SSC CHSL Topic Wise Study Material - English Language - Spelling Test

SSC CHSL Topic Wise Study Material – English Language – Spelling Test

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Introduction
Questions based on Spelling Test are usually of two types. In the first type, four words are given in each question out of which only one word is correctly spelt. You have to find the correctly spelt word. In the questions of second type, four words are given in each question out of which only one word is wrongly spelt. You have to find the wrongly spelt or misspelt word.
The act or process of forming words correctly from individual letters is called spelling. It is the actual way in which a word is spelt.

Brisk Tips

Read and learn the spelling rules given in this chapter.
Learn and practise the commonly misspelt words by writing thens down
Keep an eye on the exceptions as well.
The correct pronunciation of a word also helps you to spell it correctly.

Final Consonant

One-syllable words ending in single vowel + single consonant double the consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel.
example

beg + ed = begged
big + er = bigger
swim + ing = swimming
sad + est = saddest

Words of two or three syllables ending in single vowel + single consonant double the final consonant if the last syllable is stressed.
example

permit + ed = permitted
occur + ing = occurring
control+ er = controller
begin + ing = beginning

Consonant ‘l’ is doubled in the words ending in singlevowel + l before a suffix beginning with a vowel.
example

signal + ing = signalling
repel + ent = repellent
quarrel + ed = quarrelled
travel + er = traveller

When the suffix ‘full’ is added to a word, one T is removed..
example

faith + full = faithful
use + full = useful

If the word to which the suffix full is added ends in ‘ill’ one ‘l’ is removed from the word also.
example

skill + full = skIlful
will + full = wilful

Final ‘e’

Words ending in silent ‘e’, drop the ‘e’ before a suffix beginning with a vowel.
example

hope + ing = hoping
live + ed = lived
drive + er = driver
tire + ¡ng = tiring

If the suffix begins with a consonant, ‘e’ is not dropped
example

(i) hope + full = hopeful
(ii) sincere + ly = sincerely

But,

true + lv = truly
nine + th = ninth
argue + ment = argument

When the suffix ‘ous’ is added to a word ending in ‘ce’, ‘e’ is changed to ‘i’.
example

space + ous = spacious
vice + ous vicious
malice + ous = malicious
grace + ous = gracious

Words ending in ‘ee’, do not drop an ‘e’ before a suffix.
example

see + ing = seeing
agree + ment = agreement
foresee + ing = foreseeing
agree + ed = agreed

When the suffix ‘ing’ is added to a word ending in ‘ie’, ‘ie’ is changed to ‘y’.
example

lie + ing = lying
die + ing = dying
tie + ing = tying

Final ‘y’

A final ‘y’ Following a consonant changes to ‘i’ before a suffix except ‘ing’
example

carry + ed = carried
happy + ly = happily
marry + age = marriage
beauty + full = beautiful

But,

marry + ing = marrying
carry + ing = carrying

A final ‘y’ following a vowel does not change before a suffix.

obey + ed = obeyed
play + er = player
pray + ed = prayed

‘ie’ or ‘ei’

In a word, ‘ei’ is generally used after ‘c’ and ‘ie’ is used after any other letter.
example
conceive – achieve
conceit – relieve
deceive – believe
receive – field
‘But,
seize – protein
counterfeit – weird
surfeit

Commonly Misspelt Words

Reference Corner

1. Select the word with the correct spelling. SSC (10+2) 2017
(a) Chaasity
(b) Collapse
(c) Radialy
(d) Scansione
Answer. (b)

Directions (Q.Nos. 2-5) Four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word. ssc (10+2) 2015

2. (a) Acommodation
(b) Accommodation
(c) Acomodation
(d) Accomodation
Answer. (b) The correctly spelt word is ‘accommodation’.

3. (a) Puritanical
(b) Purritanical
(c) Purritaniccal
(d) Puritannical
Answer. (a) The correctly spelt word is ‘puritanical.

4. (a) Ingenous
(b) Ingenious
(c) Ingenius
(d) Ingeneous
Answer. (b) The correctly spelt word is ‘ingenious’.

5. (a) Plegiarist
(b) Plagraist
(c) Plagiarist
(d) Plagearist
Answer. (c) The correctly spelt word is ‘plagiarist’.

Directions (Q.Nos. 6-10) In the following questions, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word. ssc (10+2) 2014

6. (a) Machiavelian
(b) Machaivelian
(c) Machiavilian
(d) Machiavellian
Answer. (d) The correctly spelt word is ‘Machiavellian’.

7. (a) Veretinary
(b) Veratinary
(c) Vetarinary
(d) Veterinary
Answer. (d) The correctly spelt word is ‘Veterinary’.

8. (a) Ekcessive
(b) Exsessive
(c) Excesive
(d) Excessive
Answer. (d) The correctly spelt word is ’Excessive’.

9. (a) Retrieve
(b) Exasperrate
(c) Coreograph
(d) Erradicate
Answer. (a) The correctly spelt word is ‘Retrieve’.

10. (a) Acommodate
(b) Accommodat
(c) Accomodate
(d) Accommodate
Answer. (d) The correctly spelt word is ‘Accommodate’.

Directions (Q.Nos. 11-13) In the following questions, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

11. (a) Intermittently
(b) Intarmitently
(c) Intermitantly
(d) Intarmittantly
Answer. (a)

12. (a) Caleague
(b) Calleague
(c) Coleegue
(d) Coligue
Answer. (b)

13. (a) Adalosent
(b) Adolascent
(c) Adolescent
(d) Adaloscent
Answer. (c)

Practice exercise 1

Directions (Q.Nos. 1-30) In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.

