English Language

Spelling and Odd One Out

84 Questions

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

Directions: The following word is spelt in four different ways. Pick out the correctly spelt word.

  1. Psychology

  2. Psychalogy

  3. Psycology

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

The correct spelling is 'Psychology' starting with 'ps'. This is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Option B writes 'Psychalogy' (wrong ending), C has 'Psycology' (missing 'h'), and D misses the 'p' entirely (Sychology). The 'ps' comes from Greek, like in psychedelic and psalm.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following word is spelt in four different ways. Pick out the correctly spelt word.

  1. Parallel

  2. Paralel

  3. Parralell

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

The correct spelling is 'Parallel' with double 'l' but single 'r'. This adjective means side by side and having the same distance between them. Option B is 'Paralel' (one 'l'), C doubles both letters (Parralell), and D is 'Parellel'. Remember: parallel is like channel and cancel.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following word is spelt in four different ways. Pick out the correctly spelt word.

  1. Unparalelled

  2. Unparelled

  3. Unparalleled

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

The correct spelling is 'Unparalleled' with double 'l' but single 'r' in the middle. This adjective means having no equal or better. Option A writes 'Unparalelled' (one 'l', two 'r's), B is 'Unparelled', and D has 'Unparallelled' (double 'r'). Remember: it's un- + parallel + -ed.

Multiple choice

Directions: The given question has some words that have a group of common letters. Study the words and select the correct meaning for the group of letters that are common.

Study the following words: Insomnia, Insomniac, Somnambulist, Somnolent What does the common part “somn” mean?

  1. Sleep

  2. Night

  3. Rest

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

The Latin root 'somn' means sleep, which appears in all four words: Insomnia (inability to sleep), Insomniac (someone with insomnia), Somnambulist (sleepwalker), and Somnolent (sleepy or drowsy). Understanding common etymological roots helps decode unfamiliar words by recognizing shared meaning components across related terms.

Multiple choice

Which cluster has all the words that belong to the headword ‘stock’?

  1. Uncommon, dairy, bear, market, merchandise

  2. Breed, inventory, bearish, abnormal, rare

  3. Reputation, confidence, standard, investment, cattle

  4. Commonplace, overused, extraordinary, store, commodity

  5. Family tree, equity, abnormal, choice, hoard
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

All of these words belong to the headword stock. The word stock can mean personal reputation or status. It can also mean confidence. To put stock in a statement is to have confidence in it. If a person’s stock is rising, his reputation is increasing. The relationship between stock and investment is obvious. Stock can also refer to animals raised on a farm.

Multiple choice

Which cluster has all the words that belong to the headword ‘labour’?

  1. Occupation, craft, trading, pursuit, lethargy

  2. Sweat, grind, pains, blue, push

  3. Management, fun, pleasure, activity, vocation

  4. Project, undertaking, drive, union, capital

  5. Create, develop, stress, activity, entertainment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

All of these words are associated with the word labour. The relationship between sweat and labour is obvious. When people work (or labour), they sweat. The term daily grind is used to refer to a person’s everyday work routine. To take great pains is to make a great effort to do something. Pushing involves some labour. The term blue collar is used to refer to people performing labourious tasks.

Multiple choice

Which cluster has all the words that belong to the headword ‘toll’?

  1. Bell, casualties, tax, loss, sound

  2. Loss, penalty, expense, price, free

  3. Damage, figure, expenditure, duty, silence

  4. Profit, service, damage, wellness, pleasure

  5. Duty, tax, levy, prize, bridge
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Toll can mean ‘ring out’ and that makes it synonymous with the words bell, sound, call, etc. Remember the phrase ‘for whom the bell tolls?’ Death toll means the number of people who died in an accident or something. Since the word casualties also means more or less the same, toll can be considered synonymous with casualties. Toll is the fee you pay for using a service. All of these words belong to the headword toll.

Multiple choice

Which cluster has all the words that belong to the headword ‘drop’?

  1. Mention, leave, unload, fall, cut

  2. Hire, pick, water, eliminate, miss out

  3. Refer, hint, suggest, jilt, claim

  4. Slump, increment, fall, quit, kick

  5. Introduce, say, adopt, depart, leave
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

All of these words are associated with drop. Drop can mean ‘mention’. To drop an idea is to say or mention it. To drop someone at the airport is to leave him there. As a noun drop means ‘fall’, ‘cut’, ‘decrement’, ‘reduction’ and similar ideas.