Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1
breathe in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Spelling
Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Breathe
Rule: a short vowel plus *-th* gives the noun; add the silent -e and the vowel lengthens into the verb.
*bath* ⟶ *bathe*, *cloth* ⟶ *clothe*, *breath* ⟶ breathe.
Old English *brǣth* gives the noun *breath*; the verb takes the extra e.
Option 2 is printed Breathe — B-R-E-A-T-H-E, the *ea* kept and the silent *e* added.
breathe = to draw air into the lungs and let it out *(साँस लेना)*.
*I need to* breathe *some fresh air.* ✓
Why the others are wrong.
• Breth ⟶ Breath = the air taken into the lungs, a noun *(साँस)* — the vowel pair ea has been dropped.
• Briliant ⟶ Brilliant = extremely clever, or very bright *(प्रतिभाशाली, अत्यंत चमकीला)* — from French *brillant*, which keeps the double l: bri
breathe – questions
Has breathe been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – breathe has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.