Spelling
🔒 Log in to trackTwo spelling items per shift, and they come from a predictable trap list: i/e flip-flops, double-letter failures, suffix endings and 90+ famous misspells. A rules layer (c-test, stress-doubling, keep-e) plus a weekly revised bank makes these near-guaranteed marks — the fastest scoring topic in Tier 1 English.
One page per subtopic: detailed notes, every question type, formulas, tricks and practice sets.
Every formula on one printable page, grouped by subtopic.
3 exam-level questions worked step by step.
64 questions — untimed practice or a timed test with analysis.
Track record in the exam
Questions per shift in recent SSC CGL papers.
Test difficulty mix (64 questions)
Question patterns exams keep repeating
Taken from previous-year papers. If a pattern is marked "very common", expect to see it in your exam.
Choose the correctly spelt word
very commonFour spellings of one word; find the correct one.
How to solve: Find the differing letter-spot, apply the relevant rule (c-test, stress-doubling, suffix family), else recall from the bank.
Example: Select the correctly spelt word: Accommodation / Accomodation / Acommodation / Accommodasion
Accommodation — the options differ only in the doubles; the word needs both cc and mm.
Find the wrongly spelt word
commonFour different words are given; one of them is misspelt.
How to solve: Check each word against its doubles, ie/ei pair, ending and silent letters. Three pass; the one that fails is the answer.
Example: Select the wrongly spelt word: Existance / Occasion / Believe / Truly
Existance — exist goes with existent, so the noun is existence.
Spelling inside a sentence
occasionalA sentence is given and four of its words are the options; one is misspelt.
How to solve: Ignore the meaning and check each listed word on its own. British forms (colour, organised) are correct in Indian exams.
Example: The committee could not reach a concensus on the budget.
concensus -> consensus (related to consent).
Plural/derived form spelling
occasionalThe question asks for the plural of a Latin or Greek noun, or for a derived form of a given word.
How to solve: Classical plurals: -on -> -a, -is -> -es, -us -> -i, -um -> -a. Never add -s to a plural that is already classical (criterias).
Example: Select the correct plural of 'analysis'.
analyses — -is becomes -es, as in crisis -> crises.
ie or ei (the c-test)
very commonThe options differ only in the order of i and e.
How to solve: Say the word. 'ee' sound: ie, but ei straight after c. 'ay' sound: ei. Check the exception list (seize, weird, foreign, leisure). c sounding 'sh' keeps ie (efficient, species).
Example: Perceive / Percieve / Perceeve / Persieve
Perceive — the 'ee' pair follows c, so ei.
Doubling before a suffix (stress rule)
commonThe options differ in whether the last consonant of the base is doubled before -ed, -ing, -able or -ance.
How to solve: Double only if the last syllable of the base is stressed and the suffix starts with a vowel: regrettable, forgotten. Otherwise do not: budgeted, galloped.
Example: Budgeted / Budgetted / Buddgeted / Budgeeted
Budgeted — the stress is on BUD-, so the t stays single.
Suffix family (-ance/-ence, -able/-ible, final e)
commonThe options differ only in the last few letters.
How to solve: Match -ance with -ant and -ence with -ent; complete-word stems take -able; drop a final e before a vowel suffix except after soft c or g (noticeable).
Example: Perseverance / Perseverence / Perseverrance / Persevearance
Perseverance — persevere + ance, with one r.
Silent letters and -ceed/-cede words
commonThe word has a silent letter (Wednesday, psychology) or ends in the 'seed' sound.
How to solve: Recall the silent letter by saying the word as spelt. Only proceed, succeed and exceed end in -ceed; only supersede ends in -sede; the rest end in -cede.
Example: Supersede / Superseed / Supersead / Superceed
Supersede — the only -sede verb.