Identify the incorrectly spelt word in the given sentence: The professor gave…

Concept

Standard English spelling depends on fixed letter sequences rather than pronunciation alone.

To identify an error, compare each word with its dictionary form and focus on its letter pattern and suffix.

Application

The sentence uses professor, overview, and topic in their standard forms. The form comprehansive replaces the e in the standard -hensive sequence with a; the standard spelling is comprehensive.

Contrast

• professor: the standard form has one f and a doubled s.

• overview: this compound retains both over and view.

• topic: the standard form follows the sequence t-o-p-i-c.

• comprehansive: the presented -hansive sequence differs from the standard -hensive sequence in comprehensive.

Therefore, the incorrectly spelt word is comprehansive; it should be written as comprehensive.