Directions: Three of the four words given are spelt wrong. Select the word that is spelt correctly.
Question and options
Directions: Three of the four words given are spelt wrong. Select the word that is spelt correctly.
- Argumant
- Arguemant
- Argument
- Arguemint
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - Argument
The correct spelling is 'argument'. It is formed from 'argue' by dropping the final e before the suffix -ment. The other forms put a wrong vowel in the suffix or keep the e of 'argue', so they are misspellings.
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