Spelling Questions Answers (MCQ) of Verbal Ability in English Aptitude includes questions to identify correct Spelling among the options which are important for all competitive exams.
Spellings Correction Set 1 Quiz
Spellings Correction Set 2 Quiz
Spellings Correction Set 3 Quiz
Spellings Correction Set 4 Quiz
Spellings Correction Set 5 Quiz
Question based on Spelling Correction Set 1
1. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Find the incorrectly spelled word.
Referral
Referrendum
Referee
Reference
Solution:
The correct spelling is “referendum”. It means a vote on a topic by the people.
Example- The referendum on Brexit has been quite a disastrous one.
2. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Parallel
Peninsula
Pharaoh
Pistashio
Solution:
The correct option is option d.
It is incorrectly spelled. The correct spelling is ‘Pistachio’.
Its meaning is, ‘the edible pale green seed of an Asian tree’.
3. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Pleasant
Peasant
Prefferable
Proceed
Solution:
The correct option is option c.
It is incorrectly spelled. The correct spelling is ‘Preferable’.
Its meaning is, ‘more desirable or suitable’.
4. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Propagate
Puirile
Pursue
Putrefy
Solution:
The correct option is option b.
It is incorrectly spelled. The correct spelling is ‘Puerile’.
Its meaning is, ‘childishly silly and immature’.
5. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Rasberry
Receipt
Refrigerator
Remembrance
Solution:
The correct option is option a.
It is incorrectly spelled. The correct spelling is ‘Raspberry’.
Its meaning is, ‘an edible soft fruit related to the blackberry, consisting of a cluster of reddish-pink drupelets’.
6. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Ridiculuos
Renowned
Savvy
Seize
Solution:
The correct option is option a.
It is incorrectly spelled. The correct spelling is ‘Ridiculous’.
Its meaning is, ‘deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd’.
7. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.
Macabre
Malign
Mallable
Mettle
Solution:
The word ‘malleable’ is incorrectly spelled as ‘mallable’. The word ‘malleable’ means ‘that which can be easily shaped’.
8. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.
Balefull
Balk
Burlesque
Banal
Solution:
The word ‘Baleful’ is incorrectly spelt as ‘balefull’.
The word ‘baleful’ means ‘threatening harm’.
For example, Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction.
‘Balk’ is ‘hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking’.
‘Burlesque’ is ‘an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody’.
‘Banal’ is ‘so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring’.
9. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Find the incorrectly spelled word.
Renewal
Reneissance
Retrospect
Remembrance
Solution:
“Renaissance” is the correct word and it means the revival of something in a modified form.
Example- The renaissance was a period where great pieces of art were created.
10. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Find the incorrectly spelled word.
Opportunity
Necessity
Narciscism
Chronology
Solution:
The correct spelling of the word would be ‘Narcissism’. It is the characteristic of always being engrossed in one’s own self.
Example- Certain historians claim Hilter’s policies to be filled with narcissism.
Question based on Spelling Correction Set 2
11. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Tawdri
Wretch
Yearn
Zealous
Solution:
The incorrectly spelled spelling is ‘Tawdri’.
The correct spelling is ‘Tawdry’, which means ‘showy but cheap and of poor quality’.
‘Wretch’ means ‘an unfortunate or unhappy person’.
‘Yearn’ means ‘have an intense feeling of longing for something’.
‘Zealous’ means ‘having or showing zeal’.
12. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Abdicate
Beline
Triumph
Reverence
Solution:
The word incorrectly spelled is ‘Beline’.
The correct spelling is ‘Beeline’, which means ‘a straight line between two places’.
‘Abdicate’ means ‘fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)’.
‘Triumph’ means ‘a great victory or achievement’.
‘Reverence’ means ‘deep respect for someone or something’.
13. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Autumn
Audacity
Aukward
Authority
Solution:
The correct answer is Option , i.e. ‘Aukward’.
The correct spelling is ‘Awkward’, which means ‘causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with’.
14. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Heritage
Glimpse
Ecstasy
Discription
Solution:
The correct answer is Option , i.e. ‘Discription’.
