Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level)
baffled in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level) Spelling
Identify the incorrectly spelt word in the following sentence:
He felt a bit baffeled by the strange request from his classmate.Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Baffeled
Rule: the past form of baffle is baffled — drop the final *e* of *baffle* and add -d; no extra *e* goes between *l* and *d*.
baffled = totally confused, puzzled *(हैरान, उलझन में)*.
Same pattern: *puzzle → puzzled*, *struggle → struggled*.
Why the others are fine.
#B Strange = unusual, odd *(अजीब, विचित्र)* — spelt correctly.
#B Request = an act of asking politely *(अनुरोध)* — spelt correctly.
#B Classmate = a fellow student in the same class *(सहपाठी)* — spelt correctly.
Answer: Baffeled
*Verbs ending in -le take only -d: baffle → baffled, never baffeled.*
baffled – questions
Has baffled been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – baffled has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level).