Discussion
Find the wrongly spelt word. If all four are correctly spelt, choose “All correct”.
Answer: C
Correct answer: Seperate
Seperate is the misspelling. The correct form is separate, with an a in the middle. The mnemonic is that there is a rat in sepa rate; the derivation is the Latin separare, built on parare, to make ready. The other three are correctly spelt. Acquire keeps the c before the q, from the Latin prefix ad- assimilating - the same pattern as acquaint, acquit and acquiesce. Rhythm keeps the Greek rh- and contains no conventional vowel letter. Vacuum has one c and two us, from the Latin vacuus, empty - not to be confused with vaccine, which doubles the c because it comes from vacca, a cow. Separate is misspelt so persistently because its middle syllable is unstressed and reduced in speech, which gives the ear nothing to work with.
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