Mis-Spelt Words with Shortcut tricks Set 01

Answer: (b) exageration

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is exaggeration, with a double g.
2. Combination, hallucination, admonition and clinical are all spelt correctly.

Teacher's Note:
1. Words with a double consonant in the middle (exaggerate, exaggeration) are easy to write with a single letter.
2. Say the word slowly: ex-AGG-er-a-tion.

Answer: (b) sacrelege

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is sacrilege, not sacrelege.
2. Sacrosanct, sacred, sacrament and segment are correctly spelt.

Teacher's Note:
1. Sacrilege comes from sacri (holy) and lege (to steal), so the middle letters are -il-.
2. Do not confuse it with religious, which is spelt differently.

Answer: (a) allitration

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is alliteration, with the letter e before the last syllable: allit-e-ration.
2. Allowance, almighty, almanac and illicit are correctly spelt.

Teacher's Note:
1. Alliteration is the repetition of the same starting sound in nearby words.
2. Words ending in -ation are made from a verb or noun stem (alliterate + ion).

Answer: (c) idiosy

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is idiocy (the state of being very foolish), not idiosy.
2. Idiosyncrasy, idealise (British spelling of idealize), ideology and iconoclast are correctly spelt.

Teacher's Note:
1. Nouns ending in the sound -see are often spelt -cy (idiocy, infancy, lunacy).
2. Iconoclast (one who attacks cherished beliefs) ends in -clast, not -class.

Answer: (a) jaundise

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is jaundice, ending in -ice, not -ise.
2. Jasmine, javelin, jarring and judgement are correctly spelt (judgement is the British spelling of judgment).

Teacher's Note:
1. The name of the disease always ends in -dice.
2. Jarring (unpleasant or shocking) is jar plus -ing with the r doubled.

Answer: (c) staging

Explanation:
1. The idiom is took to the stage, meaning went on stage to perform.
2. Staging means the act of putting on a show, so it does not fit here although it is correctly spelt.
3. Belted out (sang loudly) is a correct phrasal verb.

Teacher's Note:
1. In such questions check both spelling and meaning.
2. A correctly spelt word can still be wrong if it does not suit the sentence.

Answer: (a) coupals

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is couples.
2. Compulsion, deliberate and noble are correctly spelt and fit the meaning (a chosen, not forced, decision).

Teacher's Note:
1. The plural of couple is couples, not coupals.
2. Check every bold word even when the sentence reads smoothly.

Answer: (b) icones

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is icons, not icones.
2. Consecutive, honoured (British spelling) and affection are correctly spelt and appropriate.

Teacher's Note:
1. Icon is a regular noun and its plural is icons.
2. Honoured is the British form; honored is American. Both are accepted.

Answer: (e) All correct

Explanation:
1. Mediocrity, outstanding, resort and praise are all spelt correctly.
2. Each also fits the meaning: we keep looking at ordinary things, so we fall back on the same words of praise for an excellent achievement.

Teacher's Note:
1. Do not hunt for an error when there is none; option (e) is a real answer.
2. Check the meaning of each bold word in the sentence before choosing.

Answer: (e) All correct

Explanation:
1. Migration, officially, expanding and opportunities are correctly spelt.
2. All four words suit the sentence, so no word needs to be changed.

Teacher's Note:
1. Opportunities has the pattern opportun- plus -ities; the common error is oppurtunity.
2. Check each bold word for spelling first and then for meaning.

Answer: (a) Principle

Explanation:
1. Principal is the head of a school; principle is a rule or belief.
2. The sentence needs the head of the school, so Principle should be Principal.
3. Insisted, example and students are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. The principal is your pal.
2. Principle means a rule; remember that principle and rule both end in -le.

Answer: (c) lisense

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is license (US) or licence (UK noun), not lisense.
2. Drivers, must and papers are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. In British English licence is the noun and license is the verb.
2. The ending -se is never used for the noun in the form lisense.

Answer: (d) encoragement

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is encouragement; the word comes from courage with the prefix en-.
2. Children, normally and praise are spelt correctly.

