Improve your English spelling and vocabulary with this English Spelling Test MCQ practice set for Odisha competitive examinations, including Odisha Police SI, OSSSC PEO, and OPSC ASO.

This practice test contains 20 multiple-choice questions on commonly confused English spellings. Each question includes four options, the correct answer, and a detailed explanation explaining why the correct option is right and why the other options are incorrect.

What You Will Learn

Correct and incorrect English spellings
Commonly misspelled words asked in competitive examinations
Important spelling rules and frequently confused words
Quick revision notes for all options
Vocabulary improvement through practical examples

How to Practice

Attempt all 20 questions before checking the answers. Read the explanations carefully to understand common spelling mistakes and remember the correct forms for future examinations.

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Interactive Quiz

1. Identify the correctly spelt word.

Sacrilegious is the correct spelling. Option B omits the letter sequence “ious”, option C omits “i” after “r”, and option D incorrectly adds “e” before “ous”.

2. Identify the correctly spelt word.

Indispensable is the standard spelling and means absolutely necessary. Option B has an incorrect ending, option C uses “e” instead of “i”, and option D is a variant spelling not preferred for standard competitive-exam answers.

3. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Parliment is incorrect; the correct spelling is Parliament. Options A, C, and D are correctly spelt.

4. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Appearence is incorrect; the correct spelling is Appearance. The other three options are correctly spelt.

5. Select the wrongly spelt word.

Posession is incorrect; the correct spelling is Possession. Options A, B, and C are correctly spelt.

6. Select the wrongly spelt word.

Mispell is incorrect; the correct spelling is Misspell. Options A, B, and D are correctly spelt.

7. Select the word with the correct spelling.

Unanimous is the correct spelling and means fully agreed upon by everyone. Option A omits an “i”, option C has an extra “n”, and option D uses “u” instead of the final “o”.

8. Select the wrongly spelt word.

Finaly is incorrect; the correct spelling is Finally, with double “l”. Options A, B, and D are correctly spelt.

9. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Interupt is incorrect; the correct spelling is Interrupt, with double “r”. Options A, C, and D are correctly spelt.

10. Identify the correctly spelt word.

Embarrass is correct and contains double “r” and double “s”. Option B uses “e” instead of “a”, option C omits one “r” and one “s”, and option D omits one “r”.

11. Identify the correctly spelt word.

Rhythm is the correct spelling. Option A omits the “h” after “r”, option B omits the second “h”, and option C adds an unnecessary “e”.

12. Choose the correctly spelt word.

Accommodation is correct and contains double “c” and double “m”. Option B has only one “c”, option C uses “s” instead of “t”, and option D has only one “m”.

13. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Noticable is incorrect; the correct spelling is Noticeable, with “e” before “able”. Options A, B, and D are correctly spelt.

14. Identify the word with the incorrect spelling.

Prefered is incorrect; the correct spelling is Preferred, with double “r”. Options A, B, and C are correctly spelt.

15. Identify the correctly spelt word.

Harass is the correct spelling, with one “r” and double “s”. Option A has only one “s”, option B has an extra “r”, and option C has an extra “r” and only one “s”.

16. Choose the correctly spelt word.

Vacuum is the correct spelling, with two “u” letters and two “c” letters. Option A omits one “u”, option B has an extra “c”, and option C omits one “c” and one “u”.

17. Identify the correctly spelt word.

Irresistible is the correct spelling. Option A has an extra “s”, option C uses “a” instead of “i” in the ending, and option D omits one “r”.

18. Identify the correctly spelt word.

Mediterranean is the correct spelling. Option B omits one “r”, option C has an extra “t”, and option D uses “a” instead of “e” in the ending.

19. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Villian is incorrect; the correct spelling is Villain, with “a” before “i”. Options A, C, and D are correctly spelt.

20. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Ommission is incorrect; the correct spelling is Omission, with one “m” and double “s”. Options B, C, and D are correctly spelt.

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Quick Revision: English Spelling Mocktest

Q1. Sacrilegious

A. Sacrilegious — ✅ Correct spelling.
B. Sacrilegous — ❌ Incorrect; the letter sequence “i” is missing.
C. Sacreligious — ❌ Incorrect; the spelling omits “i” after “r”.
D. Sacrilegeous — ❌ Incorrect; an extra “e” is inserted before “ous”.

Remember: Sacrilegious.

Q2. Indispensable

A. Indispensable — ✅ Standard spelling.
B. Indispensabel — ❌ Incorrect ending; “le” is required.
C. Indespensable — ❌ Incorrect vowel; “i” is required in “dispens”.
D. Indispensible — ⚠️ Variant spelling recorded in some dictionaries; use “indispensable” for standard exam answers.

Remember: Indispensable = absolutely necessary.

Q3. Parliament

A. Particularly — ✅ Correct.
B. Parliment — ❌ Incorrect; the correct spelling is Parliament.
C. Perceive — ✅ Correct.
D. Parallel — ✅ Correct.

Remember: Parliament contains “lia”.

Q4. Appearance

A. Appearence — ❌ Incorrect; the correct ending is “ance”.
B. Apparatus — ✅ Correct.
C. Appreciate — ✅ Correct.
D. Approach — ✅ Correct.

