Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of the following spellings is correct?

  1. Greivance

  2. Grievence

  3. Greivence

  4. Grievance

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is "Grievance" with 'ie' after 'Gr' and 'ance' ending. Options A, B, and C all misspell the vowel sequence. The word comes from 'grieve' plus '-ance' - the 'ie' must be kept as in the root verb.