Spelling and Vocabulary Quizzes for Year 5 English Students

Question 1

What is the opposite of 'happy'?

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Sad

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Joyful

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Excited

Question 2

Which word means the same as 'beautiful'?

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Pretty

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Ugly

Question 3

Which word best completes the sentence: 'The ______ child gazed in awe at the vivid colors of the rainbow.'?

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Awe-inspired

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Amused

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Excited

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Scared

Question 4

What is the word that means the opposite of 'benevolent'?

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Malevolent

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Generous

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Indifferent

Question 5

Which word best describes a person's appearance: 'pretty' or 'beautiful'? Explain your choice, giving examples.

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Pretty describes someone or something visually appealing, while beautiful suggests a deeper, more radiant quality.

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Beautiful is more formal than pretty and is used in more serious contexts.

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Pretty is used for people, while beautiful can describe both people and things.

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The words are interchangeable and have no real difference.

Question 6

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence?

The room was filled with an aroma of freshly baked bread.

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A pleasant smell

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A bad smell

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A loud noise

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A bright light

Question 7

What word has a similar meaning to 'magnificent'?

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Wonderful

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Tiny

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Horrible

Question 8

How do prefixes and suffixes affect the meaning of a word?

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They can add or take away specific meanings from a word.

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They only change how a word is spelled, not what it means.

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Prefixes change the meaning of a word, while suffixes change its type.

Question 9

Which of the following is the correct way to write the plural form of the noun 'octopus'?

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Octopuses

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Octopi

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Octopuss

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Octopie

Question 10

What does the prefix 're-' mean in the word 'restart'?

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To do something again

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To do something differently

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To do something slowly

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To do something quickly

Question 11

What does the word 'spectral' mean in this sentence:

The spectral figure appeared before me.

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Ghostly or like a ghost

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Bright and colorful

Question 12

Which of the following options correctly groups these words into two categories: 'apple, banana, mango, pear, tomato, lettuce, cucumber, broccoli'?

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Fruits and Vegetables

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Round and Not Round

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Sweet and Not Sweet

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Red and Green

Question 13

When you add the suffix '-ly' to the word 'care', what happens to its meaning and part of speech?

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Changes 'care' from a verb to an adverb, meaning 'in a caring manner'.

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Changes 'care' from a noun to a verb, meaning 'to look after'.

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Changes 'care' from an adverb to an adjective, meaning 'full of care'.

Question 14

When adding '-able' to words like 'able' and 'capable', which spelling rule should you use?

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Drop the final 'e' before adding '-able'

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Double the last consonant and add '-able'

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Add '-able' without changing the word

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Change the 'y' to 'i' and add '-able'

Question 15

Which word means the same as 'fortunate'?

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Lucky

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Unlucky

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Sad

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Wealthy

Question 16

What does the word 'optimistic' mean in the sentence, 'The little boy was very optimistic about his first day of school.'?

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Hopeful and positive

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Sad and unhappy

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Angry and frustrated

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Bored and indifferent

Question 17

What is a synonym for 'happy'?

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joyful

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sad

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angry

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bored

Question 18

Which word is an antonym for 'light'?

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dark

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heavy

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bright

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small

Question 19

What is the definition of the word 'onomatopoeia'?

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A word that imitates a sound

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A word that describes a person

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A word that is created from two other words

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A word that is used to emphasize a point

Question 20

Which word is a homophone of 'night'?

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knight

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night

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know

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not

Question 21

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

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To die

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To run away

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To get angry

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To be happy

Question 22

Which word is a noun?

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car

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run

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happy

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quickly

Question 23

What is the correct way to punctuate the following sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat it was a lazy cat.'?

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The cat sat on the mat, it was a lazy cat.

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The cat sat on the mat it was a lazy cat.

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The cat sat on the mat? It was a lazy cat.

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The cat sat, on the mat it was a lazy cat.

Question 24

Which word means 'very impressive'?

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splendid

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ugly

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tiny

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boring

Question 25

Which of these words starts with the prefix 'un-'?

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unhappy

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able

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possibly

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always

Question 26

Which word means 'to rush'?

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scuttle

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amble

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saunter

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stroll

Question 27

Which of these words ends with the suffix '-ful'?

