Spellings

📘 Spellings – Rules, Tips & MCQs

Spelling is a fundamental part of writing in English. Good spelling makes your writing clear, professional, and credible, while poor spelling can lead to misunderstandings and leave a bad impression. Spelling is not just about memorizing words – it’s also about knowing patterns and rules.

🔤 What is Spelling?

Spelling is the correct way of writing a word using the right letters in the correct order. English spelling can be tricky because many words are not spelled the way they sound, and rules often have exceptions.

✅ Example: “Receive” and “Recieve” – only the first one is correct.

📚 Importance of Correct Spelling

✅ Makes your writing clear and easy to read.
✅ Creates a positive impression in exams, jobs, or professional communication.
✅ Avoids embarrassing mistakes.
✅ Essential for writing emails, reports, and essays.

✏️ Basic Spelling Rules

✅ I before E except after C

  • Believe, achieve, piece
  • But: receive, deceive

✅ Silent letters

  • Words like knight, know, write have silent letters.

✅ Doubling consonants

  • When adding endings like –ing or –ed to short vowel words ending with one consonant, double the consonant.

Run → running; stop → stopped.

✅ Adding –s or –es for plurals

  • Cat → cats
  • Box → boxes

✅ Changing Y to I before adding endings

  • Baby → babies
  • Cry → cried
  • But: if there’s a vowel before Y, don’t change it: play → played.

📌 Commonly Misspelled Words

  • Separate (often written as seperate)
  • Definitely (often written as definately)
  • Accommodation (often written as accomodation)
  • Occurred (often written as occured)
  • Their/There/They’re (confused words)

🧠 Tips to Improve Spelling

✅ Read more – exposure to words helps remember spelling.
✅ Practice writing tricky words.
✅ Break words into syllables.
✅ Use mnemonic devices (memory tricks)

Example: “Necessary” → one Collar, two Sleeves (one C, two Ss).

✅ Use a dictionary or spell-check tools.

🚫 Common Spelling Mistakes

❌ Mixing up similar-sounding words (your/you’re, its/it’s).
❌ Leaving out silent letters (writing “nite” instead of “night”).
❌ Adding or missing double letters (writing “accomodate” instead of “accommodate”).

🧠 5 MCQs on Spelling

1. Which spelling is correct?

A) Definately
B) Definitely
C) Defanitely
D) Definetly
✅ Answer: B) Definitely

2. Choose the correct spelling:

A) Seperate
B) Separate
C) Separete
D) Seperete
✅ Answer: B) Separate

3. Which word is spelled incorrectly?

A) Beautiful
B) Enviroment
C) Necessary
D) Occasion
✅ Answer: B) Enviroment (correct spelling: Environment)

4. What is the correct spelling of the word meaning “a place to stay”?

A) Accomodation
B) Accommodation
C) Acommodation
D) Accomadation
✅ Answer: B) Accommodation

5. Identify the misspelled word:

A) Their
B) They’re
C) Ther
D) There
✅ Answer: C) Ther (correct spellings: their, they’re, there)

📝 Conclusion

Correct spelling is essential for clear, professional communication. By understanding spelling rules, practicing regularly, and learning common mistakes, you can significantly improve your spelling skills and write confidently.


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