Spelling and Effective Writing

Civil Service Test Questions
Spelling and Effective Writing

Test yourself with spelling and effective writing questions similar to the questions you'll find on a civil service test.

Which word is correctly spelled in the following:

1. absorbtion absorption absortion

2. excerpt exerpt exerpt

3. separate seperate separete

4. ubiquitous ubiquietous ubiquetous

5. onerous onorous onnorous

6. personnell perrsonnel personnel

7. aquire acquire acquir

8. parallel parralle pairallel

9. enginear engineer enjuneer

10. acount acountt account

Answers: 1. absorption; 2. excerpt; 3. separate; 4. ubiquitous; 5. onerous; 6. personnel; 7. acquire; 8. parallel; 9. engineer; 10. account

Can you replace these word phrases with one-word substitutes? See the answers below.

1. At this point in time

2. A large number of

3. As to whether

4. At a later date

5. At which time

6. Based on the fact that

7. Concerning the nature of

8. Despite the fact that

9. Exhibit a tendency to

10. For the purpose of

Answers: 1. Now; 2. Many; 3. Whether; 4. Later; 5. When; 6. Because; 7. About; 8. Although; 9. Tend to; 10. For