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Spelling — Questions with Solutions

12 solved Spelling questions from English Comprehension, as asked in SSC CGL and other SSC exams. Read the answer and explanation below, then practise the full set in the practice section.

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Q1. Identify the misspelt word

गलत वर्तनी वाले शब्द की पहचान करें:

  1. A. Vicereine
  2. B. floccinaucinihilipilification
  3. C. Defenestrate
  4. D. Sacrilegous

Solution

The correct spelling is 'Sacrilegious'.

Q2. Spot the correct spelling of a CSF-shunt procedure.

CSF-शंट प्रक्रिया की सही वर्तनी (spelling) पहचानें।

  1. A. Ventriculoatrial
  2. B. Ventriculoartial
  3. C. Ventriculoatriall
  4. D. Ventriculoateriel

Solution

The correct medical spelling is 'Ventriculoatrial'.

Q3. Spot the correct spelling of a drug-effect psychology field.

Spot the correct spelling of a drug-effect psychology field.

  1. A. Psychopharmacolgy
  2. B. Psychopharmacology
  3. C. Psychopharmocology
  4. D. Psychopharmecology

Solution

The correct scientific spelling is 'Psychopharmacology'.

Q4. Identify the misspelt word:

Identify the misspelt word:

  1. A. Perseverance
  2. B. Supersede
  3. C. Privillage
  4. D. Mischievous

Solution

The correct spelling is 'Privilege'.

Q5. Identify the misspelt word

  1. A. Mnemonic
  2. B. Priviledge
  3. C. Conscientious
  4. D. Perseverance

Solution

The correct spelling is 'Privilege' (there is no 'd' in it).

Q6. Identify the correctly spelt adjective that means "a fortunate discovery by chance."

  1. A. Serendipitous
  2. B. Serendipious
  3. C. Serendepitious
  4. D. Serendiptous

Solution

'Serendipitous' comes from the noun serendipity, meaning an unplanned fortunate discovery.

Q7. The following sentence contains a word with a spelling error. Rectify the sentence by selecting the correct spelling. He has to be conscious of his public manners as he is a decendent of a reputed family in this region.

The following sentence contains a word with a spelling error. Rectify the sentence by selecting the correct spelling. He has to be conscious of his public manners as he is a decendent of a reputed family in this region.

  1. A. Dicsendent
  2. B. Descendant
  3. C. Discendent
  4. D. Decendant

Solution

The correct spelling is 'Descendant'.

Q8. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. A. Embarrass
  2. B. Connoisseur
  3. C. Relevent
  4. D. Bureaucracy

Solution

The correct spelling is 'Relevant' (with an 'a', not an 'e' at the end).

Q9. In the following sentence, four words are underlined out of which one word is misspelt. Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word. After the recapture (A) of Tololing and the adjacent features, evacting (B) the enemy from this well-fortified (C) position became a priority.(D)

  1. A. B
  2. B. D
  3. C. A
  4. D. C

Solution

The correctly spelled word is 'evicting', not 'evacting'.

Q10. Select the correctly spelt word.

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. A. Conscensus
  2. B. Entrepreneurship
  3. C. Collaegue
  4. D. Bizzaire

Solution

The only correctly spelled word is 'Entrepreneurship'. Others are misspelled (Consensus, Colleague, Bizarre).

Q11. Select the correctly spelled sentence.

  1. A. I will definitely attend the conference.
  2. B. I will definitly attend the conference.
  3. C. I will definetely attend the conference.
  4. D. I will definately attend the conference.

Solution

The word 'definitely' is spelled with an 'i-t-e-l-y' sequence. Option 1 is the only grammatically and orthographically correct sentence.

Q12. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. A. Allocation
  2. B. Abismal
  3. C. Allegation
  4. D. Aversion

Solution

The correct spelling is 'Abysmal' (with a 'y', not an 'i').