English practice
Spelling Questions with Answers
Picking the correctly spelled word, or the misspelled one, from near-identical options. This page pools every spelling question on the site (133 of them, from 31 exams, weighted towards Banking, Defence, SSC) so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.
0% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 78% easy, which is gentler than the average topic in this section.
- Questions
- 133
- Practice set
- 25 in 25 min
- Difficulty
- 104/29/0
- Negative marking
- None
Spelling questions with solutions
6 from the 133-question pool, worked in full.
1. Select the correctly spelled word.
- A. Embarass
- B. Embaras
- C. Embarrass ✓
- D. Embarrasse
Solution. "Embarrass" is the correct spelling, with a double "r" and double "s".
2. Spot the correctly spelled word among the options below.
- A. Questionaire
- B. Questionair
- C. Questionnair
- D. Questionnaire ✓
Solution. The correct spelling is "Questionnaire", with a double "n".
3. Select the option that is spelled correctly.
- A. Definitely ✓
- B. Definately
- C. Definitly
- D. Definetely
Solution. "Definitely" is the correct spelling.
4. Identify the correctly spelled word.
- A. Occasion ✓
- B. Occassionn
- C. Occassion
- D. Ocassion
Solution. The correct spelling is "Occasion", with a double "c" and single "s".
5. Identify the correctly spelled word.
- A. Occurence
- B. Ocurrence
- C. Occurrance
- D. Occurrence ✓
Solution. The correct spelling is "Occurrence", with double "c" and double "r".
6. Choose the correctly spelled word from the four options.
- A. Millitary
- B. Military ✓
- C. Militery
- D. Milatary
Solution. The correct spelling is "Military", with a single "l" and the ending "-ary".
Exams that set Spelling
8 categories, led by Banking, Defence, SSC.
Also set by MH CET Law (3-Year LLB), NABARD Grade A, Navy SSR, NCHM JEE, NDA, NIACL AO, RBI Assistant, RBI Grade B, SBI Clerk, SBI PO, SEBI Grade A, SIDBI Grade A & B, SNAP, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, SSC MTS, SSC Selection Post, Territorial Army. Browse all exams.
Spelling: frequently asked questions
How many spelling questions are there?
133, from the 31 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 78% are graded easy and 0% hard, which makes spelling one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.
Which exams ask spelling questions?
31 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (12), Defence (7), SSC (5). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.
Is spelling hard?
0% of these 133 questions are graded hard and 78% easy, making it one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.
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