In spelling, which word is correctly spelled: Acommodate, Accommodate, Accomadate, or Accommodatee?

In spelling, which word is correctly spelled: Acommodate, Accommodate, Accomadate, or Accommodatee?

• A. Acommodate
• B. Accommodate
• C. Accomadate
• D. Accommodatee

Answer: (B)

This question hinges on getting the double-consonant pattern right in a common word. The correctly spelled form is accommodate, with two c's and two m's in the middle: a-c-c-o-m-m-o-d-a-t-e. The double c and double m come from the way the word is built and preserved when adding the common suffix -ate, so the sequence accom- stays intact. The other spellings miss one of the repeated consonants or add an extra letter, which breaks the standard spelling. For example, dropping a c gives acommodate, dropping an m gives accomadate, and adding an extra e changes the ending to accommodatee.

This question hinges on getting the double-consonant pattern right in a common word. The correctly spelled form is accommodate, with two c's and two m's in the middle: a-c-c-o-m-m-o-d-a-t-e. The double c and double m come from the way the word is built and preserved when adding the common suffix -ate, so the sequence accom- stays intact.

The other spellings miss one of the repeated consonants or add an extra letter, which breaks the standard spelling. For example, dropping a c gives acommodate, dropping an m gives accomadate, and adding an extra e changes the ending to accommodatee.