Question

Choose the correctly spelled word(s) out of the given options.
A)Fareign
B)Forein
C)Foriegn
D)Foreign

Answer 1

Hint: In English, words are often not spelled the way they are pronounced. The correct spelling has seven letters to the word.

Complete step-by-step answer:

We know that the correct spelling of the word has seven letters, from the hint. We see that ‘forein’ has less than seven words. Hence, option B is wrong.
We also know from the hint given to us that the correct spelling need not be spelled the exact way the word is pronounced. There are no words as fareign, forein or foriegn in the English lexicon. They all may sound alike and phonetically correct to us. However, they are all misspelled. Thus, options B and C are wrong.
After observing this, we conclude that option D is the correct answer.

Note: Foreign means someone or something that is or seems estranged. We often switch the letters ‘i’ and ‘e’ in the spelling of ‘foreign’ and we have to be careful about the same.