Another spelling — Synonyms & Antonyms Aptitude Question
Another spelling: Choose the correctly spelt word: Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Synonyms & Antonyms
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 30 seconds
Question
Choose the correctly spelt word:
Options
- Seperate
- Separrate
- Separate
- Sepearate
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: C. Separate
Worked solution
- The correct spelling is separate — there is 'a rat' in the middle.
Answer: Separate.
The idea
A mnemonic beats memory for this word: sep-A-RAT-e. The common misspelling uses an 'e' in that slot.
Shortcut. Separate shares 'par' with part and pare — to separate is to part — so the vowel after the p is a.
Common trap. "Seperate" — spelt as it is often pronounced, with an e after the p; the correct vowel there is a.