English Quiz For DSSSB Exam : 6th Feb 2020 For Spelling

English Quiz For DSSSB Exam : 6th Feb 2020 For Spellings

Direction (Q1-10): Answer the following questions on Spelling.

Q1. English spelling is
(a) phonetic
(b) phonemic
(c) not phonemic
(d) consistent

Q2. The word spelled with a silent ‘c’ is
(a) dictate
(b) indict
(c) predict
(d) contradict

Q3. The term for words that are pronounced alike, but have different meaning is
(a) anagrams
(b) palindromes
(c) homophones
(d) oxymorons

Q4. An adjective meaning, ‘intended to teach’, is spelt as
(a) didactac
(b) dydactic
(c) didactic
(d) didactyc

Q5. Choose the correct spelling
(a) evalution
(b) evaelution
(c) evalaution
(d) evaluation

Q6. The correct spelling is
(a) miniature
(b) miniture
(c) minature
(d) minnature

Q7. The correct spelling is
(a) phaoroh
(b) pharoah
(c) pharaoh
(d) pharoh

Q8. The correct spelling is
(a) sacrilegious
(b) sacreligious
(c) sacrelegious
(d) sacriligious

Q9. Choose the correct option.
Last night’s movie about the invis __________ man was so incredible that it was laugh_________
(a) invisable/laughable
(b) invisibal/ laughible
(c) invisible/laugheble
(d) invisible/laughable

Q10. Choose the correct option:
My irrespons ____________ little brother is usually kept away from delicate things.
(a) irresponsible
(b) irresponsable
(c) irresposeble
(d) ireisponable

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. English spelling is the correct order of the letters in a word while Phonetic spelling is a system of spelling in which each letter represents one spoken sound.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. We pronounce this word \in-DYTE\ because its original spelling in English was endite; its Latin root word, indictare.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Homophones are a type of homonym that also sound alike and have different meanings, but having different spelling.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Didactic: teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Evaluation

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Miniature

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pharaoh

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Sacrilegious

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Last night’s movie about the invisible man was so incredible that it was laughable.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. My irresponsible little brother is usually kept away from delicate things.

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