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English Grammar - Spelling: 13 MCQs with Answers

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English Grammar - Spelling

English Grammar- Spelling

Spelling – practice multiple choice questions with detailed explanations, taken from previous year HTET, CTET and other teaching recruitment exam papers.

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Q1. Choose the correct spelling of the given word :

Right Answer: bungalow

Explanation:

The correct spelling is 'bungalow'. The word came into English from the Hindi word 'bangla', meaning a house in the Bengal style, and it is written with 'u' in the first two syllables and 'ow' at the end. The other options are all misspellings — 'bungalowe' wrongly adds a final 'e', while 'bangalow' and 'bangelow' wrongly use 'a' or 'e' in place of 'u'. Words borrowed from Indian languages often have fixed English spellings that must simply be memorised. Hence option (4) is correct.

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Q2. Identify the word which is spelt correctly :

Right Answer: Manoeuvre

Explanation:

The correct British spelling is ‘manoeuvre’, from the French ‘manœuvre’, meaning a planned movement of troops or vehicles, or a skilful and often cunning action. The vowel sequence runs o-e-u, and the word ends in ‑re as in ‘centre’ and ‘theatre’. American English simplifies it to ‘maneuver’, but ‘manoeuver’ mixes the two systems and is not standard in either. The other options reverse the vowels into ‘ouev’ or ‘ouev’ combinations and are simply misspellings. Related forms are manoeuvrable, manoeuvrability and manoeuvring.

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Q3. Identify the misspelt word.

Right Answer: Quintessance

Explanation:

This question tests careful attention to unusual English spellings. 'Vicereine' is the correct spelling for the wife of a viceroy. 'Floccinaucinihilipilification', though famously long, is spelt correctly here and means the act of estimating something as worthless. 'Defenestrate' is also correct and means to throw someone or something out of a window. The fourth option, however, is written as 'Quintessance', which is wrong. The correct spelling is 'quintessence', ending in -ence rather than -ance, and it means the purest and most perfect example of a quality. Hence the misspelt word is Quintessance.
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Q4. Spot the correct spelling of a CSF-shunt procedure.

Right Answer: Ventriculoperitoneal

Explanation:

A CSF shunt drains cerebrospinal fluid from the brain's ventricles into the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen. The medical term is therefore built from two parts, 'ventriculo' referring to the ventricles and 'peritoneal' referring to the peritoneum. Joining them correctly gives 'Ventriculoperitoneal', which is the first option. The other three choices each distort one segment of the word: 'Ventriculoperitonal' drops the letter e, 'Ventriculaperitoneal' replaces the connecting o with a, and 'Ventriculoperetoneal' misspells the peritoneal element. Hence the correctly spelt term is Ventriculoperitoneal.
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Q5. Identify the misspelt word.

Right Answer: Priviledge

Explanation:

This question tests some of the most commonly misspelt words in English. 'Supersede' is correct and is notable for being the only common English word ending in -sede. 'Perseverance' is also correct and ends in -ance, not -ence. 'Assassinate' is spelt correctly with a double s appearing twice. The third option, however, is written as 'Priviledge', which is wrong. The correct spelling is 'privilege', with no letter d before the final -ge, and it means a special right or advantage granted to a particular person or group. Hence the misspelt word is Priviledge.
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Q6. Spot the correct spelling of a drug-effect psychology field.

Right Answer: Psychopharmacology

Explanation:

The branch of study concerned with how drugs affect mood, sensation, thinking and behaviour is built from three Greek elements: 'psycho' meaning mind, 'pharmaco' meaning drug, and 'logy' meaning the study of. Combining them correctly gives 'Psychopharmacology', which is the first option. Each of the other three choices corrupts one element: 'Psychopharmacholog' inserts a stray h and drops the final y, 'Psychopharmeocology' adds an extra e after pharm, and 'Psychopharmocology' replaces the a of pharmaco with an o. Hence the correctly spelt term is Psychopharmacology.
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Q7. Spot the correct spelling of a chromosomal 'three copies' term.

Right Answer: Trisomy

Explanation:

The condition in which a cell carries three copies of a particular chromosome instead of the usual two is called trisomy, the best known example being trisomy 21 or Down syndrome. The word is built from the Greek 'tri' meaning three and 'soma' meaning body, giving a single s and a final y. The correct spelling is therefore 'Trisomy', the third option. The other choices each distort it: 'Trisomie' and 'Trissomie' use a French-style ending, while 'Trissomy' and 'Trissomie' wrongly double the letter s. Hence the correct spelling is Trisomy.
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Q8. Spot the correct spelling of a chromosomal "three copies" term.

