Spelling and word knowledge

Question 1

multisyllabic spelling · support

The word 'libary' is misspelt in this sentence: We found a quiet corner of the libary to read. Write that word correctly.

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Question 2

multisyllabic spelling · core

The word 'teecher' is misspelt in this sentence: The teecher explained how bees make honey. Write that word correctly.

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Question 3

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The word 'playgrond' is misspelt in this sentence: We measured the length of the playgrond. Write that word correctly.

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Question 4

multisyllabic spelling · core

The word 'vegtable' is misspelt in this sentence: Our class planted seeds in the vegtable garden. Write that word correctly.

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Question 5

multisyllabic spelling · core

The word 'wether' is misspelt in this sentence: The wether brought rain and strong winds. Write that word correctly.

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Question 6

multisyllabic spelling · core

The word 'fery' is misspelt in this sentence: A fery carried the children across the river. Write that word correctly.

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Question 7

multisyllabic spelling · core

The word 'watermellon' is misspelt in this sentence: The watermellon has tiny black seeds inside it. Write that word correctly.

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Question 8

multisyllabic spelling · core

The word 'triangel' is misspelt in this sentence: A triangel has three sides. Write that word correctly.

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Question 9

multisyllabic spelling · extension

The word 'aquariam' is misspelt in this sentence: The aquariam was full of colourful fish. Write that word correctly.

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Question 10

multisyllabic spelling · support

The word 'caterpiller' is misspelt in this sentence: We watched a caterpiller crawl across the leaf. Write that word correctly.

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Question 11

multisyllabic spelling · support

The word 'cousen' is misspelt in this sentence: My cousen will visit in December. Write that word correctly.

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Question 12

multisyllabic spelling · support

The word 'togeather' is misspelt in this sentence: The class worked togeather to build the model. Write that word correctly.

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Question 13

multisyllabic spelling · core

The word 'kangeroo' is misspelt in this sentence: The kangeroo carried its joey in a pouch. Write that word correctly.

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Question 14

multisyllabic spelling · core

The word 'protektion' is misspelt in this sentence: The cyclist wore a helmet for protektion. Write that word correctly.

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Question 15

multisyllabic spelling · extension

The word 'temparature' is misspelt in this sentence: The nurse checked my temparature. Write that word correctly.

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Question 16

multisyllabic spelling · support

The word 'recyceling' is misspelt in this sentence: Please put the empty bottle in the recyceling bin. Write that word correctly.

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Question 17

multisyllabic spelling · core

The word 'thundar' is misspelt in this sentence: We heard thundar before the rain began. Write that word correctly.

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Question 18

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The word 'evryone' is misspelt in this sentence: There is enough space for evryone at the table. Write that word correctly.

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Question 19

multisyllabic spelling · core

The word 'adress' is misspelt in this sentence: Please write your adress on the envelope. Write that word correctly.

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Question 20

multisyllabic spelling · support

The word 'butterfli' is misspelt in this sentence: The butterfli collected pollen from a flower. Write that word correctly.

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Question 21

multisyllabic spelling · core

Choose the correct spelling: We will ____ the painting in the hall.

1. display
2. dispplay
3. dysplay
4. displai

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Question 22

multisyllabic spelling · core

Choose the correct spelling: The mountain looked ____ from our window.

1. enormouse
2. enormous
3. enourmous
4. enormus

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Question 23

multisyllabic spelling · support

Choose the correct spelling: I wrote the date on the ____.

1. callendar
2. calandar
3. calendar
4. calender

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Question 24

multisyllabic spelling · extension

Choose the correct spelling: The audience enjoyed the musical ____.

1. performance
2. performanse
3. performence
4. preformance

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Question 25

multisyllabic spelling · extension

Choose the correct spelling: Please put the scissors in a ____ place.

1. sensibel
2. senceible
3. sensable
4. sensible

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Question 26

multisyllabic spelling · extension

Choose the correct spelling: We made a ____ about which design to use.

