Free Spelling and Usage Errors MCQs with Answers

21. Identify the correct Spellings:

• A. Metropolitan
• B. Metropoleton
• C. Metropulitan
• D. None of these

Explanation: Metropolitan is the correct spelling, formed from metropolis with the ending -politan. The other spellings incorrectly replace or rearrange its vowels.

22. Choose the word that is spelled correctly?

• A. bureaucracy
• B. bereaucracy
• C. buraucracy
• D. berocracy

Explanation: Bureaucracy begins with “bureau” and ends with “-cracy,” producing bureaucracy. The distractors distort the vowel order in the first part of the word.

23. What is the correct spelling?

• A. Bettalion
• B. Battalion
• C. Bettalean
• D. Battalian

Explanation: The correct spelling is “battalion,” meaning a large military unit. The common error is inserting an extra “e” or placing the “i” incorrectly.

24. The_________ of war is expected very soon.

• A. Cessation
• B. Cession
• C. Session
• D. cestion

Explanation: Cessation means a stopping or ending, so “the cessation of war” means the end of hostilities. Cession means surrendering territory, while session means a meeting period.

25. Choose the correct spelling for the missing word: My ____________ needs to be paid every month.

• A. Morgage
• B. Morguage
• C. Mortgage
• D. Morgauge

Explanation: Mortgage is the standard spelling for a loan secured against property. The other forms incorrectly place or omit letters after “Mortg-”.

26. We can't believe it. The story is ____ believable.

• A. In
• B. Un
• C. Dis
• D. None

Explanation: The prefix “un-” forms the opposite of believable: unbelievable. “In-” and “dis-” do not form the standard word in this context.

27. I am now quite_______and hearty.

• A. Hail
• B. Hale
• C. Hell
• D. Hall

Explanation: Hale means healthy, and the fixed expression is “hale and hearty.” Hail means frozen precipitation or a call to someone, while hell and hall have unrelated meanings.

28. Food prices have been ______ steadily for at least two years.

• A. raising
• B. rising
• C. growing
• D. lifting

Explanation: Prices “rise” by themselves, whereas people “raise” prices or other things. “Growing” and “lifting” are not the standard verbs for increasing prices in this sentence.

29. Plural of " theif " is ___________.

• A. Thiefs
• B. Thiefes
• C. Thievse
• D. Thieves

Explanation: The plural of “thief” changes the final “f” sound to “v” and takes “-es,” producing “thieves.” The other forms do not follow this spelling pattern.

30. Find the correct spelling for the words below.

• A. Harrass
• B. Harass
• C. Harras
• D. Herrass

Explanation: The correct spelling is “harass,” with one “r” and two “s” letters. “Harrass” incorrectly doubles the first consonant.