Question

Which one of the following is a correctly spelled word?

• A. surreptiotious
• B. sureptitious
• C. surreptious
• D. surreptitious

Hint:

Break difficult words into recognizable letter clusters to remember correct spelling (e.g., surreptitious contains the cluster \textit{ptit}).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The question asks us to identify the correctly spelled word from the given options. It is essential to have a good grasp of spelling and vocabulary to answer such questions accurately.

1. Option 1: surreptiotious - This is an incorrect spelling. The word has an additional 'o' which shouldn't be there.
2. Option 2: sureptitious - This is also incorrectly spelled. The missing 'r' before 'eptitious' makes it wrong.
3. Option 3: surreptious - This is another incorrect spelling. The absence of 't' following 'ep' renders it incorrect.
4. Option 4: surreptitious - This is the correctly spelled word. "Surreptitious" means kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

Therefore, the correct answer is the fourth option, "surreptitious".