From among the words given in bold , select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.
The popular ridikule of Puritanism in burlesque and doggerel is best exemplified in Butler’s Hudibras.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The incorrectly spelled word is ridikule. The correct spelling is ridicule. It means the act of making someone or something the object of scornful laughter by joking, mocking, etc.
- Exemplified is spelled correctly. It means to serve as an example of.
- Burlesque is spelled correctly. It means a literary or dramatic work that mocks or exaggerates the conventions of a serious genre.
- Doggerel is spelled correctly. It means comic verse composed in irregular rhythm.