BKSB Spelling and Vocabulary 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses the word 'affect' correctly?
- The storm will affect the game. (Correct answer)
- The storm will effect the game.
- The storm will afect the game.
- The storm will affekt the game.
Correct answer: The storm will affect the game.
'Affect' is a verb meaning to influence something, while 'effect' is usually a noun.
Question 2: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- Accomodate
- Accommodate (Correct answer)
- Acomodate
- Acommodate
Correct answer: Accommodate
'Accommodate' has double 'c' and double 'm'.
Question 3: What does the word 'ambiguous' mean?
- Clearly defined
- Open to more than one interpretation (Correct answer)
- Completely wrong
- Very important
Correct answer: Open to more than one interpretation
'Ambiguous' describes something that can be understood in more than one way.
Question 4: Which word is spelled correctly?
- Recieve
- Beleive
- Achieve (Correct answer)
- Percieve
Correct answer: Achieve
'Achieve' follows the rule 'i before e except after c'.
Question 5: Select the word that means the opposite of 'transparent'.
- Clear
- Obvious
- Opaque (Correct answer)
- Visible
Correct answer: Opaque
'Opaque' means not transparent or not allowing light to pass through.
Question 6: Which sentence contains a correctly used homophone?
- I need to by some milk.
- The whether is cold today.
- She has two cats. (Correct answer)
- He past the test.
Correct answer: She has two cats.
'Two' is the correct number word; 'too' means also and 'to' is a preposition.
Question 7: What is the correct plural of 'criterion'?
- Criterions
- Criterias
- Criteria (Correct answer)
- Criteriae
Correct answer: Criteria
'Criteria' is the correct plural form of the Greek-origin word 'criterion'.
BKSB Spelling and Vocabulary 2
Which sentence uses the word 'affect' correctly?