Civil Service Verbal Reasoning Test Spelling and Punctuation 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
- Accomodation
- Accommodation (Correct answer)
- Acommodation
- Accommodaton
Correct answer: Accommodation
'Accommodation' requires double 'c' and double 'm', making option B the only correct spelling.
Question 2: Identify the misspelled word in the following list.
- Necessary
- Separate
- Occurance (Correct answer)
- Receive
Correct answer: Occurance
The correct spelling is 'Occurrence', ending in '-ence' not '-ance'; 'Occurance' is therefore misspelled.
Question 3: Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
- Liason
- Liaise (Correct answer)
- Liasion
- Laison
Correct answer: Liaise
'Liaise' is the correct spelling of the verb meaning to communicate or cooperate between parties.
Question 4: Select the correctly spelled word.
- Priviledge
- Privilege (Correct answer)
- Privelege
- Privilage
Correct answer: Privilege
'Privilege' ends in '-ilege' and contains no 'd' before the 'g', unlike the common misspelling.
Question 5: Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
- Embarrassment
- Commitment
- Questionnaire
- Occassion (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Occassion
'Occasion' is spelled with only one 's', so 'Occassion' with a double 's' is incorrect.
Question 6: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- Definately
- Definitely (Correct answer)
- Definitly
- Definatly
Correct answer: Definitely
'Definitely' is formed from the root word 'definite' plus '-ly', not '-ately' or any other suffix.
Question 7: Which sentence contains a spelling error?
- The committee met on Wednesday.
- The arguement was resolved quickly. (Correct answer)
- She received the correspondence.
- The government announced new policies.
Correct answer: The arguement was resolved quickly.
'Argument' drops the 'e' from 'argue' before adding '-ment', so 'arguement' is a spelling error.
Civil Service Verbal Reasoning Test Spelling and Punctuation 1
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?