Spelling Correction Notes + 100 Practice Questions with
Answers & Explanations
What is Spelling Correction?
- Spelling
correction is the process of identifying and correcting incorrect
spellings in words.
- Important
for exams like SSC, UPSC, Banking where vocabulary and written accuracy
are tested.
Common Causes of Spelling Errors
- Phonetic
errors – writing words as they sound (e.g., “definately” instead of
“definitely”)
- Homophones
confusion – words that sound alike but spelled differently (e.g.,
“their,” “there,” “they’re”)
- Typographical
errors – accidental wrong keystrokes
- Misunderstanding
of rules – irregular spellings, silent letters, etc.
- Confusing
similar words – like “affect” and “effect”
Common Spelling Rules and Tips
- ‘I
before E except after C’ rule
Example: believe, receive
Exception: science, either - Plurals
- Most
nouns add -s: book → books
- Nouns
ending in -y after a consonant change y to i + es:
baby → babies
- Nouns
ending in -f/-fe change to -ves: leaf → leaves
- Adding
suffixes
- Drop
the final e before suffix starting with a vowel: hope → hoping
- Double
the final consonant if stressed: run → running
- Silent
letters
Example: knife, write, honest - Commonly
confused pairs
- Affect
(verb) vs Effect (noun)
- Accept
vs Except
- Complement
vs Compliment
Examples of Spelling Correction
|
Incorrect Word |
Correct Word |
Explanation |
|
Recieve |
Receive |
‘ie’ after c is ‘ei’ |
|
Definately |
Definitely |
Correct spelling with ‘ite’ |
|
Seperate |
Separate |
‘a’ in the middle |
|
Writting |
Writing |
One ‘t’ in present participle |
|
Beleive |
Believe |
‘ie’ after c |
|
Accomodate |
Accommodate |
Double ‘c’ and ‘m’ |
|
Occured |
Occurred |
Double ‘r’ |
|
Tommorrow |
Tomorrow |
One ‘m’ |
|
Excersise |
Exercise |
‘c’ not ‘s’ |
|
Harasment |
Harassment |
Double ‘s’ |
100 Practice Questions (Choose the Correct Spelling)
- A)
Recieve
B) Receive
C) Recive
D) Receeve
Answer: B) Receive
Explanation: Correct form is ‘receive’ with ‘ei’ after c. - A)
Definately
B) Definetly
C) Definitely
D) Definatly
Answer: C) Definitely - A)
Seperate
B) Separate
C) Seperete
D) Seperat
Answer: B) Separate - A)
Writting
B) Writing
C) Writtingg
D) Writen
Answer: B) Writing - A)
Beleive
B) Believe
C) Belive
D) Beleve
Answer: B) Believe - A)
Accomodate
B) Acommodate
C) Accommodate
D) Acomodate
Answer: C) Accommodate - A)
Occured
B) Occurred
C) Occurrred
D) Occurrd
Answer: B) Occurred - A)
Tommorrow
B) Tommorow
C) Tomorrow
D) Tomorow
Answer: C) Tomorrow - A)
Excersise
B) Exercise
C) Excercise
D) Exersize
Answer: B) Exercise - A)
Harasment
B) Harassment
C) Harassemnt
D) Harrasment
Answer: B) Harassment
- A)
Acheive
B) Achieve
C) Achive
D) Acheve
Answer: B) Achieve - A)
Neccessary
B) Necessary
C) Neccessery
D) Necesary
Answer: B) Necessary - A)
Privilege
B) Privilage
C) Privelege
D) Priviledge
Answer: A) Privilege - A)
Reccomend
B) Recommend
C) Recomend
D) Reccomand
Answer: B) Recommend - A)
Sargent
B) Sergeant
C) Seargent
D) Sargant
Answer: B) Sergeant - A)
Enviroment
B) Environment
C) Enviromentt
D) Environmant
Answer: B) Environment - A)
Calendear
B) Calendar
C) Calender
D) Calandar
Answer: B) Calendar - A)
Wednesay
B) Wednesday
C) Wensday
D) Wednsday
Answer: B) Wednesday - A)
Committ
B) Commit
C) Commite
D) Comitt
Answer: B) Commit - A)
Embarras
B) Embarrass
C) Embarrasss
D) Embarass
Answer: B) Embarrass
(For brevity, here are the rest as a list. I can expand
explanations on request!)
