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📌 1. Spelling rules
| Rule | Examples | Exception |
|---|---|---|
| i before e except after c (jab sound "ee" ho) | believe, achieve, field | receive, ceiling, deceive | seize, weird, protein, either |
| Short vowel + single consonant + stressed → suffix se pehle consonant double | run→running, stop→stopped, begin→beginning, occur→occurred | visit→visited (stress not on last syllable) |
| Silent e hatao jab suffix vowel se shuru ho | make→making, hope→hoping, write→writing | noticeable, courageous (soft c/g ke liye e rehta hai) |
| Consonant + y → i (suffix se pehle) | happy→happiness, carry→carried, beauty→beautiful | carrying (-ing ke saath y rehta hai) |
| -able: poora root word ho; -ible: root adhoora | readable, acceptable | visible, possible, terrible | — |
💡 Yaad rakhne ki trick: British spelling (SSC follows): colour, honour, centre, programme, travelled, defence (noun), practise (verb) / practice (noun), licence (noun) / license (verb).
📌 2. 30 commonly misspelt words
| Sahi spelling | Aam galti / yaad rakhne ka tarika |
|---|---|
| accommodate | double c, double m |
| achieve | i before e |
| acquaintance | acq + -ance |
| embarrass | double r, double s |
| occurrence | double c, double r, -ence |
| millennium | double l, double n |
| necessary | one c, double s (one collar, two sleeves) |
| privilege | no d; -ilege |
| separate | "a rat" in sep-a-rate |
| definitely | finite ke saath |
| conscience / conscious | antaratma / sachet |
| committee | double m, double t, double e |
| guarantee | gu + a |
| liaison | i-a-i |
| maintenance | maintain nahi — mainten-ance |
| manoeuvre | British: -oeuvre |
| mischievous | -vous (not -vious) |
| questionnaire | double n |
| rhythm | no vowel after y |
| entrepreneur | -preneur |
| bureaucracy | bureau + cracy |
| pronunciation | pronounce se "o" hat jata hai |
| surveillance | double l + -ance |
| unnecessary | un + necessary |
| withhold | double h |
| harass | one r, double s |
| recommend | one c, double m |
| occasion | double c, one s |
| perseverance | -sever- + -ance |
| receive | e before i after c |
⚠️ Exam Traps:
- Exam mein options ek-ek letter se alag hote hain — har option ko syllable-by-syllable padho.
- "Incorrectly spelt" maanga ho to sahi spelling wale teen options chhodo.
📌 3. Practice MCQs
📝 Practice MCQs (SF Prep dwara taiyar — PYQ nahi)
Q1. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) Accommodate
व्याख्या: Double c aur double m: accommodate.
व्याख्या: Double c aur double m: accommodate.
Q2. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) Embarrass
व्याख्या: Double r, double s.
व्याख्या: Double r, double s.
Q3. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) Necessary
व्याख्या: One c, double s.
व्याख्या: One c, double s.
Q4. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) Separate
व्याख्या: 'a rat' in sep-a-rate.
व्याख्या: 'a rat' in sep-a-rate.
Q5. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) Occurrence
व्याख्या: Double c, double r, -ence.
व्याख्या: Double c, double r, -ence.
Q6. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) Millennium
व्याख्या: Double l, double n.
व्याख्या: Double l, double n.
Q7. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) Privilege
व्याख्या: Isme 'd' nahi hai: privilege.
व्याख्या: Isme 'd' nahi hai: privilege.
Q8. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) Receive
व्याख्या: After c → e before i: receive.
व्याख्या: After c → e before i: receive.
Q9. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) Maintenance
व्याख्या: Maintain se banta hai par spelling 'maintenance'.
व्याख्या: Maintain se banta hai par spelling 'maintenance'.
Q10. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) Mischievous
व्याख्या: -vous, -vious nahi.
व्याख्या: -vous, -vious nahi.
Q11. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) Questionnaire
व्याख्या: Double n + -aire.
व्याख्या: Double n + -aire.
Q12. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) Entrepreneur
व्याख्या: entre + pre + neur.
व्याख्या: entre + pre + neur.
Q13. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) Surveillance
व्याख्या: Double l + -ance.
व्याख्या: Double l + -ance.
Q14. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) Pronunciation
व्याख्या: Pronounce ka 'o' hat jaata hai: pronunciation.
व्याख्या: Pronounce ka 'o' hat jaata hai: pronunciation.
Q15. Choose the incorrectly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) Commitee
व्याख्या: Committee mein double m, double t, double e hota hai.
व्याख्या: Committee mein double m, double t, double e hota hai.
Q16. Choose the incorrectly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) Recomend
व्याख्या: Recommend = one c, double m.
व्याख्या: Recommend = one c, double m.
Q17. Choose the incorrectly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) Rythm
व्याख्या: Sahi spelling: rhythm (h after r).
व्याख्या: Sahi spelling: rhythm (h after r).
Q18. Choose the incorrectly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) Definately
व्याख्या: Definitely mein 'finite' hai.
व्याख्या: Definitely mein 'finite' hai.
Q19. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) Perseverance
व्याख्या: per-sever-ance.
व्याख्या: per-sever-ance.
Q20. Choose the correctly spelt word. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) Acquaintance
व्याख्या: acq + -ance.
व्याख्या: acq + -ance.