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Question

From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed from the letters of the given word :

SIMILARITY

The correct answer is

SMILE

Word Formation Analysis from SIMILARITY

This problem asks us to identify which word from the given options cannot be formed using only the letters available in the word "SIMILARITY". To solve this, we need to count the frequency of each letter in the main word and then check if the letters required for each option word are available in sufficient quantities.

Letters Available in SIMILARITY

Let's list the letters present in the word SIMILARITY along with their counts:

Letter Count
S 1
I 3
M 1
L 1
A 1
R 1
T 1
Y 1

Now, let's examine each option to see if it can be formed from these letters.

Analyzing Option Words

  • TAIL:

    The letters required are T, A, I, L.

    Checking against SIMILARITY:

    • T: 1 (Available)
    • A: 1 (Available)
    • I: 1 (Available, 3 are present)
    • L: 1 (Available)

    Since all the letters required for "TAIL" are present in "SIMILARITY", this word can be formed.

  • MILITARY:

    The letters required are M, I, L, I, T, A, R, Y.

    Checking against SIMILARITY:

    • M: 1 (Available)
    • I: 2 (Available, 3 are present)
    • L: 1 (Available)
    • T: 1 (Available)
    • A: 1 (Available)
    • R: 1 (Available)
    • Y: 1 (Available)

    All the letters required for "MILITARY" are present in "SIMILARITY", so this word can be formed.

  • SMILE:

    The letters required are S, M, I, L, E.

    Checking against SIMILARITY:

    • S: 1 (Available)
    • M: 1 (Available)
    • I: 1 (Available, 3 are present)
    • L: 1 (Available)
    • E: 0 (Not available in SIMILARITY)

    The letter 'E' is not present in the word "SIMILARITY". Therefore, the word "SMILE" cannot be formed.

  • SIMILAR:

    The letters required are S, I, M, I, L, A, R.

    Checking against SIMILARITY:

    • S: 1 (Available)
    • I: 2 (Available, 3 are present)
    • M: 1 (Available)
    • L: 1 (Available)
    • A: 1 (Available)
    • R: 1 (Available)

    All the letters required for "SIMILAR" are present in "SIMILARITY", so this word can be formed.

Conclusion on Word Formation

Based on our analysis, the word that cannot be formed from the letters of "SIMILARITY" is "SMILE" because the letter 'E' is not present in the original word.

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Important Questions from Word Formation

  1. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word: CHRONOLOGICAL

  2. In the question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., 'B' can be represented by 00, 13 etc., and 'A' can be represented by 55, 69 etc

    Similarly you have to identify the set for the word 'GIRL'

  3. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word.
  4. A word is given. It is followed by four other words. One out of the four words cannot be formed by using the letters of given word. Find that word.

    AUTOGRAPHS

  5. From the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of given word:

    MAINTAIN

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