Spelling Online Test
Which bold word of the following sentence is misspelled or inappropriate?
The file contents (a)/ a revised (b)/ estimate (c)/ of the banking industry’s manpower requirements (d)/ for the next year.
It should be ‘contains’ in place of ‘contents’.
Corporates have benefited tremendously (a)/ from the government’s timely (b)/ decision to waive (c)/ various tax. (d)
It should be ‘taxes’ in place of ‘tax’ because ‘various’ is plural.
When the young artist returned (a)/ to his village, his family held a festive (b)/ dinner on its lawn to celebrate his triumpant (c)/ homecoming. (d)
The correct spelling should be ‘triumphant’.
It is better to seek (a)/ advice (b)/ from a financial consultant (c)/ on how to safe (d)/ your business.
The correct word is ‘save’.
Enforcement of laws and clean and efficiency (a)/ administration are fundamental (b)/ functions of the government machinery (c)/ known as bureaucracy. (d)
It should be ‘efficient’.
Since our financial resources (a)/ are limitless (b)/ we cannot afford (c)/ this alternative. (d)
It should be ‘limited’ in place of ‘limitless’.
To obtain (a)/ a refund you will have to fill (b)/ a claim (c)/ with the appropriate (d)/ authority.
Use ‘file’ instead of ‘fill’.
His main reasoning (a)/ for applying (b)/ for this promotion is the possibility (c)/ of an overseas posting. (d)
It should be ‘reason’ in place of reasoning.
Half of the harm (a)/ that is done in this world (b)/ is due to people (c)/ who want to feel important. (d)
No correction is required.
The perception (a)/ of animal life was even more ambiguous (b)/ because of anthropomorphic (c)/ characterisations (d)/ of animal behaviour.
The right spelling is ‘ambiguous’.
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