Discussion
Find the wrongly spelt word. If all four are correctly spelt, choose “All correct”.
Answer: C
Correct answer: Arguement
Arguement is the misspelling. The correct form is argument, which drops the e of argue. That is an exception to the usual rule, which keeps a silent final e before a suffix beginning with a consonant - hence achievement, management, excitement and amusement, all correctly retaining it. Judgement, the third option, is correctly spelt in British usage, which permits both judgement and judgment; the shorter form is standard in legal writing and in American English. Since both are accepted, it is not the answer. The small group that drops the e before -ment or -ly is worth memorising: argument, acknowledgment, abridgment, truly, duly and wholly. Assessment and achievement are both correct as printed.
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