- IRREGULAR VERBS LIST

AND RULES FOR ADDING

-ED, -ER, ING, -Y TO WORDS
FOLLOWING 1-1-1 RULE

SINGULAR AND PLURAL RULES

- SUFFIX -ABLE VS -IBLE RULE

- EOUS VS IOUS RULES

HOMOPHONES
LIST
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write COMMITTE atleast 10 times on your SPELLING BOOK

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# ANSWER SECTION
16 C B
17 B B
18 D B
19 B B
20 A B
21 C B
22 A B
23 C B
24 C B
25 D B
26 D B
27 A B
28 B B
29 AUTUM C
30 CONCREAT C
31 CAREFULY C
32 TEMPRATURE C
33 FAVRITE C
34 VEGETIBLE C
35 PUMKINS C
36 DELISIOUS C
37 PROPOSAL D
38 CINEMA D
39 LAUNCHING D
40 PROJECTILE D
41 PURSUIT D
42 SHRIEKED D
43 TERRIFIED D
44 CURIOUS D
45 WILDERNESS D
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# ANSWER SECTION
16 A B
17 C B
18 A B
19 A B
20 D B
21 D B
22 B B
23 D B
24 D B
25 B B
26 C B
27 D B
28 C B
29 TACKEL C
30 SPECTACULER C
31 FOURTY C
32 OCCASSIONAL C
33 WISPER C
34 JAGGERED C
35 DISSTURBED C
36 HORIZION C
37 ESSENTIAL D
38 DEVELOPMENT D
39 POLLUTION D
40 PARTICULARLY D
41 VARIETY D
42 CANOPY D
43 IMMENSE D
44 ERADICATED D
45 CRUCIAL D
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BRED VERBS LIST
CLUNG LEARN BY
ROSE HEART

-ABLE VS -IBLE
RULES
CONTROLLABLE
ADMIRABLE
COMFORTABLE
RELIABLE
-- RULES ON ADDING
VOWEL SUFFIX TO
WORDS ENDING IN
SINGLE --L
DISINTEGRATE
INABILITY
ILLEGIBLE
UNNATURAL

HOMOPHONES
LIST
REEL
RAYS

PIECE
LOOSE
HOMOPHONES LIST
 OPPONENT

HECTARE
PARANOID

POISONING
IRREGULAR
OUTRAGEOUS
APPEARANCE
THRESHOLD

PRECIOUS

RESTAURANT
RESTAURANT
UNBELIEVABLE
-IE VS EI RULE
MISBEHAVE

ADOLESCENT IMPULSIVE ENDEARING

ADOLESCENCE
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16 B
17 A
18 A
19 A
20 B
21 C
22 C
23 B
24 D
25 D
26 D
27 D
28 D
OCCASIONALLY
OCCASION
- IRREGULAR VERBS
PAST TENSE AND
ADDING - VOWEL SUFFIX
(-ED, -ER, -EST, -ING OR
-Y TO WORDS
FOLLOWING 1-1-1 RULE)

DIGESTIBLE
ACCESSIBLE
-RULES FOR ADDING
-ABLE VS -IBLE
RESPECTABLE
FORCIBLE

HOMOPHONES LIST
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LIST

-SUFFIX ABLE VS -IBLE RULE

RELIABLE
HYPERLINK

ELSEWHERE

APPLIANCES
CONDITIONER

SAVOUR
DETOUR
FLOURISH
ADORED

NAUGHTY
FLOUR DOUGH
COUGHED

DISMAYED

IRRESPONSIBLE

SUCCUMBED
GROSSLY
ASSIGNMENT

COOPERATION
COMMUNICATION
INTERRUPT
INTERRUPTION
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POSSIBLE PRESERVED

SUITABLE
FOSSILISED

EXPLANATION

DINOSAUR
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OBSTINATE

ACCOMPANIMENT
ACCOMPANY
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BRED
CLUNG
ROSE

HEROES
FAMILES
ELVES
SHADOWS

SHOPPER
BEGINNER
ROBBER
MINER
STRAIGHT
AISLE
STRAIT

MILLIONAIRE
ENGINEER
HECTARE

SALMON
CUPBOARD
SANDWICH
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 A
17 C
18 C
19 D
20 C
21 C
22 C
23 B
24 D
25 D
26 D
27 C
28 A
29 transmited
30 tipically
31 symptems
32 insectacide
33 vacsine
34 resistense
35 anually
36 desperatly
37 hauled
38 obstinate
39 accompaniment
40 appalling
41 preserved
42 torrential
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2017
R<iad lh� >nstrvcllo(I$ on the ANSWER BOOKLET ar.d foll ln
yt)<Jf NAME, SCHOOL and OTHER INFORMATION.
US& o pencil. Do NOT use a coloured pone<, or g pen.
Rub oul any mistah<?s complelely

SPELLING You MUST record your answers on the ANSWER BOOKLET.