Remember: Appearance, not appearence.

Q5. Possession

A. Occurred — ✅ Correct; double “c” and double “r”.
B. Omission — ✅ Correct.
C. Pastime — ✅ Correct.
D. Posession — ❌ Incorrect; the correct spelling is Possession, with double “s” after “Po” and another double “s” in the middle.

Remember: Possession.

Q6. Misspell

A. Temperament — ✅ Correct.
B. Changeable — ✅ Correct.
C. Mispell — ❌ Incorrect; the correct spelling is Misspell, with double “s”.
D. Knowledge — ✅ Correct; the initial “k” is silent.

Remember: Misspell = mis + spell.

Q7. Unanimous

A. Unaminous — ❌ Incorrect; the letters “i” and “a” are in the wrong order.
B. Unanimous — ✅ Correct.
C. Unannimous — ❌ Incorrect; an extra “n” is inserted.
D. Unanimus — ❌ Incorrect; the final vowel should be “o”.

Remember: Unanimous.

Q8. Finally

A. Familiar — ✅ Correct.
B. Fulfil — ✅ Correct British English spelling; American English commonly uses “fulfill”.
C. Finaly — ❌ Incorrect; double “l” is required.
D. Fascinate — ✅ Correct.

Remember: Finally.

Q9. Interrupt

A. Intermediate — ✅ Correct.
B. Interupt — ❌ Incorrect; the correct spelling is Interrupt, with double “r”.
C. Intelligence — ✅ Correct.
D. Irrelevant — ✅ Correct.

Remember: Interrupt.

Q10. Embarrass

A. Embarrass — ✅ Correct; double “r” and double “s”.
B. Emberrass — ❌ Incorrect; “a” is required instead of “e”.
C. Embaras — ❌ Incorrect; it omits one “r” and one “s”.
D. Embarass — ❌ Incorrect; double “r” is required.

Remember: Embarrass = em + barr + ass.

Q11. Rhythm

A. Rythm — ❌ Incorrect; the “h” after “r” is missing.
B. Rhytm — ❌ Incorrect; the second “h” is missing.
C. Rhythem — ❌ Incorrect; an unnecessary “e” is added.
D. Rhythm — ✅ Correct.

Remember: Rhythm.

Q12. Accommodation

A. Accommodation — ✅ Correct; double “c” and double “m”.
B. Acommodation — ❌ Incorrect; one “c” is missing.
C. Accommodasion — ❌ Incorrect; “s” is used instead of “t”.
D. Accomodation — ❌ Incorrect; one “m” is missing.

Remember: Accommodation = double C + double M.

Q13. Noticeable

A. Restaurant — ✅ Correct.
B. Recommend — ✅ Correct.
C. Noticable — ❌ Incorrect; the correct spelling is Noticeable, with “e” before “able”.
D. Successful — ✅ Correct; double “c” and double “s”.

Remember: Notice + able = Noticeable.

Q14. Preferred

A. Pharaoh — ✅ Correct.
B. Opportunity — ✅ Correct; double “p” and double “t”.
C. Porcelain — ✅ Correct.
D. Prefered — ❌ Incorrect; the correct spelling is Preferred, with double “r”.

Remember: Prefer → Preferred.

Q15. Harass

A. Haras — ❌ Incorrect; the final “s” must be doubled.
B. Harrass — ❌ Incorrect; it has an extra “r”.
C. Harras — ❌ Incorrect; it has an extra “r” and lacks the second final “s”.
D. Harass — ✅ Correct; one “r” and double “s”.

Remember: Harass.

Q16. Vacuum

A. Vaccum — ❌ Incorrect; one “u” is missing.
B. Vaccuum — ❌ Incorrect; an extra “c” is added.
C. Vacum — ❌ Incorrect; one “c” and one “u” are missing.
D. Vacuum — ✅ Correct; double “u” and double “c”.

Remember: Vacuum = C + U + U.

Q17. Irresistible

A. Irressistible — ❌ Incorrect; an extra “s” is inserted.
B. Irresistible — ✅ Correct.
C. Irresistable — ❌ Incorrect; “i” is required in the ending “ible”.
D. Iresistible — ❌ Incorrect; one “r” is missing.

Remember: Irresistible ends in “ible”.

Q18. Mediterranean

A. Mediterranean — ✅ Correct.
B. Mediteranean — ❌ Incorrect; one “r” is missing.
C. Meditterranean — ❌ Incorrect; an extra “t” is inserted.
D. Mediterranian — ❌ Incorrect; the ending should be “anean”, not “anian”.

Remember: Mediterranean.

Q19. Villain

A. Xenophobia — ✅ Correct.
B. Villian — ❌ Incorrect; the correct spelling is Villain, with “a” before “i”.
C. Yacht — ✅ Correct.
D. Vigilance — ✅ Correct.

Remember: Villain, not villian.

Q20. Omission

A. Ommission — ❌ Incorrect; the correct spelling is Omission, with one “m” and double “s”.
B. Commission — ✅ Correct; double “m” and double “s”.
C. Permission — ✅ Correct; double “s”.
D. Admission — ✅ Correct; double “s”.

Remember: Omission has one “m”; Commission has two “m” letters.