Spellings
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Study MaterialSample Questions – Spellings
Sample Questions on Spellings help candidates improve vocabulary strength, language accuracy, pronunciation understanding, and word recognition skills required for competitive examinations and professional communication.
These questions are commonly asked in:
- SSC Exams
- Banking Exams
- Railway Exams
- Insurance Exams
- UPSC & State PSC Exams
- CAT & MBA Entrance Exams
- Campus Placement Tests
Question 1
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Accomodation
(b) Accommodation
(c) Acommodation
(d) Accommudation
Answer: (b) Accommodation
Explanation:
The correct spelling contains double “c” and double “m”.
Question 2
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Enviroment
(b) Environment
(c) Envirnoment
(d) Enviornment
Answer: (b) Environment
Explanation:
The word contains “n” after “o”.
Question 3
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Goverment
(b) Government
(c) Governmant
(d) Government
Answer: (b) Government
Explanation:
The correct word contains “n” before “m”.
Question 4
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Seperate
(b) Separate
(c) Separete
(d) Seprate
Answer: (b) Separate
Explanation:
The correct spelling uses “a” after “p”.
Question 5
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Embarass
(b) Embarrass
(c) Embarrass
(d) Embaras
Answer: (c) Embarrass
Explanation:
The correct spelling contains double “r” and double “s”.
Question 6
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Occassion
(b) Ocassion
(c) Occasion
(d) Ocaision
Answer: (c) Occasion
Explanation:
The correct spelling contains double “c”.
Question 7
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Committee
(b) Commitee
(c) Committe
(d) Commite
Answer: (a) Committee
Explanation:
The word contains double “m”, double “t”, and double “e”.
Question 8
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Recieve
(b) Receive
(c) Receeve
(d) Receve
Answer: (b) Receive
Explanation:
“I before E except after C” rule applies here.
Question 9
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Beleive
(b) Believe
(c) Belive
(d) Beleave
Answer: (b) Believe
Explanation:
The correct spelling follows the “ie” pattern.
Question 10
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Pronounciation
(b) Pronunciation
(c) Pronunsiation
(d) Prononciation
Answer: (b) Pronunciation
Explanation:
The correct word is formed from “pronounce”.
Question 11
Identify the incorrectly spelled word.
(a) Beautiful
(b) Wonderful
(c) Succesful
(d) Important
Answer: (c) Succesful
Explanation:
Correct spelling is “Successful”.
Question 12
Identify the incorrectly spelled word.
(a) Necessary
(b) Temporary
(c) Definately
(d) Courageous
Answer: (c) Definately
Explanation:
Correct spelling is “Definitely”.
Question 13
Fill in the missing letters:
Acq__intance
(a) ue
(b) ui
(c) ua
(d) uu
Answer: (a) ue
Correct Word:
Acquaintance
Question 14
Fill in the missing letters:
Mill__nnium
(a) e
(b) a
(c) i
(d) o
Answer: (e) Millennium
Explanation:
The correct spelling is “Millennium”.
Question 15
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Privilege
(b) Priviledge
(c) Previlege
(d) Previledge
Answer: (a) Privilege
Explanation:
The correct spelling contains “lege”.
Question 16
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Discipline
(b) Discipline
(c) Discepline
(d) Disciplene
Answer: (a) Discipline
Explanation:
The correct word contains “pli”.
Question 17
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Existance
(b) Existence
(c) Existance
(d) Exsistence
Answer: (b) Existence
Explanation:
The correct spelling ends with “ence”.
Question 18
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Calender
(b) Calendar
(c) Callender
(d) Calandar
Answer: (b) Calendar
Explanation:
The correct spelling uses “ar” at the end.
Question 19
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Restaurant
(b) Resturant
(c) Restaraunt
(d) Restaurent
Answer: (a) Restaurant
Explanation:
The correct spelling contains “au”.
Question 20
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Independent
(b) Independant
(c) Independent
(d) Indepandent
Answer: (a) Independent
Explanation:
The correct word contains “ent”.
Advanced Level Questions
Question 21
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Conscience
(b) Consience
(c) Conscince
(d) Conshience
Answer: (a) Conscience
Question 22
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Miscellaneous
(b) Miscelaneous
(c) Miscelleneous
(d) Miscelenious
Answer: (a) Miscellaneous
Question 23
Choose the correctly spelled word.
(a) Questionnaire
(b) Questionaire
(c) Quesionnaire
(d) Questionnair
Answer: (a) Questionnaire
Most Commonly Misspelled Words
| Correct Spelling | Common Wrong Form |
|---|---|
| Accommodation | Accomodation |
| Separate | Seperate |
| Environment | Enviroment |
| Embarrass | Embarass |
| Definitely | Definately |
| Questionnaire | Questionaire |
Vocabulary Improvement Tips
- Read English newspapers daily.
- Maintain vocabulary notebook.
- Practice pronunciation carefully.
- Revise difficult spellings regularly.
- Write difficult words repeatedly.
- Solve spelling quizzes daily.
- Practice previous year questions.
Important Exam Tips
- Focus on silent letters.
- Observe double consonants carefully.
- Use spelling rules logically.
- Learn pronunciation patterns.
- Practice commonly misspelled words.
- Use elimination technique smartly.
- Read English content regularly.
Common Mistakes Students Make
- Ignoring silent letters.
- Missing double consonants.
- Confusing vowel placement.
- Mixing British and American spellings.
- Memorizing without understanding patterns.
- Ignoring pronunciation clues.
Regular practice of Spelling sample questions improves vocabulary strength, word recognition ability, writing accuracy, reading fluency, and overall performance in Verbal Ability and English language sections of competitive examinations.