English - Spelling
20 free practice questions with explanations
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English - Spelling: example questions & answers
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How do you spell the word for a small animal with long ears?
- Arabet
- Brabbet
- Crabbit✓
- Drabit
Answer: The correct spelling is 'rabbit'. It has double 'b' and double 't'.
How do you spell the word for a sweet food?
- Acandy✓
- Bcandie
- Ccandi
- Dcandee
Answer: The correct spelling is 'candy'. It ends in 'y'.
How do you spell the word for a small house for a dog?
- Akanel
- Bkennel✓
- Ckenal
- Dkunnel
Answer: The correct spelling is 'kennel'. It starts with 'k'.
How do you spell the word for a large animal with a trunk?
- Aelefent
- Belifant
- Celephant✓
- Delefant
Answer: The correct spelling is 'elephant'. It starts with 'e' and has 'ph' in the middle.
How do you spell 'because'?
- Abecuse
- Bbecaus
- Cbecause✓
- Dbecauze
Answer: The correct spelling is 'because'. Remember: big elephants can always use small exits (BE-CAUSE).
How do you spell the opposite of 'big'?
- Asmal
- Bsmale
- Csmall✓
- Dsmaul
Answer: The correct spelling is 'small'. It has double 'l'.
How do you spell the word for a young dog?
- Apupie
- Bpuppy✓
- Cpuppie
- Dpupy
Answer: The correct spelling is 'puppy'. It ends in 'pp' and 'y'.
How do you spell the word for the opposite of 'short'?
- Along✓
- Blonng
- Clang
- Dllong
Answer: The correct spelling is 'long'. It's spelled normally with one 'n'.
How do you spell the word for a bird that goes 'moo'?
- Acow✓
- Bcowe
- Ckow
- Dcoew
Answer: The correct spelling is 'cow'. It's a simple three-letter word.
How do you spell the word for a fruit that is yellow?
- Abannana
- Bbanana✓
- Cbananna
- Dbannanna
Answer: The correct spelling is 'banana'. It has one 'n' and two 'a's.
How do you spell the word for water that is very cold?
- Aice✓
- Bise
- Cyce
- Dicee
Answer: The correct spelling is 'ice'. It's a simple three-letter word.
How do you spell the word for a piece of furniture to sit on?
- Acair
- Bchare
- Cchair✓
- Dchear
Answer: The correct spelling is 'chair'. It has 'ch' at the start.