Teacher's Note:
1. Keep the letters ou from courage: encourage, encouragement.
2. Words made from courage keep the e before -ment and the ou in the middle.

Answer: (c) revolusionised

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is revolutionised (revolutionized in American English), from revolution plus -ise.
2. Modern, implements and industry are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Revolution has the letters -ution, so the verb is revolutionise.
2. Watch out for words with -tion where -sion looks tempting.

Answer: (d) canyones

Explanation:
1. The correct plural is canyons; a word ending in -on takes only -s.
2. Mountain, range and peaks are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Add -es only to words ending in s, x, z, ch, sh and some in o (potatoes, heroes).
2. Similar plurals: valleys, journeys, canyons.

Answer: (b) Reciept

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is Receipt: the rule i before e except after c gives rec-ei-pt.
2. Accept, Frequent and Gesture are correctly spelt.

Teacher's Note:
1. After c use ei: receive, receipt, deceive, ceiling.
2. Accept (to take) should not be confused with except (not including).

Answer: (a) Justise

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is Justice, ending in -ice.
2. Practice (noun), Menace and Variance are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Justice, notice, police and office all end in -ice.
2. Say the final sound as iss, not as the letter z.

Answer: (d) Hunged

Explanation:
1. Hunged is not a word. The past form is hung (for objects) or hanged (for a person on a gallows).
2. Complaint, Alerted and Cheated are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Hang is irregular: hang, hung, hung (things) and hang, hanged, hanged (executions).
2. Never add -ed to an irregular verb that already has a past form.

Answer: (e) All correct

Explanation:
1. Remorse, Noble, Upsurge and Incline are all spelt correctly.
2. Since no word is wrong, the answer is All correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. When all four look fine on a careful check, option (e) is the answer.
2. Check each word letter by letter before picking (e).

Answer: (d) Mannual

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is Manual, with one n.
2. Blister, Warrant and Arrest are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Manual comes from the Latin manus (hand) and has a single n.
2. Do not double a letter just because the sound seems long.

Answer: (d) exeption

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is exception, with the letter c.
2. Competitors, completed and race are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. The words except, exception and exceptional all contain c before the ending.
2. The verb except has no c, but the noun does.

Answer: (e) All correct

Explanation:
1. Posture, lead, muscular and problems are all spelt correctly.
2. Each word is also suitable, so the sentence has no error.

Teacher's Note:
1. Lead (to guide or result in) and led are different forms; lead to is right here.
2. Do not assume that every question contains an error.

Answer: (d) mecanical

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is mechanical, with ch.
2. Pump, off and result are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Words from the Greek root mechane keep ch: mechanic, mechanism, mechanical.
2. Say the word aloud as mi-KAN-i-kal and remember the silent h.

Answer: (c) speach

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is speech, with ee.
2. Principal (head of a school), pompous (self-important) and portals (doors) are correct and suitable.

Teacher's Note:
1. Speak becomes speech, but the spelling changes to ee.
2. Principal (a person) and principle (a rule) need separate checking.

Answer: (a) Copeing

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is Coping: drop the silent e before adding -ing.
2. Mother's, load and bear are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Rule: drop the final e before an ending that begins with a vowel (cope, coping; hope, hoping).
2. Keep the e before a consonant ending: hopeful, careless.

Answer: (a) recommendable

Explanation:
1. Here the sentence praises the court's step, so commendable (worthy of praise) is the right word.
2. Recommendable is a rare word meaning suitable to be recommended, and it does not fit.
3. Deemed, promoting and investing are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Recommend means to advise; commend means to praise.
2. Choose the word that matches the sense, not just the one that looks familiar.

Answer: (d) characterisations

Explanation:
1. Anthropomorphic means giving human qualities to animals, so what is described is the traits of animal behaviour: characteristics.
2. Characterisations (portrayals) fits the sense less well here, so it is the intended inappropriate word.
3. Perception, ambiguous and anthropomorphic are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Both words are real; the question tests which one suits the context.
2. Choose the word that best fits the idea of qualities shown by behaviour.