Mark only ONE answer for each questloc,.

YQur scoro w,11 b� the number of com,,;1 an�,vers.
DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET ��1arks are- NOT oeductod fc1r. 1oc..orr'oc\ an��rs
UNTIL INSTRUCTED.
!:;lCh section of the asse-;smont is d1tleront.
45 QUESTIONS
Read the 111S1J1:ctll;ns for each sec:,oo carefully.
TIME ALLOWED: SECTION A + 25 MINUTES Moke sure you lollcw 1he ,nsll'tlCtHlf\S
The questions !or Sectior Bare IO'ana ,n :h!s bool<let.
hi •n lhe ova thai matches yo,ir answer ir. ttio ANSWER
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For questions 16 to 28 read the instructions carefully. Fill in the oval in the ANSWER
BOOKLET. Fill in only ONE oval for each question.

16. Choose the CORRECT letters to complete the word.

The captain explained how to use the b ancy devices.

(A) oiy
(B) uey
(C ) oay
(D ) uoy

17. Choose the word spelt CORRECTLY when it is written as a plural.

WORD PLURAL
(A) cur1 curls
( B) squash squashs
(C) arch archs
(D ) box boxs

18. Choose the word spelt CORRECTLY when 'ing' is added.

WORD ADD 'ing'

(A) regret regreting REGRETTING
( B) star staring STARRING
DROPPING
(C) drop droping SLEEPING
(D) sleep sleeping

19. Choose the word spelt CORRECTLY when a suffix is added.

WORD ADD SUFFIX

(A) rebel rebelious REBELLIOUS
consume consumption COMSUMPTION
(B) OCCURRENCE
(C) occur occurrance COMPARABLE
(D) compare compareble

For question 20 choose the sentence in which BOTH underlined words are
used CORRECTLY.

20. (A) We had some chocolate mousse for dessert. MOUSSE

(B) We had some chocolate moose for dessert. DESSERT SWEET
We had some chocolate mousse for desert. DESERT SAND
(C)
(D) We had some chocolate moose for desert.

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For questions 21 to 25 choose the underlined word spelt INCORRECTLY. ELEGANT

CONTESTANT
21. The elegant contestant used a brilliant argumant to win the debate.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

22. The conclusion was reesonable because it was based on reliable evidence.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

23. Dad opened a can of salmon from the cuboard and used a knife to
(A) (B) (C)
make himself a sandwich.
(D)

24. The ambitious man was curious and courtious, but he looked anxious.
(A) (8) (C) (D)

25. (A) There was a subtle smell of cooking in the house.

(B) He wrote a regular column for the newspaper.
(C) The election campaqne lasted three months.
(D) She pulled a muscle in her leg in the race.

For questions 26 to 28 choose the sentence which contains a SPELLING ERROR.

26. (A) Jane knew she had been noughty.

(B) The dough needed to be kept in a warm place.
(C) The track was very rough in some places.
(D) James coughed so much that we couldn't hear the teacher.

27. (A) The ocean is consistantly cold in winter.

(B) He hesitantly approached the injured bird.
(C) The team gave a dominant performance.
(D) She asked the attendant for assistance.

28. (A) The rocks were overgrown with barnacles.

(B) The competitors rode their bicycles in the park.
(C) The chemicles were stored in another room.
(D) The drivers parked their vehicles off the road.
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Questions
The table below shows all questions. The questions answered incorrectly by XXXXX are shaded. Questions can be
sorted by clicking on the table header. Click on the question to view it.

