Spellings: Verbal Ability Questions and Answers
Spelling Correction is an important topic that needs to be practiced well for the verbal ability section of the competitive exams.
Following is the practice set of questions for spelling correction. It is quite an easy topic if you have correct knowledge of English Vocabulary. It is a scoring topic for examinations which will help in clearing the English section of the competitive exams. Spelling Correction usually holds a major section of verbal ability exam.
Sample Questions on Spelling Correction
Directions (1-10): Following are the questions having the group of words. You have to choose the correctly spelt word.
Question 1.
a) Millennium
b) Millinium
c) Milennium
d) Millenium
e) Mllenum
Answer: Option a
The correct spelling from the group of words is the millennium. The meaning of the word is a period of 1000 years.
Question 2.
a) Hierarchy
b) Hieraarchy
c) Hieriarchy
d) Hierache
e) Herarchy
Answer: Option a
The correct spelling from the group of words is hierarchy. The meaning of the word is that has many levels from the lowest to the highest.
Question 3.
a) Atheist
b) Athest
c) Athist
d) Atheit
e) Aheist
Answer: Option a
The correct spelling for the word is atheist. Someone who does not believe in gods is an atheist.
Question 4.
a) Priveledge
b) Privilidge
c) Privilege
d) priviledge
e) Privlege
Answer: Option c
The correct spelling for the word is privilege. The meaning of this word is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has.
Question 5.
a) Playrite
b) Playright
c) Playwrite
d) Playwright
e) Plaright
Answer: Option d
The correct spelling for the word is playwright. The meaning of the word is a person who writes plays for the theatre, television or radio.
Question 6.
a) Exaggearate
b) Exaggerate
c) Exagjerate
d) Exajerate
e) Exajjerate
Answer: Option b
The correct spelling for the word is exaggerate. The meaning of the word is to make someone or something larger or smaller or nothing.
Question 7.
a) Compitend
b) Competent
c) Compitent
d) Compentent
e) Comptent
Answer: Option b
The correct spelling for the word is Competent. The meaning of the word is having the skill or ability to do something.
Question 8.
a) Inconvenice
b) Inconvenience
c) Inconvinence
d) Inconvenince
e) None of the above
Answer: Option b
The correct spelling for the word is inconvenience. The meaning of the word is trouble or difficulty.
Question 9.
a) Enterpeneur
b) Entrepreneur
c) Entreprneeur
d) Enterpeneur
e) Entreprenuer
Answer: Option b
The correct spelling for the word is entrepreneur. The meaning of the word is a person who makes money by starting or running a business.
Question 10.
a) Acquatance
b) Acquaintence
c) Acquaintance
d) Acquantance
e) Aquantaince
Answer: Option c
The correct spelling for the word is Acquaintance. The meaning of the word is person that you know is not a close friend.
Directions (11-20) : Here in the following Questions group of words is given. We have to pick the correctly spelt word
Question 11.
a) Efficient
b) Treatmeant
c) Beterment
d) Benficial
e) Employd
Answer: Option a
The correctly spelt word is Efficient. The meaning of the word is able to work well without any mistake or wasting time and energy. The other words with correct spelling and meaning are:
Treatment: The use of medicine or medical care, the way you behave with anyone
Betterment: The improvement of something
Beneficial: Resulting in good, favorable and advantageous
Employed: Working person
Question 12.
a) Pneumnoia
b) Diarrhea
c) Xeonphobia
d) Amensia
e) Dimensia
Answer: Option b
The correctly spelt word is Diarrhea. This is a disease which can be defined as: an illness that causes you to get rid of waste material (faeces) from your body very often and in a more liquid form than usual.
Xenophobia: dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.
Amnesia: a partial or total loss of memory.
Dementia: the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities.
Question 13.
a) Humorous
b) Ganerous
c) Pupolous
d) Maretorious
e) Treachours
Answer: Option a
The correctly spelt word is Humorous. The meaning of the word is full or characterized by that quality which appeals to a sense of ludicrous or absurdly congrous.
The other words with correct spelling and meaning are:
Generous: Happy to give more money
Populous: Having a large population
Meritorious: Deserving great praise or reward
Treacherous: Dangerous, Although seeming safe
Question 14.
a) Faithfuly
b) Sincerely
c) Truely
d) Affectionatly
e) Corectly
Answer: Option b
The correctly spelt word is sincerely. The meaning of sincerely is answering or replying in a truthful way. The other words with correct spelling and meaning are:
Faithfully: Remaining true to one’s promise
Truly: Really, Completely
Affectionately: Feeling or showing some affection or warm regard
Correctly: To do it right
Question 15.
a) Judicious
b) Cancious
c) Dilicous
d) Gracous
e) Obnoxous
Answer: Option a
The correctly spelt word is Judicious. The meaning of the word is sensible and carefully considered. The other words with correct spelling and meaning are:
Conscious: aware of and responding to one’s surrounding
Delicious: Having a pleasant taste or smell
Gracious: Kind, Polite and generous
Obnoxious: Extremely unpleasant
Question 16.
a) Friming
b) Burnning
c) Running
d) Fryng
e) Thirng
Answer: Option c
The correctly spelt word is running. The meaning of the word is something which is in movable fast state.
Firming: Make more solid or resilient
Burning: Make more solid or resilient
Frying: Cook in hot food or oil
Thring: To push ahead
Question 17.
a) Simpal
b) Bannar
c) Pattren
d) Modern
e) Santize
Answer: Option d
The correctly spelt word is Modern. Modern meaning is of present or recent times.
