Error Detection in Specific Words set 2

Error Detection in Specific Words  set 2

 

Directions:  In  each  sentence  below  four  words that  the  printed  in  bold  have  been  lettered  (1), (2),  (3),  (4)  and  (5).  One  of  them  may  be  wrongly spelt  or  inappropriate  in  the  context  of  the sentence.  Find  out  the  word,  which  is  wrongly spelt  or  inappropriate  if  there  is  any.  The  letter of  that  word  is  the  answer.  If  all  the  words,  which are  printed  in  bold,  are  correctly  spelt  and appropriate  in  the  context  of  the  sentence,  mark (5)  as  the  answer  ie  All  correct

 

1. Their sole  1)/  concern  2)/  was  how  they  could assisst 3)/  their colleague  in his  hour of  crisis. 4)/  All correct  5)

2. We  shall  be disabled  1)/  to  justify  2)/  this excess  3)/  expenditure.  4)/  All  correct  5)

3. The  lease  on  these  premises 1)/  has  expired 2/  and  we  have incured  3)/  significant  debt. 4)/  All correct  5

4. Your statement 1)/ that you received 2)/ no prier 3)/ intimation 4)/ is not plausible. All correct  5)

5. Mr Sharma refused to acknowledge 1)/ that he had committed 2)/ an error 3)/ while taking that desicion. 4)/ All correct  5)

6. The importanse 1)/ given to content-oriented 2)/ approach has affected the methodology 3)/ of this project  4)/.All correct  5)

7. Almost all risk-taking 1)/ work involve 2)/decision 3)/ making under uncertainty. 4)/ All correct 5)

8. In developing 1)/ countries there is increesing 2)/ concern for fostering  3)/ human potential.4)/ All correct 5)

9. I want to express 1)/ my appreciation  2)/ of the help offered  3)/ by my former colleages. 4)/ All correct 5)

1. The research 1)/ reported 2)/ in this valume 3)/ assumes importance. 4)/ All correct 5)

Answers :

1.  2; The  correct  spelling  is  ‘assist’.
2.  1; Replace  ‘disabled’  with  ‘capable’.
3. 3; The  correct  spelling  is  ‘incurred’.
4.  3; The  correct  spelling  is  ‘prior’.
5.  4; The  correct  spelling  is  ‘decision’.
6.  1; The  correct  spelling  is  ‘importance’.
7.  1; The  appropriate  word should  be  ‘risky’.
8.  2; The  correct  spelling  is  ‘increasing’.
9.  4; The  correct  spelling  is  ‘colleagues’.
10  3; The  correct  spelling  is  ‘volume’.