Practice the most important and frequently asked spelling correction MCQs for competitive exams like SSC, Banking, HSSC CET, CDS, NDA, and other government exams. This collection includes commonly misspelled English words presented in objective format with four options and correct answers. Ideal for improving spelling accuracy and scoring high in English language sections. Download PDF for offline revision.
1. Identify the correct spelling:
He gave me a valuable souvenier from France.
- a) souvaneir
- b) souvenir
- c) suveneer
- d) souvenear
Answer: b) souvenir
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘souvenir’ — a thing kept as a reminder.
2. Identify the correct spelling:
She is very accomodating to her guests.
- a) accomodating
- b) accommodating
- c) acommodating
- d) accomadating
Answer: b) accommodating
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘accommodating’ — meaning willing to help or adapt.
3. Identify the correct spelling:
The meeting was scheduled for tommorrow.
- a) tommorrow
- b) tomorrow
- c) tomorow
- d) tommorow
Answer: b) tomorrow
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘tomorrow’ — referring to the next day.
4. Identify the correct spelling:
His speech was very influencial.
- a) influencial
- b) influential
- c) influensial
- d) influentail
Answer: b) influential
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘influential’ — having the power to affect others.
5. Identify the correct spelling:
The company issued a new calender for the year.
- a) calender
- b) calendar
- c) calandar
- d) calender
Answer: b) calendar
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘calendar’ — a chart showing days and months.
6. Identify the correct spelling:
She was embarassed by the mistake.
- a) embarassed
- b) embarrassed
- c) embarrased
- d) embarased
Answer: b) embarrassed
Explanation: The correct spelling is ’embarrassed’ — feeling ashamed or uncomfortable.
7. Identify the correct spelling:
The book was very knowledgable.
- a) knowledgable
- b) knowledgeable
- c) knowladgeable
- d) knowledgible
Answer: b) knowledgeable
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘knowledgeable’ — having a lot of knowledge.
8. Identify the correct spelling:
He received a prestigious award for his acheivement.
- a) acheivement
- b) achievement
- c) achivement
- d) achievment
Answer: b) achievement
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘achievement’ — something accomplished successfully.
9. Identify the correct spelling:
The decision was unanamous among the team.
- a) unanamous
- b) unanimous
- c) unaminous
- d) unanimos
Answer: b) unanimous
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘unanimous’ — fully in agreement.
10. Identify the correct spelling:
Her performance was truely remarkable.
- a) truely
- b) truly
- c) truley
- d) trueley
Answer: b) truly
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘truly’ — in a truthful manner.
11. Identify the correct spelling:
The document was recieved yesterday.
- a) recieved
- b) received
- c) receaved
- d) recived
Answer: b) received
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘received’ — past tense of receive.
12. Identify the correct spelling:
The event was cancelled due to unforseen circumstances.
- a) unforseen
- b) unforeseen
- c) unforseen
- d) unforeseen
Answer: b) unforeseen
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘unforeseen’ — not anticipated or expected.
13. Identify the correct spelling:
His arguement was very convincing.
- a) arguement
- b) argument
- c) argumment
- d) arguemant
Answer: b) argument
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘argument’ — a discussion or debate.
14. Identify the correct spelling:
The teacher was very leniant with the students.
- a) leniant
- b) lenient
- c) leniant
- d) leenient
Answer: b) lenient
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘lenient’ — permissive or tolerant.
15. Identify the correct spelling:
The project required a lot of maintanance.
- a) maintanance
- b) maintenance
- c) maintainance
- d) maintinance
Answer: b) maintenance
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘maintenance’ — the act of maintaining.
16. Identify the correct spelling:
She was very greatful for the help.
- a) greatful
- b) grateful
- c) gratefull
- d) gratful
Answer: b) grateful
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘grateful’ — feeling or showing appreciation.
17. Identify the correct spelling:
The recipe required a specific ingrediants.
- a) ingrediants
- b) ingredients
- c) ingredints
- d) ingreediants
Answer: b) ingredients
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘ingredients’ — components of a mixture.
18. Identify the correct spelling:
His performance was noticable by everyone.
- a) noticable
- b) noticeable
- c) noticeble
- d) noticible
Answer: b) noticeable
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘noticeable’ — easily seen or noticed.
19. Identify the correct spelling:
The policy was critisized heavily.
- a) critisized
- b) criticized
- c) critizised
- d) critisised
Answer: b) criticized
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘criticized’ — to express disapproval.
20. Identify the correct spelling:
The scenery was absolutly breathtaking.
- a) absolutly
- b) absolutely
- c) absolutley
- d) absalutely
Answer: b) absolutely
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘absolutely’ — completely or without restriction.
21. Identify the correct spelling:
The team was very competative in the match.
- a) competative
- b) competitive
- c) compitetive
- d) competitave
Answer: b) competitive
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘competitive’ — eager to compete.
22. Identify the correct spelling:
The book was very informative and intresting.
- a) intresting
- b) interesting
- c) interresting
- d) intrestting
Answer: b) interesting
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘interesting’ — arousing curiosity or interest.
23. Identify the correct spelling:
The company has a strict guidline for employees.
- a) guidline
- b) guideline
- c) guidelin
- d) guideleine
Answer: b) guideline
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘guideline’ — a general rule or principle.
24. Identify the correct spelling:
The report was thouroughly reviewed.
- a) thouroughly
- b) thoroughly
- c) thorowly
- d) thouroughley
Answer: b) thoroughly
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘thoroughly’ — in a thorough manner.
