Understanding ‘Spelling Correction’ for CLAT English Language Section

In the English language, it is not only important to use correct English grammar but also it is very important to use the correct spelling of the words. In everyday usage whenever we write anything it is very important that we write the correct words otherwise it leaves a very bad impression on the reader.

For CLAT students learning spelling rules is also very important as in the examination direct questions are asked to choose the correct spelling of the word from the given options and therefore this article on Spelling Correction in CLAT English.

We generally do not focus on the spelling of the words while reading any article and tend to make a mistake in them. There are some words which we spell wrong in the common usage that we are unaware of its actual spelling. Eg the word ‘fulfil’ made up of ‘full’ + ‘fill’ is mostly spelt as ‘fulfil’.

Follow the following are the spelling rules to avoid such mistakes:

But the following words are an exception to this rule – leisure, freight, height, heir, feign, reign, their and counterfeit.

Following words are the exception to this rule- say, lay and pay

But ‘y’ remains unchanged when the verb is converted into its continuous form by adding ‘ing’ to it. For example, the continuous form of verb marry is marrying.

But the following words are an exception to this rule- wholly, truly and duly.

Following words are exception to this rule – argue + ment = argument, awe + ful = awful.

‘likeable’ is an exception to this rule.

Following words are an exception to these rules – handkerchief, chief, cliff, belief.

With a bare reading of the above rules twice or thrice it will become very easy to identify the correct spelling of the word.