Spelling & Vocabulary

How do you spell the word that means 'happening once a year'?

• Aanual
• Bannuel
• Cannual✓
• Dannural

Answer: The correct spelling is 'annual' (two n's, ends in -ual).

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Asaparate
• Bseparate✓
• Cseperete
• Dseperate

Answer: It is 'separate' — there is 'a rat' in sep-a-rate.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Adefinitley
• Bdefinitely✓
• Cdefinatly
• Ddefinately

Answer: The correct spelling is 'definitely' (contains the word 'finite').

What is a synonym for 'happy'?

• ATired
• BJoyful✓
• CAngry
• DHungry

Answer: A synonym means the same thing. 'Joyful' means happy.

What is an antonym for 'generous'?

• AKind
• BStingy✓
• CGiving
• DFriendly

Answer: An antonym is an opposite. 'Stingy' (mean with money) is the opposite of 'generous'.

What does the prefix 'un-' mean in 'unhappy'?

• ANot✓
• BAgain
• CBefore
• DVery

Answer: The prefix 'un-' means 'not', so 'unhappy' means 'not happy'.

What does the word 'reluctant' mean?

• AEager
• BUnwilling✓
• CExcited
• DLoud

Answer: 'Reluctant' means unwilling or hesitant to do something.

Add the suffix to make a word meaning 'full of hope': hope + ___

• A-ing
• B-ly
• C-ful✓
• D-less

Answer: The suffix '-ful' means 'full of', so 'hopeful' means full of hope.

What is the plural of 'child'?

• Achildren✓
• Bchildes
• Cchilds
• Dchildrens

Answer: 'Child' has an irregular plural: 'children'.

Which word means 'a person who writes books'?

• APrinter
• BAuthor✓
• CReader
• DEditor

Answer: An author is a person who writes books or other texts.

A writer describes a small room as 'cramped' rather than 'cosy'. What does that word choice add?

• AA negative feeling of being trapped✓
• BA precise measurement of the room
• CA warm, comfortable feeling
• DA suggestion that the room is expensive

Answer: 'Cramped' and 'cosy' can describe exactly the same small room, but 'cramped' carries an uncomfortable, restricted association. Choosing between words of similar meaning but different connotation is how a writer steers the reader's feelings.

You are writing a recycling leaflet for Year 3 pupils. Which sentence suits that audience best?

• ADomestic waste segregation reduces landfill volume
• BThe implementation of recycling protocols is advisable
• CRecycling constitutes an environmentally beneficial practice
• DPutting your bottles in the green bin helps the planet✓

Answer: Writing for younger readers needs short, familiar words and a concrete example they can picture. The other versions rely on abstract, technical vocabulary that a seven-year-old would not follow.

Which verb best describes someone moving quietly so as not to be heard?

• AMarched
• BCrept✓
• CStrode
• DBounded

Answer: 'Crept' carries the sense of slow, careful, silent movement. Marching, striding and bounding all suggest confident, heavy movement that would be heard straight away.