Year 4 English · Set 10 of 10

Spelling and word knowledge

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Question 91word origins and spelling · core

The Latin word aqua means water. Which spelling preserves this origin in a word describing animals that live in water?

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Question 92word origins and spelling · extension

The word school is connected to Greek scholē through Latin schola. Which letters spell the /k/ sound in school?

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Question 93word origins and spelling · core

The ending -phone has a Greek origin connected with sound or voice. Which spelling correctly keeps this part in a device a singer speaks into?

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Question 94checking spelling patterns · core

Which spelling correctly completes the sentence: The dog ____ loudly?

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Question 95checking spelling patterns · core

Which spelling correctly completes the sentence: The child ____ for help?

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Question 96checking spelling patterns · core

Which spelling correctly completes the sentence: We ____ for the train?

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Question 97checking spelling patterns · core

Choose the Australian English spelling: Blue is my favourite ____.

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Question 98checking spelling patterns · extension

Choose the Australian English spelling: Our ____ lives in the house next door.

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Question 99checking spelling patterns · core

Which plural spelling correctly completes the sentence: Three ____ rested on the branch?

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Question 100checking spelling patterns · core

Which plural spelling correctly completes the sentence: Two ____ stopped at the lights?

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