Test of Spellings

 

Format I

In the following questions four sets of words are given, marked a–d; one of which is wrongly spelt. Choose

the incorrectly spelt word:

1. (a) athlete (b) auxilliary (c) abscess (d) catalogue

2. (a) forfeit (b) fascinate (c) column (d) fullfilled

3.(a) occassion (b) commission (c) accommodate (d) occurred

4. (a) privilege (b) manoeuvre (c) managable (d) maintenance

5. (a) mathemetics (b) concealment (c) challenge (d) erroneouslv

 

 

 

Answers

1. (b) The word ‘auxiliary’ has only one ‘l’.

2. (d) It should be spelt ‘fulfi lled’

3. (a) It should be spelt with ‘s’; ‘occasion’

4. (c) The correct spelling is ‘manageable’

5. (a) The correct spelling is ‘mathematics’

 

 

Format II

 In the following questions, a word has been spelt in four different ways, one of which is correct. Choose the

correctly spelt word:

1. (a) acquaintence (b) acquantance (c) acquaintance (d) acquentence

2. (a) accomodate (b) acommodate (c) accommodate (d) acomodate

3. (a) occurred (b) ocurred (c) occurrd (d) occurrd

4. (a) erroniously (b) erroneusly (c) erroneously (d) erroniosly

5. (a) demmurage (b) demurrage (c) demarrage (d) demurage

 

 

 

Answers

1. (c) acquaintance

2. (c) The word ‘accommodate’ contains double ‘c’ and double ‘m’.

3. (a) In ‘occurred’ there should be double ‘c’ and double ‘r’.

4. (c) erroneously

5. (b) demurrage

 

 

 

 

Workout 2

In the following questions, a set of four words are given, marked (a) to (d). In each set a word has been spelt in four different

ways, one of which is correct. Choose the correctly spelt word:

 

1. (a) FEASIBEL (b) FEASIBLE (c) FASCIEBLE (d) FEASEBLE

 

2. (a) DOLOROUS (b) DOLUROUS (c) DOLOREUS (d) DELORIOUS

 

3. (a) CONDIUT (b) CONDUIT (c) CONNDUIT (d) CONDEUT

 

4. (a) RELIGIAN (b) RELIGOIN (c) RELIGION (d) RELIGEN

 

5. (a) SEDATE (b) SEDOTE (c) SCEDATE (d) SEEDATE

 

6. (a) PARIMETER (b) PERIMETER (c) PERIMOTOR (d) PARIMETRE

 

7. (a) NAVIJATION (b) NAVIGATION (c) NAVITATION (d) NEVIGATION

 

8. (a) SUGAST (b) SUJEST (c) SUGGEST (d) SUGGAST

 

9. (a) HAABITS (b) HABITS (c) HABBITS (d) HABITTS

 

10. (a) TERRER (b) TEROR (c) TERROR (d) TEEROR

 

11. (a) NECTAR (b) NECTOR (c) NACTOR (d) NACTAR

 

12. (a) REHYTHEM (b) RHYTHM (c) RHYTHEM (d) RHYTHOM

 

13. (a) FAVOURITE (b) FAVOURET (c) FAVORETE (d) FAVOURIET

 

14. (a) CANINE (b) CANNINNE (c) CANNINE (d) CANINEE

 

15. (a) INTELECT (b) INTELLECT (c) INTILLECT (d) INTELICTE

 

16. (a) CINVECTION (b) CONVICTION (c) CONVICSHUN (d) CONVICTOIN

 

17. (a) AGREEMENT (b) AGREMENT (c) AGGREMENT (d) AGREMINT

 

18. (a) JOVIAL (b) JOVEAL (c) JOVIEL (d) JOIVEL

 

19. (a) ARBETRARY (b) ARBITRARY (c) ARBETRORY (d) ARBITRORY

 

20. (a) GRAGARIOUS (b) GREGARIOUS (c) GRAGERIOUS (d) GRIGAREOUS

 

 

Answers

1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a) 

6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (c) 

11. (a) 12. (b)13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (b) 

16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (b)