Identifying Incorrectly Spelt Word: Stepping Stone

The question asks us to find the word that is spelled incorrectly in the sentence: "Sometimes failure is the steping stone to success." We need to carefully examine each word in the sentence and compare it with the options provided.

Sentence Analysis

Let's break down the sentence and check the spelling of each word:

• Sometimes - Correctly spelled.
• failure - Correctly spelled.
• is - Correctly spelled.
• the - Correctly spelled.
• steping - This word appears misspelled. The common rule for words ending in 'e' before adding '-ing' is to drop the 'e' unless the word ends in 'ee' or 'ie'. However, 'step' follows the rule of doubling the final consonant before adding '-ing' if the preceding vowel is stressed. The correct spelling should be with double 'p'.
• stone - Correctly spelled.
• to - Correctly spelled.
• success - Correctly spelled.

Evaluating the Options

Now let's look at the options provided:

• Option 1: succes - This is a misspelling of the word "success".
• Option 2: stepping - This is the correct spelling for the word that was misspelled in the sentence ("steping").
• Option 3: failuire - This is a misspelling of the word "failure".
• Option 4: stown - This appears to be a misspelling, possibly intended to be "stone".
• Option 5: Empty - No word provided.

Conclusion

The word "steping" in the original sentence is misspelled. The correct spelling is "stepping". Therefore, option 2 provides the correct spelling of the incorrectly spelt word found in the sentence.