Spelling and Vocabulary Quizzes for Year 6 English Students

Question 1

The English word "benevolent" means showing kindness or goodwill. What is the Latin root of this word?

Accepted Answer

Bene

Answer

Mal

Answer

Vol

Answer

Terra

Question 2

Which spelling is correct for the word that means 'to gather or bring together'?

Accepted Answer

collect

Answer

colect

Answer

colectt

Question 3

In the sentence, 'The author's writing style is described as having great lucidity', what does 'lucidity' mean?

Accepted Answer

Clear and easy to understand

Answer

Complicated and hard to understand

Answer

Beautiful and eloquent

Question 4

Which word best replaces 'loquacious' to create an opposite meaning: The teacher was very _**loquacious**_ during the lesson.

Accepted Answer

Quiet

Answer

Excited

Answer

Intelligent

Question 5

Which spelling is correct for the word that means a large, open area of land?

Accepted Answer

Plain

Answer

Plaine

Answer

Plane

Answer

Plains

Question 6

What is the etymological connection between the words "celebrate" and "celebrity"?

Accepted Answer

They share the Latin root "celebrare

Answer

They both refer to famous individuals.

Answer

They are interchangeable synonyms.

Question 7

The sentence says, "The auspicious day was filled with joy and celebration." What does the word "auspicious" most likely mean?

Accepted Answer

Fortunate

Answer

Unlucky

Answer

Sad

Answer

Rainy

Question 8

The word **'bank'** can have different meanings. Which of the following are meanings of the word **'bank'**?

Accepted Answer

A place where you can keep your money.

Accepted Answer

The side of a river or lake.

Answer

A piece of furniture you can sit on.

Answer

A group of computers that work together.

Question 9

How did the Norman invasion affect English vocabulary after the Norman Conquest?

Accepted Answer

English words related to food and cooking were influenced by French.

Answer

French had no impact on the English language.

Answer

English replaced French as the main language in England.

Question 10

How can the use of a word in different dialects or sociocultural contexts impact its meaning?

Accepted Answer

It can give the word different meanings and associations in different groups.

Answer

It can change the spelling of the word.

Answer

It has no effect on the word's meaning.

Answer

It only affects the word's grammatical function.

Question 11

How do you spell the plural form of the word "child"?

Accepted Answer

children

Answer

childs

Answer

childrens

Answer

childern

Question 12

Which prefix can be added to the word "dress" to create a noun that refers to someone who makes dresses?

Accepted Answer

-er

Answer

-ful

Answer

-ment

Answer

-ly

Question 13

Which word means the opposite of 'benevolent'?

Accepted Answer

Malicious

Answer

Kind

Answer

Happy

Answer

Sad

Question 14

What is the correct spelling of the past tense of 'eat'?

Accepted Answer

ate

Answer

eatted

Answer

eated

Answer

et

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

cheerful

Answer

sad

Answer

angry

Answer

tired

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

not

Answer

very

Answer

opposite

Answer

again

Question 17

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

Accommodate

Answer

Accomodate

Answer

Acomodate

Answer

Acommidate

Question 18

What does the word 'etymology' mean?

Accepted Answer

The study of word origins

Answer

The study of language structure

Answer

The study of grammar

Answer

The study of punctuation

Question 19

Which word means the same as 'happy'?

Accepted Answer

Joyful

Answer

Sad

Answer

Angry

Answer

Tired

Question 20

What is the base word of 'unhappiness'?

Accepted Answer

Happy

Answer

Unhappy

Answer

Happily

Answer

Unhappily

Question 21

Which word is pronounced the same as 'there'?

Accepted Answer

They're

Answer

Their

Answer

Here

Answer

Where

Question 22

What does the ending '-ment' mean in the word 'amazement'?

Accepted Answer

State of being

Answer

Action or process

Answer

Quality or characteristic

Answer

Opposite of

Question 23

What is the plural form of 'child'?

Accepted Answer

Children

Answer

Childs

Answer

Childes

Answer

Childen

Question 24

Which spelling of this word is correct?

Accepted Answer

accommodate

Answer

accomodate

Answer

accomodait

Answer

acommodate

Question 25

What does the term 'etymology' mean?

Accepted Answer

The study of the origin and history of words

Answer

The study of grammar

Answer

The study of punctuation

Answer

The study of sentence structure

Question 26

What is the base word of 'unhappy'?

Accepted Answer

Happy

Answer

Sad

Answer

Un

Answer

Misery

Question 27

Which word best fits in the sentence: 'The teacher asked the students to _____ their pencils.'

Accepted Answer

Sharpen

Answer

Write

Answer

Read

Answer

Draw

Question 28

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'a small, round object'?

Accepted Answer

Bead

Answer

Beed

Answer

Beede

Answer

Beedde

Question 29

Which of these words means the opposite of 'optimistic'?

Accepted Answer

Pessimistic

Answer

Joyful

Answer

Enthusiastic

Answer

Hopeful

Question 30

What is the meaning of the phrase 'to kick the bucket'?

Accepted Answer

To die

Answer

To run away

Answer

To get angry

Answer

To be lazy

Question 31

How do you spell the word for a large group of people gathered together?

