Standard English Primary 5 Editing

One word in the sentence below is spelled incorrectly. Choose the correct spelling of that word.\n\nThe scientist made an importent discoverY about the human brain.

A important
B discovery
C scientist
D human
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Step 1: Read each word carefully against its standard spelling.\nStep 2: 'importent' uses '-ent' but the correct adjective is 'important' (ending in '-ant').\nStep 3: All other words (scientist, discovery, human) are correctly spelled.\nAnswer: important.

Correct answer: important

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