(a) Bouquete
(b) Bouquet
(c) Boquet
(d) Bouquette

(a) Foreigner
(b) Forienor
(c) Foriegnor
(d) Foreiner

(a) Exagerate
(b) Exadgerate
(c) Exaggerate
(d) Exeggerate

(a) Acurrate
(b) Accurate
(c) Acurate
(d) Accuratte

(a) Forecast
(b) Forcaust
(c) Forcast
(d) Forecaste

(a) Puerile
(b) Puerrile
(c) Puerile
(d) Purrile

(a) Entreprenuer
(b) Entrepraneur
(c) Entrapreneur
(d) Entrepreneur

(a) Commission
(b) Commisson
(c) Commision
(d) Comission

(a) Preservarance
(b) Perseverance
(c) Perseverence
(d) Preserverence

10.

(a) illusteous
(b) Illustrious
(c) llustrious
(d) Illustrious

11.

(a) Pitiaeble
(b) Pitiable
(c) Pitiabale
(d) Petiabale

12.

(a) Paralelled
(b) Parallelled
(c) Paralleled
(d) Parralleled

13.

(a) Vetniarv
(b) Vetarinary
(c) Veteninary
(d) Veterinary

14.

(a) Tranquillity
(b) Trenquillity
(c) Trenquility
(d) Tranquility

15.

(a) Fulfil
(b) Fulfil
(e) Fulfill
(d) Fullfill

16.

(a) Recommand
(b) Recommend
(c) Reccomend
(d) Recomend

17.

(a) Omenous
(b) Ominous
(c) Omineous
(d) Ommineous

18.

(a) Peremitted
(b) Permited
(c) Permetted
(d) Permitted

19.

(a) Overlapped
(b) Overlaped
(c) Overleped
(d) Overelaped

20.

(a) Necessary
(b) Necessarry
(C) Necesary
(d)Neccessary

21.

(a) Benefeted
(b) Benifited
(c) Benefitted
(d) Benifitted

22.

(a) Sacrilegeous
(b) Sacrilegious
(c) Sacriligious
(d) Sacreligious

23.

(a) Giraf
(b) Gerraffe
(c) Geraff
(d) Giraffe

24.

(a) Forein
(b) Fariegn
(c) Foriegn
(d) Foreign

25.

(a) Lackadaisical
(b) Lackadisical
(c) Lackadaisicle
(d) Lackdaisical

26.

(a) Sepulchral
(b) Sepalchrle
(c) Sepalchral
(d) Sepulchrle

27.

(a) Acomodation
(b) Accomodation
(c) Acommodation
(d) Accommodation

28.

(a) Inimitable
(b) innimatible
(c) Inimitible
(d) inimmitable

29.

(a) Refrigerator
(b) Refriderater
(c) Ref ridgerator
(d) Referigerator

30.

(a) Obssesion
(b) Obssession
(c) Obsession
(d) Obsessien

Practice Exercise 2

Directions (Q.Nos. 1-25) In the following questions a group of four words is given. One word in each group is misspelt. Choose the misspelt word.

(a) Impression
(b) Competition
(c) Miscelleneous
(d) Reproach

(a) Instructor
(b) Grammer
(c) Carrier
(d) Organiser

(a) Conquer
(b) Passenger
(c) Variety
(d) Retalitate

(a) Homogenious
(b) Honorarium
(c) Honourable
(d) Hooligm

(a) Imperative
(b) ilicit
(c) Imminent
(d) Immature

(a) Teaser
(b) Teething
(c) Tedious
(d) Teatotaller

(a) Indefinite
(b) Courteous
(c) Advurtise
(d) Periphery

(a) Loveable
(b) Manageable
(c) Usable
(d) Soluble

(a) Illegal
(b) ilhitrate
(c) Illegithnate
(d) illegible

10.

(a) Secretry
(b) Enunciate
(c) Controversy
(d) Campaign

11.

(a) Kiln
(b) Masculine
(C) Muslim
(d) Disciplin

12.

(a) Conceit
(h) Deceit
(c) Receive
(d) Percieve

13.

(a) Seige
(b) Solemn
(c) Syllable
(d) Seize

14.

(a) Proprietor
(b) Personel
(c) Personal
(d) Proposal

15.

(a) Slight
(b) Shoot
(c) Threft
(d) Subtle

16.

(a) Beetle
(b) Beautician
(c) Bearable
(d) Beautifull

17.

(a) Anxiety
(b) Ankel
(c) Accommodation
(d) Allergy

18.

(a) Lonesome
(b) Lovely
(c) Ludicruous
(d) Logical

19.

(a) Dairy
(b) Dafodil
(c) Dainty
(d) Damage

20.

(a) Allottee
(b) Almighty
(c) Allright
(d) Altogether

21.

(a) Coupious
(b) Cautious
(c) Captious
(d) Capricious

22.

(a) Birth
(b) Beginer
(c) Benefit
(d) Banana

23.

(a) Weighty
(b) Peity
(c) Height
(d) Gaeity

24.

(a) Magnanimous
(b) Magnetism
(c) Magnificient
(d) Magnify

25.

(a) Municipality
(b) Restaurent
(c) Compartment
(d) Approach