- A)
Mischievous B) Mischievus C) Mischievious D) Mischievious
Answer: A - A)
Recommend B) Reccomend C) Recomend D) Recamend
Answer: A - A)
Occurrence B) Occurence C) Occurrance D) Ocurrence
Answer: A - A)
Gauge B) Guage C) Gage D) Gaug
Answer: A - A)
Liaison B) Liason C) Liasion D) Liaisin
Answer: A - A)
Privilege B) Privilage C) Priviledge D) Privelege
Answer: A - A)
Rhythm B) Rythm C) Rhythym D) Rithm
Answer: A - A)
Supersede B) Supercede C) Superseed D) Supersid
Answer: A - A)
Maintenance B) Maintanance C) Maintnance D) Maintinance
Answer: A - A)
Convenience B) Conveniance C) Conveneince D) Conveneance
Answer: A - A)
Conscience B) Concience C) Consience D) Consciense
Answer: A - A)
Definitely B) Definately C) Definetly D) Definatly
Answer: A - A)
Separate B) Seperate C) Sepperate D) Seperat
Answer: A - A)
Vacuum B) Vacum C) Vaccuum D) Vacumm
Answer: A - A)
Government B) Goverment C) Govermment D) Governmnet
Answer: A - A)
Handkerchief B) Handkercheif C) Handkercheef D) Handkercheif
Answer: A - A)
Judgment B) Judgement C) Judgmenet D) Judgemant
Answer: A - A)
Millennium B) Milennium C) Millenium D) Milannium
Answer: A - A)
Accommodate B) Acommodate C) Accomodate D) Accommadate
Answer: A - A)
Occasion B) Occassion C) Ocassion D) Occassion
Answer: A
41. 41. A)
Privilege
B) Privilage
C) Priviledge
D) Privelege
Answer: A) Privilege
Correct spelling: privilege
43. 42. A)
Conscience
B) Concience
C) Consience
D) Consciense
Answer: A) Conscience
‘Conscience’ is correct.
45. 43. A) Receipt
B) Reciept
C) Receit
D) Recipt
Answer: A) Receipt
Correct order of ‘ei’ after ‘c’
47. 44. A)
Mischievous
B) Mischievus
C) Mischievious
D) Mischievious
Answer: A) Mischievous
49. 45. A)
Harassment
B) Harrasment
C) Harasment
D) Harrassment
Answer: A) Harassment
Double ‘s’ and single ‘r’
51. 46. A)
Embarrass
B) Embarass
C) Embarras
D) Embaras
Answer: A) Embarrass
53. 47. A)
Convinience
B) Convenience
C) Conveniance
D) Conveneince
Answer: B) Convenience
55. 48. A)
Guarantee
B) Guarentee
C) Gaurantee
D) Guarantie
Answer: A) Guarantee
57. 49. A) License
B) Lisence
C) Liscence
D) Licensce
Answer: A) License
59. 50. A) Liaison
B) Liason
C) Liasion
D) Liaisin
Answer: A) Liaison
61. 51. A)
Maintenance
B) Maintanance
C) Maintnance
D) Maintinance
Answer: A) Maintenance
63. 52. A)
Millennium
B) Milennium
C) Millenium
D) Milannium
Answer: A) Millennium
Double ‘l’ and double ‘n’
65. 53. A)
Occurrence
B) Occurence
C) Occurrance
D) Ocurrence
Answer: A) Occurrence
Double ‘c’ and double ‘r’
67. 54. A)
Parallel
B) Paralel
C) Parallell
D) Paralell
Answer: A) Parallel
Double ‘l’ at the end
69. 55. A)
Particular
B) Particullar
C) Particuler
D) Particuler
Answer: A) Particular
71. 56. A)
Perseverance
B) Perserverance
C) Persaverance
D) Perseverence
Answer: A) Perseverance
73. 57. A)
Personnel
B) Personel
C) Personnell
D) Perssonnel
Answer: A) Personnel
Double ‘n’ and double ‘l’
58. A) Pharaoh
B) Pharoah
C) Pharao
D) Pharo
Answer: A) Pharaoh
59. A) Questionnaire
B) Questionaire
C) Questionnare
D) Questionnere
Answer: A) Questionnaire
60. A) Referred
B) Refered
C) Reffered
D) Refererd
Answer: A) Referred
Double ‘r’ after ‘fe’
76. 61. A) Rhythm
B) Rythm
C) Rhythym
D) Rithm
Answer: A) Rhythm
Silent ‘h’ after ‘t’
78. 62. A)
Schedule
B) Shedule
C) Schedual
D) Shedual
Answer: A) Schedule
80. 63. A)
Sergeant
B) Sargent
C) Seargent
D) Sargant
Answer: A) Sergeant
82. 64. A)
Separate
B) Seperate
C) Sepperate
D) Seperat
Answer: A) Separate
84. 65. A)
Successful
B) Succesful
C) Sucessful
D) Successfull
Answer: A) Successful
Double ‘c’ and double ‘s’
86. 66. A) Vacuum
B) Vacum
C) Vaccuum
D) Vacumm
Answer: A) Vacuum
Double ‘c’ and double ‘u’
88. 67. A)
Vegetable
B) Vegitable
C) Vegeteble
D) Vegtable
Answer: A) Vegetable
90. 68. A) Vehicle
B) Vehical
C) Vehiele
D) Vheicle
Answer: A) Vehicle
92. 69. A) Weird
B) Wierd
C) Wierd
D) Weerd
Answer: A) Weird
Exception to ‘I before E’ rule
94. 70. A) Weather
B) Wether
C) Weathar
D) Wether
Answer: A) Weather
96. 71. A) Weight
B) Weigt
C) Weigth
D) Weigt
Answer: A) Weight
98. 72. A) Woman
B) Womann
C) Womenn
D) Womman
Answer: A) Woman
100.