45 questions in total, 28 answered correctly

XXXXX's AU
Question Number Area Assessed Description Correct Answer
Answer % Correct

clock: spell a word with an

1 Dictation initial consonant blend (cl) and - ✔ 100
a nal consonant digraph (ck)
session: spell a word with
2 Dictation medial double letters that - ✔ 84
make a 'sh' sound (ss)
fourth: spell a word with a
3 Dictation vowel-consonant trigraph (our) - ✔ 87
and a less common su x (th)
raspberries: spell a word with
4 Dictation - ✔ 36
the silent medial consonant 'p'

jealousy: spell a word with two

5 Dictation - ✔ 57
vowel digraphs (ea and ou)

intolerant: spell a word with a

6 Dictation - ✘ 39
pre x and an 'ant' ending

species: spell a subject-based

7 Dictation - ✔ 79
word with long vowel sounds
opposing: spell a word with
8 Dictation double letters, apply a rule - ✘ 64
(drop silent 'e') to add 'ing'
antenna: spell a word
beginning and ending with
9 Dictation - ✘ 38
vowels, with double medial 'n'
consonants
vacuum: spell a scienti c word
10 Dictation - ✘ 25
with an unusual vowel pattern
February: spell a common
11 Dictation word with a commonly elided - ✔ 46
medial consonant (r)
rhythm: spell a word with
12 Dictation unusual consonant and vowel - ✔ 25
spelling patterns
 embarrassing: spell a word
13 Dictation with two double consonants - ✘ 18
(rr and ss) and a su x (ing)
resuscitate: spell a low
14 Dictation frequency word with different - ✘ 4
spellings for the 's' sound
convalescence: spell a low
frequency word with different
15 Dictation - ✘ 2
vowel sounds and an 'ence'
ending
buoyancy: identify the correct
Rules &
16 vowel-consonant trigraph D ✔ 54
Conventions
(uoy)
Rules & curls: identify the correct
17 A ✔ 86
Conventions spelling of a plural form

Rules & sleeping: identify the correct

18 D ✔ 72
Conventions spelling when 'ing' is added
consumption: identify the
Rules &
19 correct spelling when a su x B A 38
Conventions
is added
mousse, dessert: identify the
Rules &
20 correct use of commonly A C 61
Conventions
confused words
Rules & argument: identify an error in
21 D ✔ 84
Conventions an 'ent' su x [argumant]

Rules & reasonable: identify an error in

22 B ✔ 96
Conventions a vowel digraph [reesonable]
cupboard: identify an error in
Rules &
23 omitting a silent medial B ✔ 82
Conventions
consonant [cuboard]
Rules & courteous: identify an error in
24 C ✔ 72
Conventions an 'eous' ending [courtious]
campaign: identify an error in
Rules &
25 the vowel digraph (ai) of a C ✔ 56
Conventions
French word [campagne]
naughty: identify an error in a
Rules &
26 vowel-consonant letter pattern A ✔ 95
Conventions
[noughty]
consistently: identify an error
Rules &
27 in a schwa sound A ✔ 25
Conventions
[consistantly]
chemicals: identify an error in
Rules &
28 a plural word with an 'al' C ✔ 51
Conventions
ending [chemicles]
 sight: identify an error in a
29 Proofreading - ✘ 41
homophone [site]
extremely: identify an error in
30 Proofreading dropping the silent 'e' to add - ✔ 55
'ly' [extremly]
apparent: identify an error in
31 Proofreading - ✔ 73
an 'ent' ending [apparant]
antics: identify an error in a
32 Proofreading hard 'c' consonant ending - ✔ 85
[antiks]
steer: identify an error in a
33 Proofreading vowel-consonant trigraph - ✘ 50
[stear]
propel: identify an error in a
34 Proofreading nal double consonant - ✔ 51
[propell]
prominently: identify an error
35 Proofreading in a schwa sound - ✔ 46
[promanently]
crisscross: identify an error in
36 Proofreading a compound word with double - ✔ 56
consonants [criscross]
cautious: correct an error in an
37 Correcting - ✔ 69
'ious' ending [cauteous]
perseverance: correct an error
38 Correcting in an 'ance' su x - ✘ 24
[perseverence]
inclination: correct an error in
39 Correcting - ✘ 32
a 'tion' su x [inclinashun]
eccentric: correct an error in
40 Correcting double letters belonging to - ✘ 13
different syllables [excentric]
colleague: correct an error in
41 Correcting an unusual 'gue' ending - ✘ 14
[colleage]
dilemma: correct an error in
42 Correcting - ✔ 17
double consonants [dilema]

writhing: correct an error in an

43 Correcting - ✔ 32
initial silent consonant [rithing]
negligible: correct an error in
44 Correcting the fricative 'g' sound - ✘ 23
[neglijible]
 ecstasy: correct an error in a
45 Correcting low frequency 'sy' ending - ✘ 11
[ecstacy]
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