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Choose the option that rectifies the incorrectly spelt underlined word.

Mr. Singh is a phenomenally sucsesful salesperson.

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SSC CGL 2023 (Tier-II) Paper 1 Previous Year Paper (26-Oct-2023) (Shift-1)
The correct answer is

successful

Understanding Correct Spelling: The Word "Successful"

The question asks us to identify and correct a misspelled word in the given sentence: "Mr. Singh is a phenomenally sucsesful salesperson." The underlined word, "sucsesful," is incorrectly spelt.

Identifying the Misspelled Word

The word in question is intended to be an adjective describing Mr. Singh's sales performance. The spelling provided, "sucsesful," is not the standard English spelling.

Correcting the Spelling of "Successful"

The correct spelling of the word is "successful." This word describes achieving success or desired results. It is formed from the noun "success" and the suffix "-ful".

Common Misspellings of "Successful"

Misspellings often occur because of confusion with the double letters in the word. The correct spelling requires a double 'c' and a double 's'.

  • Incorrect: sucsesful (Missing one 'c', missing one 's')
  • Incorrect: sucessful (Missing one 'c')
  • Incorrect: successfull (Extra 'l' at the end, similar to 'beautiful')
  • Incorrect: sucesfull (Missing one 'c', extra 'l')

The correct form is 'success' + 'ful' = 'successful'.

Analyzing the Given Options

Let's look at the provided options to find the correct spelling of "successful":

  1. sucessful: This option has a single 'c' and a double 's', but the correct spelling requires a double 'c'. So, this is incorrect.
  2. successful: This option has a double 'c' and a double 's', followed by '-ful'. This matches the correct spelling.
  3. successfull: This option has a double 'c' and a double 's', but ends with '-full'. Adjectives formed with the suffix '-ful' typically end with a single 'l', not double 'l' (e.g., careful, hopeful, beautiful, useful). So, this is incorrect.
  4. sucesfull: This option has a single 'c', a single 's', and ends with '-full'. Both the 'c', 's', and the ending are incorrect. So, this is incorrect.

Based on the analysis, the only option with the correct spelling of the word is "successful".

Therefore, the sentence correctly written would be: "Mr. Singh is a phenomenally successful salesperson."

Conclusion

The incorrectly spelt word "sucsesful" should be "successful". Option 2 provides the correct spelling.

Incorrect Spelling Correct Spelling Explanation
sucsesful successful Missing 'c' and 's'
sucessful successful Missing 'c'
successfull successful Extra 'l' at the end
sucesfull successful Missing 'c', missing 's', extra 'l'

Revision Table: Common Spelling Errors

Word Common Error Correct Spelling
Successful sucessful, successfull successful
Believe beleive believe
Receive recieve receive
Separate seperate separate
Definite definately definite

Additional Information: Forming Adjectives with -ful

Many adjectives are formed by adding the suffix '-ful' to a noun. This suffix means "full of" or "having the quality of". When added to a noun, the suffix is typically spelt with a single 'l', even if the base noun ends in 'l' or the adjective before adding '-ful' might seem to suggest a double 'l'.

  • Beauty + ful = Beautiful
  • Care + ful = Careful
  • Hope + ful = Hopeful
  • Use + ful = Useful
  • Success + ful = Successful

Note that when adding '-ful' to a word ending in 'y' (like beauty), the 'y' changes to 'i'.

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