Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose correct one:

  1. Hipopotamus

  2. Hippopotamus

  3. Hippopotames

  4. Hipoppotamus
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is Hippopotamus (two 'p's in Hippo, two 'p's in potamus). Option B shows this correctly. Options A, C, and D have various errors: missing 'p', wrong ending '-ames', or extra 'p'. The word comes from Greek 'hippos' (horse) and 'potamos' (river).

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