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Spelling Error Spotting is one of the scoring topics in the English section of banking exams. “Spelling Error Spotting” is a topic that appears on almost every competitive exam. Most competitive exams include 5-10 Spelling Error Spotting questions. In this article, we have come up with the Spelling Error Spotting Quiz with a detailed explanation. All types of Spelling Error Spotting Questions for prelims and mains are included in this Spelling Error Spotting Quiz. This Spelling Error Spotting Quiz is completely FREE. Candidates should thoroughly go through this Spelling Error Spotting Quiz in order to enhance their preparation for upcoming exams.

Directions (1-5): In each of the following sentences, four words have been highlighted which may or may not be misspelt or inappropriate in their usage. Mark the erroneous word as your answer and if you think that all the words are correct in their spellings and usage, mark option (e) i.e. ‘No Error’ as your answer.

  1. Nevertheless, a significantportion of the public supported the ferceblesuppression of campus protests.

(a) nevertheless

(b) significant

(c) ferceble

(d) suppression

(e) No Error

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. In the given highlighted, spelling of ‘ferceble’ is incorrect instead it should be ‘forcible’ which means done by force. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (c)

  1. As such it underlinedClinton’s growing reputation for resilienseand once again demonstrated his effectiveness as a campaigning politician.

(a) underlined

(b) resiliense

(c) effectiveness

(d) campaigning

(e) No Error

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. The word resilience has been misspelt as ‘resiliense’ and is hence the correct answer.

  1. His convictionsgained weight from the simplicity, uprightnessand diligence of his character; but they needed a more effective justification than he was able to give them

(a) convictions

(b) uprightness

(c) diligence

(d) justification

(e) No Error

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. All the words have been used in a correct manner. Uprightness refers to the condition or quality of being honourable or honest.

  1. This pertinacityengnderda belief in France that Italy was about to undertake in Tunisia a more aggressive policy than necessary for the protection of her commercial interests.

(a) pertinacity

(b) engnderd

(c) undertake

(d) aggressive

(e) No Error

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. In the given questions, spelling of ‘engndered’ is incorrect instead it should be ‘endangered’ which means put (someone or something) at risk or in danger. Hence the correct answer choice would be option (b)

  1. Sarah was allowed to keep her job because the commiteedecided that her efforts to save the patientwere not a breach of any nursing laws or codes.

(a) commitee

(b) patient

(c) breach

(d) nursing

(e) No Error

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. Committee has been misspelt as commitee and is hence the erroneous word and also our answer.

Direction (6-10): The following questions consist of a sentence. Four of the words of the sentences are marked in bold, which may or may not be correctly spelled. Choose the option which gives the word which is incorrectly spelled. If there is no misspelled word in the sentence then choose (d), i.e., ‘No correction required’ as your answer.

  1. Crafting the machineout of a metal alloymixture caused it to be stronger and rubust than the prototype.

(a) machine

(b) alloy

(c) rubust

(d) prototype

(e) All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. The correct spelling is ‘robust’ which means strong and healthy; vigorous.

  1. In the millitary, any individualwho does not willingly become a conformist is forced to fall in line.

(a) millitary

(b) individual

(c) willingly

(d) conformist

(e) All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. The correct spelling of the word is ‘military’.

  1. The massivedestruction left in the city by the hurricaneis irrefutable and proves the wave barriers were not effective.

(a) massive

(b) hurricane

(c) irrefutable

(d) effective

(e) All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. All the given words are correct.

  1. Gender parityis important because in general in India there were less women in the workforce and many often take a back seat mid-career

(a) parity

(b) women

(c) often

(d) No correction required.

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. In the given sentence, there is no spelling or grammatical error in the highlighted words but there is grammatical error in the sentence. The use of ‘were’ is incorrect as given sentence is in present tense. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (e)

  1. Solving the energy challange(A) / requires behaviour (B) / change and new technological (C) / approaches. (D) / All correct (E)

(a) challange
(b) behaviour

(c) technological

(d) approaches

(e) All correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. Correct Option: A

The correct spelling is ‘challenge’.

Hence, option A is correct.

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