Errors of Diction and Spelling

Errors of Diction and Spelling MDCAT MCQs with answers

8 past paper MCQs on Errors of Diction and Spelling, from the Writing Skills unit of MDCAT English. The year each question appeared is shown where known; tap “Show answer” for the correct option and a short solution.

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1.The manager accepted the cashier's ______ for coming late. (UHS MDCAT 2025)

  1. expalanation
  2. explaination
  3. explanation
  4. explantion
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Correct answer: (c) explanation

The word is spelt explanation, with no i after the a.

2.Identify the sentence with no spelling error: (UHS MDCAT 2025)

  1. Imtiaz invited me on a dinner party at restaurant.
  2. Imtiaz invited me on a dier party at restaurant.
  3. Imtiaz invited me on a dinner party at restaurent.
  4. Imtiaz invited me on a dinnar party at restaurent.
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Correct answer: (a) Imtiaz invited me on a dinner party at restaurant.

Only the first spells both dinner and restaurant correctly.

3.Q.185 Which of the following sentences is correct? (UHS MDCAT 2023)

  1. How could Sarah perswad her mum to stay out later?
  2. How could Sarah persuade her mum to stay out later?
  3. How could Sarah persuad her mum to stay out later?
  4. How could Sarah parsuade her mum to stay out later?
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Correct answer: (b) How could Sarah persuade her mum to stay out later?

The verb is spelt persuade.

4.Choose the correct spelling: (SZABMU MDCAT 2023)

  1. Renessance
  2. Renaissance
  3. Renaisance
  4. Reniassance
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Correct answer: (b) Renaissance

It is spelt renaissance.

5.Pick the word with correct spelling: (NUMS MDCAT 2023)

  1. Collique
  2. Colleague
  3. Collegue
  4. Co-leageu
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Correct answer: (b) Colleague

It is spelt colleague.

6.Choose the correct spelling of the word: (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Annehilate
  2. Anihilate
  3. Annihilate
  4. Anehilate
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Correct answer: (c) Annihilate

It is spelt annihilate.

7.Find the correctly spelt word: (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Sovereign
  2. Soveregn
  3. Soverean
  4. Soverein
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Correct answer: (a) Sovereign

It is spelt sovereign.

8.Choose the word wrongly spelt. (PMC MDCAT 2022)

  1. Semester
  2. Senesent
  3. Sensory
  4. Salacious
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Correct answer: (b) Senesent

The word is spelt senescent.

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