25. Identify the correct spelling:
His behaviour was completly unacceptable.
- a) completly
- b) completely
- c) completley
- d) compleatly
Answer: b) completely
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘completely’ — fully or entirely.
26. Identify the correct spelling:
The decision was definately a mistake.
- a) definately
- b) definitely
- c) definitly
- d) deffinitely
Answer: b) definitely
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘definitely’ — without doubt.
27. Identify the correct spelling:
The experiment was succesful.
- a) succesful
- b) successful
- c) sucessful
- d) succesfull
Answer: b) successful
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘successful’ — achieving a goal or purpose.
28. Identify the correct spelling:
The library was very quiet and peacful.
- a) peacful
- b) peaceful
- c) peacefull
- d) peceful
Answer: b) peaceful
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘peaceful’ — free from disturbance.
29. Identify the correct spelling:
The manager was very proffessional.
- a) proffessional
- b) professional
- c) profesionnal
- d) professsional
Answer: b) professional
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘professional’ — relating to a profession.
30. Identify the correct spelling:
The movie was extremly exciting.
- a) extremly
- b) extremely
- c) extremelly
- d) extreemly
Answer: b) extremely
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘extremely’ — to a very great degree.
31. Identify the correct spelling:
The equipment was very expencive.
- a) expencive
- b) expensive
- c) expenssive
- d) expensiv
Answer: b) expensive
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘expensive’ — costing a lot of money.
32. Identify the correct spelling:
Her dress was absolutley stunning.
- a) absolutley
- b) absolutely
- c) absalutely
- d) absolutly
Answer: b) absolutely
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘absolutely’ — completely or without restriction.
33. Identify the correct spelling:
The contract was legally binding and enforcable.
- a) enforcable
- b) enforceable
- c) enforcible
- d) enforceble
Answer: b) enforceable
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘enforceable’ — capable of being enforced.
34. Identify the correct spelling:
The presentation was very profesional.
- a) profesional
- b) professional
- c) proffesional
- d) profesionnal
Answer: b) professional
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘professional’ — relating to a profession.
35. Identify the correct spelling:
The instructions were very specifc.
- a) specifc
- b) specific
- c) specifical
- d) spesific
Answer: b) specific
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘specific’ — clearly defined or identified.
36. Identify the correct spelling:
The journey was very adventerous.
- a) adventerous
- b) adventurous
- c) adventuruous
- d) adventorus
Answer: b) adventurous
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘adventurous’ — involving adventure.
37. Identify the correct spelling:
The painting was absolutly beautiful.
- a) absolutly
- b) absolutely
- c) absolutley
- d) absalutely
Answer: b) absolutely
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘absolutely’ — completely or without restriction.
38. Identify the correct spelling:
The team worked very effeciently.
- a) effeciently
- b) efficiently
- c) eficiently
- d) effecientley
Answer: b) efficiently
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘efficiently’ — performing in the best possible manner.
39. Identify the correct spelling:
The article was very knowledgable.
- a) knowledgable
- b) knowledgeable
- c) knowladgeable
- d) knowledgible
Answer: b) knowledgeable
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘knowledgeable’ — having a lot of knowledge.
40. Identify the correct spelling:
The decision was unanamous among the group.
- a) unanamous
- b) unanimous
- c) unaminous
- d) unanimos
Answer: b) unanimous
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘unanimous’ — fully in agreement.
41. Identify the correct spelling:
Her speech was very inspiering.
- a) inspiering
- b) inspiring
- c) inspirring
- d) inspiering
Answer: b) inspiring
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘inspiring’ — encouraging or motivating.
42. Identify the correct spelling:
The movie was very entertaning.
- a) entertaning
- b) entertaining
- c) entertainning
- d) entertianing
Answer: b) entertaining
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘entertaining’ — providing amusement or enjoyment.
43. Identify the correct spelling:
The report was very thourough.
- a) thourough
- b) thorough
- c) thorow
- d) thouroughh
Answer: b) thorough
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘thorough’ — complete with regard to every detail.
44. Identify the correct spelling:
The book was very immaginative.
- a) immaginative
- b) imaginative
- c) imaginnative
- d) imaginitive
Answer: b) imaginative
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘imaginative’ — having or showing creativity.
45. Identify the correct spelling:
The plan was very sucessful.
- a) sucessful
- b) successful
- c) succesful
- d) sucessfull
Answer: b) successful
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘successful’ — achieving a goal or purpose.
46. Identify the correct spelling:
The lecture was very informitive.
- a) informitive
- b) informative
- c) informmative
- d) informatve
Answer: b) informative
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘informative’ — providing useful information.
47. Identify the correct spelling:
The device was very eficient.
- a) eficient
- b) efficient
- c) effecient
- d) eficcient
Answer: b) efficient
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘efficient’ — achieving maximum productivity with minimum effort.
48. Identify the correct spelling:
The proposal was very atractive.
- a) atractive
- b) attractive
- c) attracktive
- d) atractiv
Answer: b) attractive
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘attractive’ — pleasing or appealing.
49. Identify the correct spelling:
The event was very memmorable.
- a) memmorable
- b) memorable
- c) memmorible
- d) memorible
Answer: b) memorable
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘memorable’ — worth remembering.
50. Identify the correct spelling:
The speech was very persausive.
- a) persausive
- b) persuasive
- c) perswasive
- d) persuassive
Answer: b) persuasive
Explanation: The correct spelling is ‘persuasive’ — able to convince or influence.