Simple: Easy to understand
Banner: A long piece of cloth
Sanitize: To remove parts of something that could be considered unpleasant
Question 18.
a) Asspersion
b) Voluptuous
c) Voguei
d) Equestrain
e) Geneeration
Answer: Option b
The correctly spelt word is Voluptuous. The meaning of the word is curvaceous and sexually attractive.
Aspersion: An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something
Vogue: Prevailing fashion or style at a particular time
Equestrian: Connected with horse riding
Generation: All the people in a family
Question 19.
a) Swelte
b) Filpant
c) Licentious
d) Purle
e) Docle
Answer: Option c
The correctly spelt word is Licentious. The meaning of the word will be showing a complete lack of moral discipline and standards.
Svelte: Thin in an attractive way
Flippant: Not serious about things that are important
Puerile: Childishly
Dolce: Swiftly or softly
Question 20.
a) Grief
b) Breif
c) Recieve
d) Diceive
e) Reviv
Answer: Option a
The correctly spelt word is Grief. The meaning of the word will be Great sadness.
Brief: Of short duration
Receive: Tog et or accept something that somebody gives or sends to you
Deceive: Try to make somebody believe something that is not true
Revive: to restore to consciousness or life
Directions ( 21-30 ): Choose the incorrectly spelt word among all the given options.
Question 21.
a) Acquaintance
b) Maneouvre
c) Erroneously
d) Demurrage
e) Exaggerate
Answer: Option b
Maneouvre is the wrongly spelt word. The correct spelling of the word is Manoeuvre. The meaning of the word is a movement that needs care or skill. The meaning of other words are:
Acquaintance: A person we know but is not a close friend
Erroneously: False
Exaggerate: To make something seems larger
Demurrage: Demurrage is the charge paid by the owner of a chartered ship to load or discharge the ship
Question 22.
a) Strategy
b) Strenth
c) Strictly
d) Stretch
e) Staunch
Answer: Option b
The incorrectly spelt word is strenth. The correct spelling will be : Strength. The meaning of the word will be: the quality of being physically strong. The other meaning of the words will be:
Strategy: A plan that you use in order to achieve something
Strictly: Rigorously
Stretch: To pull something that becomes wider
Staunch: Supporting something or somebody
Question 23.
a) Rushed
b) Routine
c) Rubbish
d) Runer
e) Grudge
Answer: Option d
The incorrectly spelt word will be Runer. The correct spelling of the word will be Runner. The meaning is runner required in place of running in a cricket match. The other words meaning are:
Rushed: To move or do something with great speed
Routine: A sequence of actions regularly followed
Rubbish: A waste product to be discarded
Grudge: A persistent feeling of ill will
Question 24.
a) Apparent
b) Plesant
c) Different
d) Independent
e) Occult
Answer: Option b
The incorrectly spelt word is plesant. The correct spelling of the word is pleasant. The meaning of the word is being happy or satisfied. The other words meaning are:
Apparent: That seems to be real or true but may not be
Different: Something not same
Independent: Free not controlled by any other
Occult: Hide, Conceal
Question 25.
a) Exceeding
b) Succeeding
c) Proceeding
d) Preceeding
e) Notifying
Answer: Option d
The incorrectly spelt word is Preceeding. The correct spelling will be: Preceding. The meaning of the word will be: To come before somebody or something.
Exceeding: To be more than a particular number or amount
Succeeding: To manage or achieve something
Proceeding: To continue doing something
Notifying: To inform somebody of something
Question 26.
a) Occasion
b) Accountant
c) Neccessary
d) Accident
e) Doubt
Answer: Option c
The incorrectly spelt word is Neccessary. The correct spelling will be: Necessary. The meaning of the word is: That is needed for a purpose or a reason.
Occasion: A particular time when something happens
Accountant: A person whose job is to keep official accounts
Accident: Mishappening
Doubt: Feeling of uncertanity
Question 27.
a) Importance
b) Insistance
c) Appearance
d) Tolerance
e) Distance
Answer: Option b
The incorrectly spelt word is Insistance. The correct spelling will be: Instance. The meaning of the word will be: An example or case.
Importance: The quality of being important
Appearance: The way somebody looks or seems
Tolerance: The capacity or endure hardship
Distance: The amount of space between two
Question 28.
a) Periphery
b) Advurtise
c) Courteous
d) Indefinite
e) Curious
Answer: Option b
The incorrectly spelt word is Advurtise. The correct spelling of the word is: Advertise. The meaning of the word is to advertise in newspaper.
Periphery: The putter edge of a particular area
Courteous: The meaning of courteous is polite
Indefinite: Not fixed or clear
Curious: Wanting to know or learn something
Question 29.
a) Sincere
b) Grievance
c) Liesure
d) Seize
e) Tense
Answer: Option c
The incorrectly spelt word is Liesure. The correct spelling of the word is Leisure. Leisure means free time. The meaning of other words are:
Sincere: Really meaning or believing what you say
Grievance: Something we think is not valid and we have to complain about
Seize: To take hold of something suddenly and firmly
Tense: Not able to work or relax
Question 30.
a) Dismiss
b) Dispel
c) Disservice
d) Discribe
e) Disrespect
Answer: Option d
The incorrectly spelt word is Discribe. The correct spelling of the word is Describe. The meaning of Describe will be to represent or elaborate
Th meaning of other words is:
Dismiss: To direct to disperse
Dispel: Vanish
Disservice: Faulty service, inadequate service
Disrespect: A lack of respect for somebody or something
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