Accepted Answer

crowd

Answer

croud

Answer

crod

Answer

crowde

Question 32

What does the prefix 'un-' usually mean?

Accepted Answer

not

Answer

very

Answer

re-

Answer

in-

Question 33

Which word means the same as 'intelligent'?

Accepted Answer

clever

Answer

stupid

Answer

lazy

Answer

beautiful

Question 34

What does the suffix '-ment' often indicate?

Accepted Answer

an action or state

Answer

a person

Answer

a thing

Answer

a place

Question 35

What is the study of word origins called?

Accepted Answer

etymology

Answer

the art of writing

Answer

the study of grammar

Answer

the study of literature

Question 36

What does the word 'context' refer to?

Accepted Answer

the surrounding words or sentences that give meaning to a word

Answer

the dictionary definition of a word

Answer

the part of speech of a word

Answer

the etymology of a word

Question 37

What does the word 'vocabulary' mean?

Accepted Answer

the set of words that a person knows and uses

Answer

the study of grammar

Answer

the way that words are pronounced

Answer

the way that words are spelled

Question 38

Which of the following words is the correct spelling?

Accepted Answer

accommodate

Answer

accomodate

Answer

acommidate

Answer

acommodate

Question 39

The study of the origin and history of words is called what?

Accepted Answer

Etymology

Answer

Grammar

Answer

Punctuation

Answer

Literature

Question 40

Which word means the same as 'happy'?

Accepted Answer

Joyful

Answer

Sad

Answer

Angry

Answer

Excited

Question 41

The root word of 'uncomfortable' is what?

Accepted Answer

Comfort

Answer

Un

Answer

Able

Answer

Fort

Question 42

Which word has a suffix that means 'small'?

Accepted Answer

Minuscule

Answer

Gigantic

Answer

Enormous

Answer

Colossal

Question 43

What is the correct past tense spelling of 'write'?

Accepted Answer

Written

Answer

Write

Answer

Wright

Answer

Wrotten

Question 44

What is the opposite of 'warm'?

Accepted Answer

Cold

Answer

Chilly

Answer

Hot

Answer

Humid

Question 45

Which word sounds the same as 'bear' but has a different meaning?

Accepted Answer

Bare

Answer

Beer

Answer

Boar

Answer

Bored

Question 46

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'to move quickly and nimbly'?

Accepted Answer

Flit

Answer

Flitt

Answer

Flite

Answer

Flyte

Question 47

What does the word 'ephemeral' mean?

Accepted Answer

temporary

Answer

lasting for a long time

Answer

very large

Answer

very small

Question 48

Which of the following prefixes means 'not' or 'opposite of'?

Accepted Answer

un-

Answer

re-

Answer

mis-

Answer

pre-

Question 49

What is a word that means the same as 'synonym'?

Accepted Answer

equivalent

Answer

antonym

Answer

homonym

Answer

abbreviation

Question 50

Which of the following words is an example of an adverb?

Accepted Answer

slowly

Answer

beautiful

Answer

book

Answer

happy

Question 51

Choose the antonym of the word 'gregarious'.

Accepted Answer

reserved

Answer

sociable

Answer

outgoing

Answer

friendly

Question 52

What is the correct spelling of the word for a 'large, open space covered with grass'?

Accepted Answer

meadow

Answer

medow

Answer

medeow

Answer

medoww

Question 53

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

Accommodate

Answer

Acommodate

Answer

Accomodait

Answer

Acommidate

Question 54

What does the word 'etymology' mean?

Accepted Answer

The study of the origin and history of words

Answer

The study of grammar

Answer

The study of literature

Answer

The study of ancient languages

Question 55

Which word is a synonym for 'magnanimous'?

Accepted Answer

Generous

Answer

Petty

Answer

Stingy

Answer

Vindictive

Question 56

What is the opposite of the word 'transient'?

Accepted Answer

Permanent

Answer

Temporary

Answer

Ephemeral

Answer

Fleeting

Question 57

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

Accepted Answer

Happy

Answer

Unhappy

Answer

Hap

Answer

Pen

Question 58

Which word has a Latin root?

Accepted Answer

Education

Answer

House

Answer

Tree

Answer

Water

Question 59

What does the idiom 'to kick the bucket' mean?

Accepted Answer

To die

Answer

To be successful

Answer

To be wealthy

Answer

To be happy

Question 60

How do you spell the word for someone who fixes shoes?

Accepted Answer

Shoemaker

Answer

Shumaker

Answer

Shoe-maker

Answer

Shomaker

Question 61

What does the word 'onomatopoeia' mean?

Accepted Answer

A word that sounds like what it means

Answer

A word that describes a person

Answer

A word that means the opposite

Answer

A word that is made up of two words

Question 62

What is the prefix in the word 'unhappy'?

Accepted Answer

Un-

Answer

Dis-

Answer

Re-

Answer

Pre-

Question 63

Which word means the same as 'beautiful'?

Accepted Answer

Pretty

Answer

Ugly

Answer

Horrible

Answer

Nice

Question 64

Which word means the opposite of 'hot'?

Accepted Answer

Cold

Answer

Warm

Answer

Cool

Answer

Freezing