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hopeful

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kind

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quick

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large

Question 28

Which word means the opposite of happy?

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sad

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joyful

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delighted

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excited

Question 29

Which word doesn't go with the others?

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car

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apple

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banana

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orange

Question 30

Which is the correct past tense form of the verb write?

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wrote

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writed

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wroted

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written

Question 31

Which word has the most similar meaning to the word magnificent?

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beautiful

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ugly

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small

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boring

Question 32

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

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accommodation

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accomodation

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accommodationn

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acomidation

Question 33

What is the meaning of the word 'synonyms'?

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Words with similar meanings

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Words with opposite meanings

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Words that describe something

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Words that are used to ask questions

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a way to improve your vocabulary?

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Memorizing long lists of words

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Reading regularly

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Using a dictionary or thesaurus

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Playing word games

Question 35

What type of word is 'quickly'?

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Adverb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Verb

Question 36

Which of these is NOT a strategy for improving spelling?

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Guessing at the spelling of unfamiliar words

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Using visual aids

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Practicing writing words repeatedly

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Breaking words down into syllables

Question 37

What is the meaning of the idiom 'to spill the beans'?

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To tell a secret

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To waste time

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To make a mess

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To get angry

Question 38

Which prefix can be added to 'active' to make a word that means the opposite?

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un

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dis

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in

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re

Question 39

What does the underlined word 'diligent' mean in the sentence: 'The teacher praised the student's diligent efforts?'

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Hardworking

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Lazy

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Intelligent

Question 40

In the sentence 'The students were as quiet as mice', which word is a metaphor?

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Mice

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Students

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Were

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Quiet

Question 41

When you're reading different things to find out about something, how can you tell if the information is trustworthy?

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Check if the same information is in lots of different sources.

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Only read the parts that you find the most interesting.

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Only read the source with the most pictures or the longest text.

Question 42

Which of these words is a noun?

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Table

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Run

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Because

Question 43

What is the past tense of 'run'?

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Ran

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Runned

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Runs

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Runing

Question 44

Which word means 'not able to be read or understood'?

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Illegible

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Elegible

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Ilegible

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Iligable

Question 45

Which word sounds like 'night' but has a different meaning and spelling?

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Knight

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Knot

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Note

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Network

Question 46

Which word has a similar meaning to 'tiny'?

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Minute

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Gigantic

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Spacious

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Colossal

Question 47

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

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accommodate

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accomodate

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acomodate

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accomodate

Question 48

Choose the word that means 'to make an error'.

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mistake

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mistak

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mistacke

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misstake

Question 49

Select the word that means the opposite of 'happy'.

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sad

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joyful

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excited

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cheerful

Question 50

Choose the correct spelling of the word that means 'a place where animals live'.

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habitat

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habbitat

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habittat

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habbitat

Question 51

Select the correct spelling of the word that means 'a small animal that lives in trees'.

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squirrel

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squerel

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squerril

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squirrl

Question 52

Which word means the same as 'beautiful'?

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Pretty

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Ugly

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Scary

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Tasty

Question 53

Which is the correct spelling of the word 'beautiful'?

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Beautiful

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Beutiful

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Beatiful

Question 54

Which of these words is the correct spelling?

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accommodate

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accomodate

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acccommodate

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accomodate

Question 55

What does the word 'benevolent' mean?

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kind and helpful

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cruel and unkind

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intelligent and clever

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strong and powerful

Question 56

Which word has the same meaning as 'happy'?

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joyful

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sad

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angry

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tired

Question 57

Which word means the opposite of 'dark'?

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light

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heavy

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rough

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small

Question 58

How do we spell the word that means 'to clean something'?

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wash

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wosh

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wosh

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wosh

Question 59

Which word describes something very large?

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enormous

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tiny

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beautiful

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clever

Question 60

What is the plural form of 'mouse'?

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mice

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mouses

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mousen

Question 61

Which of these words is an action?

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run

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happy

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beautiful

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and

Question 62

Which word is spelled correctly?

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receive

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recieve

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reeceive

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recieeve

Question 63

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

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To die

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To get angry

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To play football

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To start a fight

Question 64

Which word means the same as 'beautiful'?

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Pretty

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Ugly

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Horrid

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Nice