Answer: (d) consumation

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is consumption, from the verb consume.
2. Permitting, legal and stimulated are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Verbs ending in -ume form nouns ending in -umption: consume, consumption; assume, assumption.
2. The verb consummate has consummation, so do not mix the two.

Answer: (c) risen

Explanation:
1. Rise is an intransitive verb and cannot take an object, but here doubts is the object.
2. The correct verb is raised (raise takes an object).
3. Continually, defending and doubts are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Raise needs an object (raise doubts); rise does not (prices rise).
2. Rise, rose, risen versus raise, raised, raised.

Answer: (d) unenvisaged

Explanation:
1. Gathering momentum suggests the response matches what was envisaged (foreseen), so envisaged is the expected word.
2. Unenvisaged (not foreseen) reverses the sense here, so it is the inappropriate word.
3. Encourage, entrepreneurship and momentum are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Entrepreneurship is often misspelt: entre-pre-neur-ship.
2. Envisaged means imagined or foreseen as a possibility.

Answer: (d) farther

Explanation:
1. Further means additional or more; farther refers to physical distance.
2. Here the sentence means all additional communication, so farther should be further.
3. Note, address and in are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Farther is used for physical distance (a farther town).
2. Further is used for degree or addition (further steps, further details).

Answer: (a) already

Explanation:
1. Already means by this time. The sentence needs all ready, meaning fully prepared.
2. Fight, battle and enemy are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Already (adverb of time) and all ready (completely prepared) are different.
2. Test: if you can say everybody is ready, use all ready.

Answer: (b) immigrate

Explanation:
1. Emigrate means to leave one's own country; immigrate means to enter another country to live.
2. The people are leaving India, so the right word is emigrate.
3. Cherish, developed and make are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. E in emigrate stands for exit; I in immigrate stands for in.
2. The same person emigrates from one country and immigrates to another.

Answer: (c) dyeing

Explanation:
1. Dyeing means colouring with dye, but the sentence speaks of folk arts that are disappearing, which needs dying.
2. Pains, save and honourable are correct (honourable is British spelling).

Teacher's Note:
1. Dye keeps the e before -ing (dyeing) to avoid confusion with die (dying).
2. Dying comes from die: the e changes to y.

Answer: (e) All correct

Explanation:
1. Prestigious, institute, securing and calendar are all spelt correctly.
2. Every word also suits the sentence, so no change is needed.

Teacher's Note:
1. Calendar is often misspelt as calender; the ending is -dar.
2. Prestigious comes from prestige: pre-STI-gious.

Answer: (b) there

Explanation:
1. The sentence needs a possessive: their domestic counterparts.
2. There is an adverb of place and cannot show ownership.
3. Costlier, domestic and counterparts are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Their shows ownership; there shows place; they're means they are.
2. Test: replace with they are; if it fails and ownership is meant, use their.

Answer: (c) insufficient

Explanation:
1. Although signals a contrast: paid low, yet the salary is found enough.
2. Insufficient (not enough) contradicts adequate and the contrast, so it should be sufficient.
3. Although, significantly and adequate are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Look for the connecting word (although, but, yet) to decide the direction of the meaning.
2. Sufficient and adequate are near-synonyms and fit together after or rather.

Answer: (a) exhorbitantly

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is exorbitantly, with no h after ex.
2. Prove, dangerous and fatal are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Exorbitant comes from ex plus orbit (going out of the usual track); there is no h.
2. Exhibit, exhaust and exhort have an h; exorbitant does not.

Answer: (a) resemblence

Explanation:
1. The correct spelling is resemblance, ending in -ance.
2. Faces, identical and twins are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Resemble becomes resemblance (-ance), not -ence.
2. Compare appearance, importance, performance, which all end in -ance.

Answer: (e) No error

Explanation:
1. Progressed, remarkably, exercising and affairs are correctly spelt.
2. The words are grammatically correct and acceptable in the sentence, so there is no error.

Teacher's Note:
1. When no spelling or grammar fault is found, mark (e).
2. Check word forms (adverb remarkably modifies progressed) before choosing (e).