1. decicion
2. decision
3. decission
4. desision

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Question 27

multisyllabic spelling · core

Choose the correct spelling: The class will ____ the museum on Friday.

1. vissit
2. visit
3. vizit
4. viset

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Question 28

multisyllabic spelling · extension

Choose the correct spelling: My new shoes feel ____.

1. confortable
2. comfterble
3. comfortible
4. comfortable

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Question 29

multisyllabic spelling · core

Choose the correct spelling: We read an ____ about sea turtles.

1. article
2. artikle
3. articel
4. artical

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Question 30

multisyllabic spelling · extension

Choose the correct spelling: Each team needs the right ____ for the game.

1. equiptment
2. eqipment
3. equipment
4. equipmant

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Question 31

prefixes and suffixes · core

Add -ing to hope. Which spelling is correct?

1. hopeing
2. hopping
3. hopeng
4. hoping

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Question 32

prefixes and suffixes · core

Add -ing to hop. Which spelling is correct?

1. hoppping
2. hophing
3. hopping
4. hoping

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Question 33

prefixes and suffixes · core

Add -ed to stop. Which spelling is correct?

1. stopped
2. stoped
3. stoppd
4. stoppped

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Question 34

prefixes and suffixes · core

Add -er to happy to compare two moods. Which spelling is correct?

1. happyer
2. hapier
3. happier
4. happir

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Question 35

prefixes and suffixes · support

Add -ness to kind. Which spelling is correct?

1. kindnes
2. kindness
3. kindniss
4. kindeness

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Question 36

prefixes and suffixes · support

Add -ful to care. Which spelling is correct?

1. carful
2. careful
3. carreful
4. carefull

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Question 37

prefixes and suffixes · core

Add -less to hope. Which spelling is correct?

1. hopeles
2. hopeless
3. hopless
4. hopelesss

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Question 38

prefixes and suffixes · support

Add -ly to quick. Which spelling is correct?

1. quikly
2. quickly
3. quicklly
4. quickley

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Question 39

prefixes and suffixes · core

Add -ly to easy. Which spelling is correct?

1. easyly
2. easilly
3. easily
4. easly

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Question 40

prefixes and suffixes · core

Make baby plural. Which spelling is correct?

1. babys
2. babies
3. babbies
4. babyes

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Question 41

prefixes and suffixes · support

Make key plural. Which spelling is correct?

1. keies
2. keyes
3. keys
4. keeys

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Question 42

prefixes and suffixes · core

Add -ed to carry. Which spelling is correct?

1. carrid
2. carried
3. carryed
4. caried

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Question 43

prefixes and suffixes · extension

Add -ing to carry. Which spelling is correct?

1. carring
2. carrying
3. carryng
4. carriing

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Question 44

prefixes and suffixes · support

Add un- to certain. Which spelling is correct?

1. unsertain
2. uncertan
3. uncertain
4. uncirtain

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Question 45

prefixes and suffixes · support

Add re- to write. Which spelling is correct?

1. rewritte
2. rewrit
3. rewrite
4. rewright

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Question 46

prefixes and suffixes · core

Add dis- to appear. Which spelling is correct?

1. dissappear
2. disappear
3. disapear
4. dissapear

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Question 47

prefixes and suffixes · extension

Add mis- to spell. Which spelling is correct?

1. misppell
2. misspell
3. misspel
4. mispell

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Question 48

prefixes and suffixes · core

Add -ment to enjoy. Which spelling is correct?

1. enjoyement
2. enjoyment
3. enjoymant
4. enjoiment

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Question 49

prefixes and suffixes · extension

Which noun is correctly formed from inform?

1. informtion
2. information
3. informmation
4. informashion

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Question 50

prefixes and suffixes · extension

Add -able to comfort. Which spelling is correct?

1. comfortable
2. comfortabl
3. comforttable
4. comfortible

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Question 51

word families and meaningful parts · core

Which word belongs to the same base-word family as teach?

