Verbal Ability - Spellings - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spellings - Section 1 (Q.No. 8)
Directions to Solve
Find the correctly spelt words.
8.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Discussion:
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Yashswi Jain said:
2 years ago
It means Strict or Harsh.
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Shivang Dwivedi said:
2 years ago
@All.
It's the rule that if you add a suffix with "-ou-" in it, you drop the previous "u", like this:
rigour --> rigorous
labour --> laborious
flavour --> flavorous
There are some other cases where you drop the "u", as in "generous" --> "generosity", but note that those are also the correct spellings in American English.
You don't drop the "u" with most other suffixes:
favour --> favourable.
colour --> colourful.
It's the rule that if you add a suffix with "-ou-" in it, you drop the previous "u", like this:
rigour --> rigorous
labour --> laborious
flavour --> flavorous
There are some other cases where you drop the "u", as in "generous" --> "generosity", but note that those are also the correct spellings in American English.
You don't drop the "u" with most other suffixes:
favour --> favourable.
colour --> colourful.
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