Right Answer: Trisomy

Explanation:

The correct spelling is 'trisomy'. In genetics, trisomy is the condition in which a cell contains three copies of a particular chromosome instead of the normal pair, as in trisomy 21, which causes Down syndrome. The word is formed from the prefix 'tri', meaning three, and the Greek root 'soma', meaning body, and it therefore contains a single letter 's' followed by the ending 'my'. The other options are wrong because 'Trisomie' and 'Trissomie' use a French style ending, while 'Trissomy' and 'Trissomie' wrongly double the letter 's'. Hence 'Trisomy' is correct.
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Q9. Identify the misspelt word

Right Answer: Inadvertant

Explanation:

The task is to find the word that is spelt incorrectly. 'Inadvertant' is wrong; the correct spelling is 'inadvertent', ending in -ent, because it descends from the Latin present participle 'advertens'. Many English adjectives of this family, such as 'apparent' and 'persistent', share the -ent ending, which is a useful guide. The other three options are all correctly spelt: 'avaricious' means extremely greedy for wealth, 'temerarious' means recklessly bold, and 'penitent' means feeling sorrow for wrongdoing. Since only one option departs from standard spelling, option four is the answer.
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Q10. Spot the correct spelling of an REE-bearing metamorphic texture word.

Right Answer: Porphyroblastic

Explanation:

'Porphyroblastic' is the correct spelling. In metamorphic petrology a porphyroblast is a large crystal that grows within a finer-grained matrix during metamorphism, and the adjective describes that texture. The word combines the Greek 'porphyra', meaning purple and used for porphyry rock, with 'blastos', meaning sprout or growth. Each distractor corrupts one part: 'Prophyroblastic' reorders the letters to give 'proph', 'Porfyrblastic' replaces 'ph' with 'f' and drops a vowel, and 'Porphyroblastik' ends in a non-English 'k'. Careful attention to the 'porphyro-' root settles the question. Hence option two is correct.
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Q11. Identify the misspelt word

Right Answer: Consciencious

Explanation:

'Acquiescence', 'Bourgeoisie', and 'Epitome' are all correctly spelt words in standard English. 'Acquiescence' means passive acceptance, 'Bourgeoisie' refers to the middle class, and 'Epitome' means a perfect example of something. However, 'Consciencious' is misspelt; the correct spelling is 'Conscientious', meaning diligent, careful, and governed by conscience. The error lies in the incorrect ordering of letters after 'consc', where 'ien' should precede 't' rather than the reversed form used here. Therefore, the misspelt word among the options is 'Consciencious', making option 3 the correct answer.
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Q12. Spot the correct spelling of an electron-transport protein.

Right Answer: Cytochrome

Explanation:

The word in question refers to a heme-containing protein involved in electron transport within the mitochondrial respiratory chain. The correct spelling is 'Cytochrome', derived from the Greek roots 'cyto' (cell) and 'chroma' (colour), referring to the coloured pigment nature of these proteins. 'Cytocrome' incorrectly omits the 'h' after 'c', 'Cytocrhome' misplaces the 'r' and 'h', and 'Cytohrome' also has the letters transposed incorrectly. Only 'Cytochrome' follows the correct letter sequence c-h-r-o-m-e. Therefore, the correct spelling is Cytochrome, making option 3 the correct answer.
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Q13. Spot the correct spelling of plant-based pollution cleanup.

Right Answer: Phytoremediation

Explanation:

'Phytoremediation' is a scientific term referring to the use of plants to remove, degrade, or contain pollutants from soil, water, or air, combining the Greek prefix 'phyto-' (meaning plant) with 'remediation' (the act of correcting a fault or restoring something to its original state). The correct spelling follows standard English morphological rules: 'phyto' + 'remediation' = 'phytoremediation', with no additional or missing letters. The distractor options contain subtle spelling errors—an extra 'y', a swapped vowel, or a missing 'e'—that are commonly made when writing this technical compound word. Careful attention to each syllable confirms option 1 as correctly spelled. The correct answer is option 1, Phytoremediation.
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Published: 27 July 2026 | Last Updated: 19 August 2026 |

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