73. A) Women
B) Womenn
C) Wommen
D) Womman
Answer: A) Women
102.
74. A) Knowledge
B) Knowlege
C) Knowldge
D) Knowlegde
Answer: A) Knowledge
104.
75. A) Lieutenant
B) Leftenant
C) Leftenent
D) Lieutnant
Answer: A) Lieutenant
Pronounced “Leftenant” but spelled ‘Lieutenant’
106.
76. A) License
B) Lisence
C) Liscence
D) Licensce
Answer: A) License
108.
77. A) Receive
B) Recieve
C) Recive
D) Receeve
Answer: A) Receive
110.
78. A) Weird
B) Wierd
C) Wierd
D) Weerd
Answer: A) Weird
112.
79. A) Desperate
B) Desparate
C) Desprate
D) Desparat
Answer: A) Desperate
114.
80. A) Independent
B) Independant
C) Indepndent
D) Independet
Answer: A) Independent
116.
81. A) Immediate
B) Immidiate
C) Imediate
D) Immediete
Answer: A) Immediate
118.
82. A) Occasional
B) Occassional
C) Occationnal
D) Occassional
Answer: A) Occasional
120.
83. A) Convenience
B) Conveniance
C) Conveneince
D) Conveneance
Answer: A) Convenience
122.
84. A) Privilege
B) Privilage
C) Priviledge
D) Privelege
Answer: A) Privilege
124.
85. A) Maintenance
B) Maintanance
C) Maintnance
D) Maintinance
Answer: A) Maintenance
126.
86. A) Government
B) Goverment
C) Govermment
D) Governmnet
Answer: A) Government
128.
87. A) Knowledgeable
B) Knowledgable
C) Knowledgable
D) Knowledgible
Answer: A) Knowledgeable
130.
88. A) Occasionally
B) Occassionally
C) Ocassionally
D) Occationally
Answer: A) Occasionally
132.
89. A) Argument
B) Arguement
C) Argumant
D) Argumint
Answer: A) Argument
134.
90. A) Definitely
B) Definately
C) Definetly
D) Definatly
Answer: A) Definitely
136.
91. A) Recommend
B) Reccomend
C) Recomend
D) Reccomand
Answer: A) Recommend
138.
92. A) Necessary
B) Neccessary
C) Neccessery
D) Necesary
Answer: A) Necessary
140.
93. A) Receive
B) Recieve
C) Recive
D) Receeve
Answer: A) Receive
142.
94. A) Privilege
B) Privilage
C) Priviledge
D) Privelege
Answer: A) Privilege
144.
95. A) Separate
B) Seperate
C) Sepperate
D) Seperat
Answer: A) Separate
146.
96. A) Calendar
B) Calender
C) Calendear
D) Calandar
Answer: A) Calendar
148.
97. A) Lieutenant
B) Leftenant
C) Leftenent
D) Lieutnant
Answer: A) Lieutenant
150.
98. A) Appearance
B) Appearence
C) Appearence
D) Appearense
Answer: A) Appearance
152.
99. A) Committee
B) Commitee
C) Comittee
D) Committe
Answer: A) Committee
Double ‘m’ and double ‘t’
154.
100. A) Embarrass
B) Embarass
C) Embarras
D) Embaras
Answer: A) Embarrass
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