The correct spelling is ‘Description’, which means ‘a spoken or written account of a person, object, or event’.
Question based on Spelling Correction Set 1
15. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Appearance
Apparantly
Argument
Achieve
Solution:
The correct spelling is ‘apparently’.
16. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Pharaoh
Pavillion
Persistent
Preferred
Solution:
The correct spelling is ‘pavilion’.
17. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Legalize
Leverage
Ilegible
Eligible
Solution:
The word is “ILLEGIBLE”. It means something that is unreadable.
18. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Hulaballoo
Hubbub
Brouhaha
Bouquet
Solution:
The word should be correctly spelt as ‘hullabaloo’. The word means fuss.
19. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Apologise
Cancellation
Lieutinant
Catalogue
Solution:
The correct spelling is ‘Lieutenant’, which means ‘a deputy or substitute acting for a superior’.
20. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Millionaire
Tendency
Aerodrom
Colleague
Solution:
The correct answer is ‘Aerodom’.
The correct spelling is ‘Aerodrome’, which means ‘a small airport or airfield’.
21. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Insynuation
Imperative
Incredible
Irrigable
Solution:
The word is “INSINUATION”. It means to provide someone with a suggestion.
Example- He insinuated Mahesh to sit for the exam.
22. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Necessity
Continuity
Oppurtunity
Credential
Solution:
The word is “OPPORTUNITY”. It simply means an occasion or a chance.
23. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Adjacent
Astonishment
Adamant
Amemdment
Solution:
The word is “AMENDMENT”. It means to make a permanent change in something.
Example-The University made amendments in its norms for admission.
24. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Psyched
Syphon
Siddle
Synced
Solution:
The correct spelling is “SIPHON”. Siphon means to transfer content or information from one place to another.
Example- The hacker siphoned out information from the database.
25. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Essence
Embarass
Ecstasy
Essential
Solution:
‘Essence’, ‘ecstasy’ and ‘essential’ are correctly spelt. ‘Embarrass’ is the correct spelling. The option has skipped an ‘r’.
Embarrass means to make someone feel awkward.
Question based on Spelling Correction Set 3
26. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Mnemonic
Dented
Cemetry
Independent
Solution:
The spelling incorrectly spelt is ‘Cemetry’
The correct spelling is ‘Cemetery’, which means ‘a large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard’.
The other given words;
‘Mnemonic’ means ‘a system such a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations which assists in remembering something’.
‘Independent’ means ‘free from outside control; not subject to another’s authority’.
‘Dented’ means ‘have an adverse effect on; diminish’.
27. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Acknowledgement
Commitment
Existence
Arguement
Solution:
The correct spelling is ‘Argument’, which means ‘an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one’.
The other words,
‘Acknowledgement’ means ‘acceptance of the truth or existence of something’.
‘Commitment’ means ‘the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc’.
‘Existence’ means ‘the fact or state of living or having objective reality’.
28. Choose the correctly spelt word from the given options.
Personell
Personnel
Parsonnel
Perconel
Solution:
‘Personnel’ means people employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking such as military service.
The appropriate spelling of the same is in option Personnel.
For example, All building personnel were evacuated after a gas leak occurred close to the home office.
29. Choose the correctly spelt word from the given options.
Occurence
Ocurrence
Occurrence
Ocurence
Solution:
‘Occurrence’ means an incident or event.
The appropriate spelling of the same is in option
Occurrence.
For example, It is also interesting to note that fossil remains indicate the former occurrence of thylacines and Tasmanian devils on the Australian mainland.
30. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Find the incorrectly spelled word.
Accelerator
Decelarate
Accelerate
Deactivate
Solution:
The correct spelling is ‘Decelerate’. It means to slow down.
Example- The old man requested the driver to decelerate the vehicle.
31. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Pseudonym
Sudor
Sudoku
Pseoudo
Solution:
The correct spelling is ‘Pseudo’. It means something that is not real.
Example- Centrifugal force is considered as a pseudo force.
32. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Select the incorrectly spelled word.
