Question

Choose the correctly spelt word.
(a)acquaintence
(b)acquantance
(c)acquaintance
(d)acquentence

Answer 1

Hint: The phonetic pronunciation of the word will help to identify the correct spelling. The word in the given question refers to ‘knowledge or experience of something’. Try to pronounce the given word. This will help in narrowing down your options.

Complete answer:
A transliteration doesn’t tell you anything about the
meaning of the word at all, but it helps you to pronounce them. Transliteration changes the letters from one alphabet or language into the respective, similar-sounding letters of
another alphabet. The only way to correctly guess the answer is to try and match the sound of the word to the spelling of the word.
We all know how this word is pronounced. It would be pronounced as ‘uck-wain-tuns’.
Now let’s look at the available options one by one:
(a)acquaintence - This word would be pronounced as ‘uck-wain-tens’. This is a grammatically incorrect word, and it is not the word that is required. This would be incorrect to use in a sentence. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
(b)acquantance - This word would be pronounced as ‘uck-wan-tuns’. This is a grammatically incorrect word, and it is not the word that is required. This would be incorrect to use in a sentence. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
(c)acquaintance - This word would be pronounced as ‘uck-wain-tuns’. This is a grammatically correct word, and it is the word that is required. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
(d)acquentence - This word would be pronounced as ‘uck-wen-tens’. This is a grammatically incorrect word, and it is not the word that is required. This would be incorrect to use in a sentence. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note: Try to transliterate the given word. Transliteration is the writing of words exactly how they sound. Then, transliterate the rest of the options. Whichever option matches the transliteration of the word in question, is the correct answer.