Spelling selection — Choose the correctly spelled security term used in reports and news: identify the accurate form of "Surveillance" for formal English writing and exams.
Verbal Ability
Spellings
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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ASurvaillance
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BSurveillance
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CSurvellance
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DSurveilance
Answer
Correct Answer: Surveillance
Explanation
Given data
- Word: "Surveillance" (monitoring/observation).
- Options: Survaillance; Surveillance; Survellance; Surveilance
Concept/ApproachFrench-derived word with the core sequence "veil" inside: sur + veil + lance → "surveillance".
Step-by-step reasoningSurveillance — correct spelling.Survaillance — incorrect double "ai".Survellance — wrong "ve-ll" placement and missing "i".Surveilance — missing the second "l".
Verification/AlternativeAll major dictionaries standardize on "surveillance".
Common pitfallsMisplacing vowels "ei/ai" and doubling incorrect consonants.
Final AnswerCorrect spelling: Surveillance.