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Spelling Practice MCQs

Civil Service Exam Subprofessional clerical ability reviewer: correctly spelled office and everyday words, with a memory tip or spelling rule for each one.

20 MCQsUpdated 3 November 2026

Spelling is one of the two items in the official Clerical Ability scope of the Civil Service Exam Subprofessional level. This set gives more practice with words often misspelled in letters, reports and forms, such as committee, receipt, government and miscellaneous, each with a rule or memory tip.

Most spelling errors fall into a few patterns: double letters, silent letters, -ant or -ent endings, and words built from a root. When you get one wrong, learn the pattern rather than the single word, because the same pattern appears in many others.

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  1. 1

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "something accomplished through effort or skill".

    Correct answer: A. Achievement

    "Achievement" follows "i before e except after c": a-ch-IE-ve-ment. It also keeps the e of "achieve" before the suffix "-ment".

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  2. 2

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "to accept or admit that something exists or is true".

    Correct answer: B. Acknowledge

    "Acknowledge" has a silent c and k together (ack-) and ends in "-dge", like "knowledge", the word it contains.

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  3. 3

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "a short official statement or announcement".

    Correct answer: C. Bulletin

    "Bulletin" has a double l and a single t, ending in "-in". Offices post announcements on a bulletin board.

    easy
  4. 4

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "a chart showing the days, weeks and months of a year".

    Correct answer: D. Calendar

    "Calendar" ends in "-ar". "Calender" is a different word for a machine that presses cloth or paper, and is a common misspelling for the date chart.

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  5. 5

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "a person one works with".

    Correct answer: A. Colleague

    "Colleague" has a double l and ends in "-eague", like "league". It means a co-worker.

    hard
  6. 6

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "a group of people chosen to do a particular task".

    Correct answer: B. Committee

    "Committee" doubles three letters: m, t and e. It is one of the most frequently misspelled words in office writing.

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  7. 7

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "the surroundings or conditions in which people, animals or plants live".

    Correct answer: C. Environment

    "Environment" contains "iron" in the middle: env-IRON-ment. Forgetting the n before -ment is a common error.

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  8. 8

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "to make something seem larger or more important than it is".

    Correct answer: D. Exaggerate

    "Exaggerate" has a double g and a single r: ex-ag-ger-ate.

    hard
  9. 9

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "the group of people with authority to run a country or state".

    Correct answer: A. Government

    "Government" keeps the n of "govern" before "-ment": govern + ment. Dropping the n is a common mistake.

    easy
  10. 10

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "free from outside control".

    Correct answer: B. Independent

    "Independent" ends in "-ent", not "-ant". The noun is "independence", also with an e.

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  12. 11

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "a junior officer rank in the military or police".

    Correct answer: C. Lieutenant

    "Lieutenant" begins with "lieu-", from French, meaning "in place of". The word ends in "-ant".

    hard
  13. 12

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "of various kinds; mixed".

    Correct answer: D. Miscellaneous

    "Miscellaneous" has "sc" and a double l, and ends in "-eous": mis-cel-la-ne-ous. Office budgets often have a "miscellaneous expenses" item.

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    hard
  14. 13

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "a national law-making assembly in some countries".

    Correct answer: A. Parliament

    "Parliament" has an "ia" in the middle that is not pronounced clearly: par-LIA-ment.

    hard
  15. 14

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "the way a word is spoken".

    Correct answer: B. Pronunciation

    Although the verb is "pronounce", the noun drops the o: "pronunciation". "Pronounciation" is a very common error.

    hard
  16. 15

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "a written statement that money or goods have been received".

    Correct answer: C. Receipt

    "Receipt" has a silent p and follows "e before i after c": re-CEI-pt. Offices issue official receipts for payments.

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  17. 16

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "directed or sent to someone else (past tense)".

    Correct answer: D. Referred

    When "refer" (stress on the last syllable) adds "-ed", the final r doubles: referred, referring. Compare "offered", where the stress is on the first syllable.

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  18. 17

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "a person's name written in his or her own way".

    Correct answer: A. Signature

    "Signature" is built on the word "sign" and ends in "-ature": sig-na-ture. The g is pronounced here, unlike in "sign".

    easy
  19. 18

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "achieving the desired aim or result".

    Correct answer: B. Successful

    "Successful" has a double c, a double s, and only one l at the end, because the suffix "-ful" always has one l.

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  20. 19

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "the day after today".

    Correct answer: A. Tomorrow

    "Tomorrow" has one m and a double r: to-mor-row.

    easy
  21. 20

    Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "the day of the week after Tuesday".

    Correct answer: A. Wednesday

    "Wednesday" keeps a silent d after the e: Wed-nes-day. It comes from "Woden's day".

    easy