Demarketed
Mediated
Marketed
Meditated
Solution:
The correct spelling of the word is ‘Demarked’. Demarked means to define a certain area or thing as per certain convention.
Example- The international border between India and China is demarked.
33. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
Napolean
Napolien
Napoleon
Napoloen
Solution:
The correct spelling is ‘Napoleon’. Napoleon was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution
34. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
Delireous
Delirious
Delirieous
dilerious
Solution:
The correct spelling is ‘delirious’, which refers to a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.
35. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
inquisetive
Inquecitive
Inquisitive
Inquicitive
Solution:
The correct spelling is ‘inquisitive’. The word ‘inquisitive’ refers to a person who has or shows interest or curiosity in learning things.
36. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Itinerary
Gaurantee
Magnificent
Writing
Solution:
The correct answer is Gaurantee.
From the given options, it is very clear that option Gaurantee is misspelled where the word ‘Guarantee’ is misspelled as ‘Guarantee’ and must be corrected. ‘Guarantee’ means ‘an assurance for the fulfillment of a condition’. Rest of the options are spelled correctly and can be rejected.
37. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
Asterick
Astireck
Asterisk
Astiresk
Solution:
The correct spelling is ‘asterisk’, which refers to a symbol (*) used in text.
38. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
Cogiant
Cogent
Cogaint
Coggent
Solution:
Cogent means “powerfully persuasive; forceful”. Thus option 1 is the correct choice.
Ex: We worked hard to give cogent answers.
39. In the following question four words are given out of which only one word is correctly spelled. Find the correctly spelled word.
Coalesce
Coilese
Colassce
Coalasce
Solution:
Coalesce means “to come together as one”. Thus option 3 is the correct choice.
Ex: They then coalesce to form larger units.
40. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
Apposli
Apostle
Apposel
Aposel
Solution:
The correct word is ‘apostle’ which means ‘a vigorous and pioneering advocate or supporter of a particular policy, idea, or cause.’ Thus option B is the correct answer.
41. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
Incitement
Incitment
Insitement
Incinctment
Solution:
The correct word is ‘incitement’ which means ‘the action of provoking unlawful behaviour or urging someone to behave unlawfully.’ Thus option A is the correct answer.
42. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
Bingie
Binj
Binge
Beenge
Solution:
The correct word is ‘binge’ which means ‘a period of excessive indulgence in an activity, especially drinking alcohol or eating.’ Thus option C is the correct answer.
43. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
Dampnar
Dampener
Dampeneer
Dampnar
Solution:
The correct word is ‘dampener’ which means ‘a thing that has a restraining or subduing effect.’ Thus option B is the correct answer.
44. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
Peripatetic
Perripatetic
Peripatettic
Perripathetic
Solution:
The correct word is ‘peripatetic’ which means ‘nomadic’. Thus option A is the correct answer.
45. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
Asphisxation
Asphixation
Asyphixation
Asphyxiation
Solution:
The correct word is ‘asphyxiation’ which means ‘the act of restricting oxygen to the brain in someone or something.’ Thus option D is the correct answer.
46. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
Cantenkorous
Cantankerous
Centenkarous
Cantenkarous
Solution:
The correct word is ‘cantankerous’ which means ‘ill-tempered’. Thus option B is the correct word.
47. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
Cavalcade
Cavlcade
Cavalcede
Cevalcede
Solution:
The correct word is ‘cavalcade’ which means ‘a procession of things, usually related to movement.’ Thus option A is the correct answer.
48. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
Beurguoning
Burgioning
Burgeouning
Burgeoning
Solution:
The correct word is ‘burgeoning’ which means ‘flourishing’. Thus option D is the correct answer.
49. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
Septgenarian
Septaenarian
Septuagenarian
Septuwgenarian
Solution:
Option C is the correct spelling of septuagenarian, which means, ‘a person who is between 70-79 years of age’.
50. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
Restuarent
Restaurant
Resturant
Restaurent
Solution:
‘Restaurant’ is an eating place. The correct spelling is given in option B.