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Spelling Selection — Identify the correctly spelled English word among lookalikes (Grief, Breif, Recieve, Diceive) and explain why the others are wrong using simple spelling rules.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Grief

Explanation:


Given data

  • Candidates must select the correctly spelled word.
  • Options: Grief, Breif, Recieve, Diceive.


Concept/Approach
Apply the ‘‘i before e except after c’’ aid and recall common words. Only one option is a standard, error-free spelling.


Option-by-option analysis
Grief — correct spelling (grief). ✅Breif — letters transposed; correct form is ‘‘brief’’ (brief); this is incorrect.Recieve — incorrect; after ‘‘c’’ the order is ‘‘ei’’ → ‘‘receive’’ (receive).Diceive — incorrect; correct is ‘‘deceive’’ (deceive), not starting with ‘‘di-’’; incorrect in both prefix and vowel order.


Common pitfalls
Mixing up ‘‘ie/ei’’ and using phonetically plausible but wrong prefixes are frequent errors.


Final Answer
Grief

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