choose the option with the correct spelling from the options lettered A-E

Analyze the question: You need to pick the one option that is spelled correctly. Only one of these five is a real English word.

Explain the concept: "Interpret" comes from the Latin interpretari. It is made of the prefix inter- (between) and the root pret. Its related forms are:

• interpret (verb)
• interpreter (person)
• interpretation (noun)

Step-by-step check:

• A. Interprete: has an extra "e" at the end. Wrong.
• B. Interpret: inter + pret, so the spelling is correct. ✔
• C. Inteprete: the "r" is missing after "inte" and there is an extra "e" at the end. Wrong.
• D. Interprette: has a doubled "t" and an extra "e". Wrong.
• E. Interrpret: has a doubled "r" in the middle. Wrong.

The correct spelling is Interpret, which is option B.

Tip: Break the word into parts: inter + pret. Words with the prefix "inter-" (interact, interfere, interrupt) are formed by adding the prefix to the root. The doubled "r" in "interrupt" comes from the root "rupt" beginning with "r", but "pret" begins with "p", so "interpret" has only one "r" before the "p". Also, the verb ends in -ret with no extra "e". Only the noun forms add endings, as in "interpreter".