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How to spell apple

Apple is spelled A-P-P-L-E. The part people get wrong: double P.

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What it means: A round fruit with red, green, or yellow skin.

In a sentence: The apple is red and shiny.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double p.

Same family: apples, apple tree, apple juice, cider. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "apple" comes from Old English "æppel," which originally could mean any kind of fruit, not just the fruit we now call an apple.

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