susan B. Anthony is a proper name and must be capitalized correctly. Option A fails to capitalize the middle initial, Option B fails to capitalize the name, and Option D has an extra capital letter at the end.

Multiple choice

The ____ is full of beautiful fish.

  1. seem

  2. see

  3. sae

  4. sea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The word "sea" refers to the large body of saltwater where fish live. "See" is a verb meaning to perceive with your eyes, and "seem" means to appear to be.

Multiple choice

pay

  1. payed - paid

  2. pay - paid

  3. payd - payd

  4. paid - paid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The verb pay is irregular. Both the past simple and past participle forms are paid.

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is not spelled according to etymological orthography?

  1. mathematics

  2. mathematician

  3. mathematical
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The word "mathematician" is derived from the Greek word "mathematikos", which was pronounced with a "k" sound. The spelling "mathematician" does not reflect this pronunciation.

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is not spelled according to etymological orthography?

  1. mathematics

  2. mathematician

  3. mathematical
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The word "mathematician" is derived from the Greek word "mathematikos", which was pronounced with a "k" sound. The spelling "mathematician" does not reflect this pronunciation.

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is spelled according to etymological orthography?

  1. astronomy

  2. astronomer

  3. astronomical
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The word "astronomy" is derived from the Greek words "astron", meaning "star", and "nomos", meaning "law". The spelling "astronomy" reflects these roots.

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

  1. embarassment

  2. embarrassment

  3. embarassment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'embarrassment' is spelled with two 'r's.