In spelling questions you either pick the incorrectly spelt word, or choose the sentence where every word is spelt correctly. The trick is that the exam reuses the same hard words — possession, occurrence, accommodate, perseverance, relevant — and tests the same few ending-rules (double letters, -ance vs -ence, -able vs -ible, -ant vs -ent). Learn these words and rules once and you can answer on sight. Every quiz below is a real Punjab Police SI or Constable question.
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The ending-rules that decide most questions
Check the ending and the double letters first.
| Rule | Correct spelling | Common wrong form |
|---|---|---|
| Double letters | possession, occurrence, accommodate | posession, occurence, accomodate |
| -ance / -ence | perseverance, coherence | persevarance, coherance |
| -able / -ible | indispensable, comfortable | indispensible, comfortible |
| -ant / -ent | relevant, confident | relevent, confidant (= a person!) |
| -sion / -tion | apprehension, decision | apprehention, decition |
| silent / tricky letters | guaranteed, reconcile, hymn | guaranted, reconsile, hym |
KEY TERM
How to scan for the error
Read each option slowly, syllable by syllable, and compare it with the shape you know is correct. Focus on three danger spots: double letters (is it one 's' or two?), the ending (-ance/-ence, -able/-ible), and silent letters (the 'n' in hymn). If a word 'sounds right' but you are unsure, that is exactly where exams hide the error.
Real Punjab Police questions
Find the one wrong word, or the all-correct sentence.
QUICK CHECK
Identify the spelling error in the given sentence. Practically and rationally speaking, he is in posession of huge wealth.
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Answer: C — posession
Punjab Police Sub Inspector 2023. The misspelt word is posession; the correct spelling is possession — two s's in the middle and two at '-ssion'. The other words (rationally, practically, wealth) are correct.
QUICK CHECK
Identity the spelling error in the given sentence.
In spite of her disability, her success inevitably proves her diligence and persevarance.
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Answer: D — persevarance
Punjab Police Sub Inspector 2023. The misspelt word is persevarance; the correct form is perseverance (-ere-, then -ance). The root is 'persevere', so keep the 'e' before -ance.
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Identity the spelling error in the given sentence. He has been repeatedly informed to carry necessary and relevant documents.
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Answer: C — relevent
Punjab Police Sub Inspector 2023. The misspelt word is relevent; the correct spelling is relevant with '-ant'. Think of the noun 'relevance' to fix the vowel — but the adjective is '-ant'.
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Identity the spelling error in the given sentence. We should follow the prescription of doctors as they belong to one of the most indispensible sections of society that takes care of us.
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Answer: A — indispensible
Punjab Police Sub Inspector 2023. The misspelt word is indispensible; the correct ending is -able: indispensable (cannot be done without). A good check — 'dispensable' is also -able.
QUICK CHECK
Identity the error in the given sentence. We should not believe in certain divided politics and polycies.
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Answer: C — polycies
Punjab Police Sub Inspector 2023. The misspelt word is polycies; the correct plural of 'policy' is policies — change 'y' to 'i' and add -es. 'Politics' and 'believe' are spelt correctly.
QUICK CHECK
Identity the spelling error in the given sentence. Seeing the high price of the bat, a precisely swift and smooth performance is guaranted.
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Answer: A — guaranted
Punjab Police Sub Inspector 2023. The misspelt word is guaranted; the correct spelling is guaranteed (two e's). The others — performance, precisely, swift — are correct.
QUICK CHECK
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
The novel's protagonist embarks on a journey of self-discovery, encountering various obstacles that test his resilience and force him to reconsile with his past.
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Answer: D — reconsile
Punjab Police Constable 2025. The misspelt word is reconsile; the correct spelling is reconcile (with a 'c', not 's'). Protagonist, resilience and encountering are all correct.
QUICK CHECK
Select the option that rectifies the incorrectly spelt word in the given sentence. "The poor man expressed a deep sense of gratitute for the help he received."
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Answer: B — gratitude
Punjab Police Constable 2025. The correct spelling is gratitude — one 't' in the middle, ending '-tude'. The wrong forms (gratitued, grattitude, gratitood) all break that pattern.
QUICK CHECK
Select the correct spelling of the underlined incorrectly spelt word in the given sentence. His argument lacked coherance, making it difficult to understand.
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Answer: B — coherence
Punjab Police Constable 2025. The correct spelling is coherence — '-ence', not '-ance', and 'here' inside it. Cohearance, coherense and coheerance are all wrong.
QUICK CHECK
Select the correct spelling of the underlined incorrectly spelt word in the given sentence. The window display featured a sleek mennaquin dressed in the latest fashion, drawing the attention of passersby.
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Answer: A — mannequin
Punjab Police Constable 2025. The correct spelling is mannequin (a shop dummy) — double 'n' then '-quin'. The look-alikes manequine, menniquin and maniquin are all misspellings.
QUICK CHECK
Select the sentence in which all the words are spelt correctly.
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Answer: B — Headaches are a progressively common occurrence in this busy world.
Punjab Police Sub Inspector 2023. Only option B is fully correct because of occurrence — double 'c', double 'r', '-ence'. Occurrance, ocurrence and occurence are the usual wrong forms.
QUICK CHECK
Select the sentence in which all the words are spelt correctly.
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Answer: A — More people cannot be accommodated in buildings like theatres that function with an air conditioning system.
Punjab Police Sub Inspector 2023. Only option A is fully correct because of accommodated — double 'c' and double 'm'. Accommodate is one of the most misspelt English words.
QUICK CHECK
Select the sentence in which all the words are spelt correctly.
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Answer: D — The emphasis on primary education has negatively affected secondary and post-secondary education.
Punjab Police Sub Inspector 2023. Only option D is fully correct because of affected — double 'f', single 't'. Afected, effacted and afacted are all wrong (and 'effect' is a different word).
QUICK CHECK
Select the sentence in which all the words are spelt correctly.
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Answer: B — The ancient texts contain hymns and philosophical treatises set down by the Aryans from the second millennium before Christ.
Punjab Police Sub Inspector 2023. Only option B is fully correct because of hymns — silent 'n' after 'm'. Hynms, himns and hyms all mis-handle those two letters.
COMMON TRAPS
- Double letters catch most people: possession, occurrence, accommodate, embarrass.
- -ance vs -ence and -able vs -ible are decided by the word, not by sound — learn each.
- Watch -ant vs -ent: 'relevant', but 'confidant' is a person (confident = sure).
- '-sion' vs '-tion': apprehension, not 'apprehention'.
- Silent letters hide errors: the 'n' in hymn, the 'c' in reconcile.
- For 'all words correct' sentences, scan every long word, not just the first.
CHECK YOURSELF
Pick the correctly spelt word: (a) embarass (b) embarrass (c) embarass (d) embaras
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(b) embarrass. It needs a double r and a double s — one of the most commonly misspelt English words. All the other forms drop one of those double letters.