1. team
2. teacher
3. reach
4. beach

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Question 52

word families and meaningful parts · core

Which word belongs to the same base-word family as help?

1. helmet
2. helpless
3. heap
4. held

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Question 53

word families and meaningful parts · core

Which word keeps the base word in cheerful?

1. chief
2. chair
3. sheer
4. cheer

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Question 54

word families and meaningful parts · core

Which base word helps explain the spelling of darkness?

1. dance
2. dare
3. dark
4. park

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Question 55

word families and meaningful parts · core

Which word shares the base act with action?

1. accent
2. across
3. actor
4. acre

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Question 56

word families and meaningful parts · core

Which correctly spelt word means able to be washed?

1. washable
2. washible
3. wasshable
4. washabul

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Question 57

word families and meaningful parts · extension

Which correctly spelt word means not fair?

1. unfair
2. unfaire
3. unfare
4. unffair

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Question 58

word families and meaningful parts · core

Which correctly spelt word means to pack again?

1. repack
2. repackageing
3. repac
4. reppack

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Question 59

word families and meaningful parts · extension

Which correctly spelt word means full of beauty?

1. beautifull
2. beautiful
3. beautyful
4. beutiful

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Question 60

word families and meaningful parts · extension

Which spelling completes this word family: magic, magician, ____?

1. majical
2. maggical
3. magicle
4. magical

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Question 61

word families and meaningful parts · extension

Which spelling completes this word family: music, musician, ____?

1. musickal
2. muscial
3. musical
4. musicle

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Question 62

word families and meaningful parts · extension

Which spelling completes this word family: measure, measured, ____?

1. measuremant
2. measurement
3. meazurement
4. measurment

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Question 63

word families and meaningful parts · extension

Which spelling completes this word family: move, moving, ____?

1. movement
2. movemant
3. moovement
4. movment

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Question 64

word families and meaningful parts · extension

Which spelling completes this word family: care, careful, ____?

1. careless
2. carless
3. carreless
4. careles

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Question 65

word families and meaningful parts · core

Which word shows the same prefix as preview?

1. pretty
2. preheat
3. precious
4. pressure

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Question 66

checking spelling patterns · core

Which word has the same long-e vowel spelling as teacher?

1. feeder
2. happy
3. field
4. reader

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Question 67

checking spelling patterns · core

Which word has the same long-a vowel spelling as playground?

1. payment
2. paper
3. painter
4. eight

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Question 68

checking spelling patterns · core

Which word has the same /ow/ vowel spelling as flower?

1. floater
2. shower
3. louder
4. shoulder

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Question 69

word origins and spelling · core

The word for a picture made by a camera uses parts of Greek origin. Which spelling correctly uses ph for both /f/ sounds?

1. photograph
2. photograf
3. fotograf
4. fotograph

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Question 70

word origins and spelling · core

The part tele- comes from Greek for far off. Which spelling preserves this part in the word for receiving programmes with pictures and sound?

1. telavision
2. television
3. telivision
4. tellevision

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Question 71

word origins and spelling · core

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

1. aquattic
2. aqatic
3. aquatic
4. acwatic

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Question 72

word origins and spelling · extension

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

1. ch
2. sh
3. oo
4. l

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Question 73

word 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?

1. microphone
2. microfone
3. microphown
4. microphon

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Question 74

checking spelling patterns · core

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

1. barkked
2. barkid
3. barkt
4. barked

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Question 75

checking spelling patterns · core

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

1. called
2. callt
3. calld
4. caled

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Question 76

checking spelling patterns · core

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

1. watied
2. waited
3. waitted
4. waitid

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Question 77

checking spelling patterns · core

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

1. collour
2. colur
3. coulor
4. colour

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Question 78

checking spelling patterns · extension

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

1. neigbour
2. neighber
3. neighbour
4. nieghbour

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Question 79

checking spelling patterns · core

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

1. butterflys
2. butterflyes
3. butterflies
4. butterflis

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Question 80

checking spelling patterns · core

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

1. buses
2. busies
3. bussess
4. buss

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