Question

In the given question four words are given out of which only one word is correctly spelled. Find the correctly spelled word.

a) ACQUISISION
b) ACQIUSITION
c) ACQUISITION
d) ACQUISETION

Answer 1

Hint: The word in the given question refers to ‘an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum’ or in a more general sense ‘the learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality’. Try to pronounce the given word. This will help in narrowing down your options.

Complete answer:
A transliteration doesn't tell you the meaning of the words, but it helps you pronounce them. Transliteration changes the letters from one alphabet or language into the corresponding, similar-sounding characters of another alphabet.
Here, we are transliterating an English word itself.

The required word is pronounced as ‘ack-we-zee-shun’. This is the correct way to pronounce the word.

Now, we know the pronunciation of the given word. Let’s go through each of the options:

a) ACQUISISION - This word will be pronounced as ‘ack-we-zee-zhun’. The first three syllables are exactly the same. However, the last syllable is pronounced a little differently. This is not the correct way to pronounce it, and so this is an incorrect spelling. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b) ACQIUSITION - This word will be pronounced as ‘ack-kew-zee-shun’. The first, third, and fourth syllables are exactly the same. However, the second syllable is pronounced a little differently. This is not the correct way to pronounce it, and so this is an incorrect spelling. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c) ACQUISITION - This word will be pronounced as ‘ack-we-zee-shun’. This word is pronounced exactly the same as the required word, so it has the correct spelling. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
d) ACQUISETION - This word will be pronounced as ‘ack-we-see-shun’. The first, second, and fourth syllables are exactly the same. However, the third syllable is pronounced a little differently. This is not the correct way to pronounce it, and so this is an incorrect spelling. 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.