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
  • A
    Survaillance
  • B
    Surveillance
  • C
    Survellance
  • D
    Surveilance

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.

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