Spelling and Vocabulary Quizzes for Year 3 English Comprehensive School

Question 1

What is a root word? Use the word 'happy' to identify the root word and all its related forms.

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A root word is the basic form of a word from which other related words are formed.

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A root word is the most important word in a sentence.

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A root word is a word that has many different meanings.

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I don't know.

Question 2

You find a new word, 'psalter'. How do you think it's spelled?

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Psalter

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Sawlter

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Salter

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Sawltir

Question 3

Let's find a word that means the same as 'happy' and a word that means the opposite of 'sad'. Use both words in different sentences to show what they mean.

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Synonym for 'happy': cheerful. Antonym for 'sad': miserable.

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Synonym for 'happy': delighted. Antonym for 'sad': cheerful.

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Synonym for 'happy': joyful. Antonym for 'sad': excited.

Question 4

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The sky was like a glowing fire as the sun set.'?

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Personification

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Hyperbole

Question 5

Which of these word pairs is an example of homophones: bat and cat, or homonyms?

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Bat and cat

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Homonyms

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Neither

Question 6

What word means the opposite of 'happy'?

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sad

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cheerful

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excited

Question 7

The root word 'scribe' means 'to write'. Which of these words does NOT share this root word?

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Describe

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Scripture

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Scribble

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Manuscript

Question 8

The word 'nice' used to mean 'foolish', but now it means 'pleasant'. Which of these words has changed its meaning in a similar way?

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Silly

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Sad

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Clever

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Brave

Question 9

We've learned that adding '-ation' to a root word turns it into a noun that describes an action. How do we spell the word 'deforestation' using this rule?

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deforestration

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defforristation

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defforastation

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deforristation

Question 10

What does the word 'disappear' mean?

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To vanish

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To come into view

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To make visible

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To look different

Question 11

The word 'yacht' doesn't follow the usual spelling rule for the 'ch' sound. Why is this word an exception?

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The word 'yacht' comes from another language, and the spelling follows the rules of that language.

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The 'ch' sound is usually spelled as 'sh' in the word 'yacht'.

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The 'ch' sound in 'yacht' is pronounced differently than the 'ch' sound in other words.

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The word 'yacht' is spelled incorrectly.

Question 12

In the 'look-say-cover-write-check' method, what do you do after writing a word?

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Check your spelling

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Look at the word

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Cover the word

Question 13

What does the idiom 'to spill the beans' mean?

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To reveal a secret

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To make a mistake

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To be clumsy

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To be angry

Question 14

What is the root word for the word 'unhappy'?

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happy

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unhappy

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dis

Question 15

Which word means 'very small'?

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minuscule

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gigantic

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colossal

Question 16

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'to make something wet'?

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dampen

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dampin

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damin

Question 17

Which word has the same meaning as 'excited'?

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enthusiastic

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bored

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sad

Question 18

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'not able to move'?

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paralyzed

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paralized

Question 19

Which word is a noun that means 'a place where animals live'?

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habitat

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adjective

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verb

Question 20

Which word has the opposite meaning of 'heavy'?

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light

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strong

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thick

Question 21

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'to make a sound'?

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noise

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noys

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noisey

Question 22

Which word is spelled correctly: 'beautiful', 'beatifull', 'beautifool', or 'beutiful'?

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beautiful

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beatifull

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beautifool

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beutiful

Question 23

Which word means the same as 'cheerful'?

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happy

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sad

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angry

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bored

Question 24

Which word means the opposite of 'up'?

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down

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downe

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doun

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dawn

Question 25

What does the idiom 'to be over the moon' mean?

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To be very happy

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To be very angry

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To be very tired

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To be very sad

Question 26

Which word is an example of an adverb?

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slowly

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beautiful

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happy

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because

Question 27

What is the correct plural form of the word 'child'?

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children

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childs

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childrens

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childes

Question 28

What is the meaning of the prefix 'un-'?

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Not

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Very

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Re-

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Pre-

Question 29

Which word is spelled correctly?

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accommodate

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accomodate

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acommodate

Question 30

Which of these words means the same as 'beautiful'?

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pretty

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ugly

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bad

Question 31

In the word 'unhappiness', which part of the word means 'to be happy'?

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happy

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un

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ness

Question 32

Which spelling pattern is used in the words 'cat', 'mat', and 'hat'?

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-at

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-cat

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-hat

Question 33

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'The boy was very _______ after winning the race.'

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excited

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exited

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exitedly

Question 34

Which word means the opposite of 'nice'?

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mean

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nice

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generous

Question 35

How do we write the plural form of the word 'child'?

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children

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childern

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childrens

Question 36

Which word matches the pronunciation of the word 'bear'?

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bare

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pair

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hair

Question 37

What is the base word of 'beautiful'?

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beauty

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beau

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ful

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be

Question 38

Which term describes a person who writes books?

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author

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reader

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publisher

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editor

Question 39

What is a word that means the opposite of 'sad'?

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cheerful

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sad

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angry

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bored

Question 40

What does the saying 'it's raining cats and dogs' refer to?

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very rainy

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very windy

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very hot

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very cold

Question 41

Which of these words has two parts that we can say?

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computer

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cat

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book

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train

Question 42

I ______ my breakfast this morning.

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ate

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eated

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eat

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eaten

Question 43

What word means a group of birds together?

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Flock

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Herd

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Pack

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School

Question 44

What is the correct way to write the plural form of 'child'?

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Children

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Childes

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Childrens

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Childs

Question 45

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

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Believe

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Beleive

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Belive

Question 46

Which word means 'very pretty'?

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Lovely

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Ugly

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Boring

Question 47

Which of these is NOT a part of speech?

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Animal

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 48

Change 'mouse' to a word that means 'more than one mouse':

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Mice

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Mouses

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Mouseys

Question 49

What is the opposite of 'hot'?

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Cold

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Warm

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Freezing

Question 50

Which of these words is made up of two smaller words?

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Windowsill

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Butterfly

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Computer

Question 51

When you have a big dinner with lots of people, what do you call it?

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A large dinner party

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A small gathering

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A type of dance

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A musical instrument

Question 52

What is another word for something 'lovely'?

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Pleasant

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Horrible

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Boring

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Scary

Question 53

What is the correct way to write the word that means the opposite of 'friend'?

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Enemy

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Inimy

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Enimy

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Enimie

Question 54

What does 'perseverance' mean?

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Continuing to try even when it's hard

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Giving up easily

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Being very lazy

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Making excuses

Question 55

Which of these words sounds the same as 'here'?

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Hear

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Hair

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Heal

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Head

Question 56

Tick the word which is spelled correctly:

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innumerable

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inumerable

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inumerabale

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inumerabl

Question 57

Which of the following is the root word for the word 'beautiful'?

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beauty

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full

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ty

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ful

Question 58

Which word is spelled correctly?

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friend

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frind

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frined

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freind

Question 59

What is the opposite of 'happy'?

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sad

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excited

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angry

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tired

Question 60

What is the root word of 'friendly'?

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friend

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friendli

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friendless

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friendliness

Question 61

Which word has the suffix '-tion'?

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action

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singer

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happy

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beautiful

Question 62

Which of these words means a person, place, or thing?

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table

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run

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excited

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quickly

Question 63

What is the plural form of 'child'?

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children

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childrens

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child

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childs

Question 64

The dog eagerly chased the _______.

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ball

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quickly

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happily

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in