Spellings Solved Questions and Answers (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 6 Apr, 2026

Spelling Correction is an important topic that needs to be practiced well for the verbal ability section of the competitive exams.

**Spelling questions and answers are provided below for you to learn and practice.

**Directions (1-10): Following are the questions having a group of words. You have to choose the correctly spelled word.

**Question 1:

a) Millennium
b) Millinium
c) Milennium
d) Millenium
e) Mllenum

**Answer: Option (a)

**Explanation:

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)

**Explanation:

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)

**Explanation:

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)

**Explanation:

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)

**Explanation:

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)

**Explanation:

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)

**Explanation:

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)

**Explanation:

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)

**Explanation:

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)

**Explanation:

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 ): Choose the incorrectly spelt word among all the given options.

**Question 11:

a) Acquaintance
b) Maneouvre
c) Erroneously
d) Demurrage
e) Exaggerate

**Answer: Option (b)

**Explanation:

**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 12:

a) Strategy
b) Strenth
c) Strictly
d) Stretch
e) Staunch

**Answer: Option (b)

**Explanation:

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 13:

a) Rushed
b) Routine
c) Rubbish
d) Runer
e) Grudge

**Answer: Option (d)

**Explanation:

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 14:

a) Apparent
b) Plesant
c) Different
d) Independent
e) Occult

**Answer: Option (b)

**Explanation:

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 15:

a) Exceeding
b) Succeeding
c) Proceeding
d) Preceeding
e) Notifying

**Answer: Option (d)

**Explanation:

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 16:

a) Occasion
b) Accountant
c) Neccessary
d) Accident
e) Doubt

**Answer: Option (c)

**Explanation:

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 17:

a) Importance
b) Insistance
c) Appearance
d) Tolerance
e) Distance

**Answer: Option (b)

**Explanation:

The incorrectly spelt word is Insistance. The correct spelling will be: Insistence. The meaning of the word is the act of demanding something or saying something in a way that does not allow disagreement .

• 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 18:

a) Periphery
b) Advurtise
c) Courteous
d) Indefinite
e) Curious

**Answer: Option (b)

**Explanation:

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 outer edge or boundary of a particular area
• Courteous: The meaning of courteous is polite
• Indefinite: Not fixed or clear
• Curious: Wanting to know or learn something

**Question 19:

a) Sincere
b) Grievance
c) Liesure
d) Seize
e) Tense

**Answer: Option (c)

**Explanation:

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 20:
a) Dismiss
b) Dispel
c) Disservice
d) Discribe
e) Disrespect

**Answer: Option (d)

**Explanation:

The incorrectly spelt word is Discribe. The correct spelling of the word is Describe. The meaning of Describe will be to represent or elaborate. The 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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