Spelling Quizzes for Year 5 English: Improve Your Spelling Skills

Question 1

Choose the correct spelling of the word that rhymes with 'cat':

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bat

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bet

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but

Question 2

Choose the correctly spelled compound word:

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anyone

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annyone

Question 3

Which of the following words has a 'schwa' sound?

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the

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this

Question 4

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the plural form of 'woman':

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women

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woman's

Question 5

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

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wrote

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writ

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writed

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written

Question 6

Which word contains a silent letter?

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knight

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know

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doubt

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answer

Question 7

Which word has the same spelling as its plural form?

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sheep

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children

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bus

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book

Question 8

Complete the analogy: 'Write' is to 'wrote' as 'speak' is to:

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spoke

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spoken

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speech

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talks

Question 9

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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acommodate

Question 10

Which of the following words uses the '-tion' suffix correctly?

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relation

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acction

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conection

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sugestion

Question 11

Which of the following words is the plural form of 'child'?

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children

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childrens

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childen

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childs

Question 12

Which of the following words is an example of a compound word?

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daylight

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however

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because

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therefore

Question 13

Circle the correctly spelled word:

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accommodate

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accomodate

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acommodate

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ackomodate

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a helpful way to improve spelling?

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Guessing how words are spelled

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Practicing writing words

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Using a dictionary

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Remembering long lists of words

Question 15

Which of these words means 'very large'?

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enormous

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enourmous

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enormus

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enourmus

Question 16

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

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accommodate

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accomodate

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acommodate

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accomodate

Question 17

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

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feet

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feets

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foots

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footses

Question 18

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

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buzzing

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buzsing

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buzzzing

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buszing

Question 19

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'a person who plays the piano'?

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pianist

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pianest

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pyanist

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pyanest

Question 20

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

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ball

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bol

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baull

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bawl

Question 21

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'the opposite of up'?

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down

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downe

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doun

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doon

Question 22

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

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believe

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beleeve

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beleive

Question 23

Identify the correct spelling pattern for the words 'cat', 'hat', and 'fat'.

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-at

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-et

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-it

Question 24

Which word completes the analogy: 'dog' is to 'woof' as 'cat' is to...?

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meow

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purr

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bark

Question 25

Identify the word with the double consonant 'ff'.

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off

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if

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of

Question 26

Identify the correct way to spell the word for the sound /kæt/.

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cat

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katt

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ket

Question 27

Identify the correct spelling for the word 'though'.

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though

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thoo

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tho

Question 28

In the sentence: 'First aiders carry an emergency kit with them.' which word should be capitalized?

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First

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aiders

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carry

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them

Question 29

How do you spell the word 'necessary'?

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necessary

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nessasary

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neccessary

Question 30

When adding '-ed' to the verb 'cry', which spelling rule applies?

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If the verb ends in a consonant + 'y', change the 'y' to 'i' and add '-ed'.

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If the verb ends in a vowel + consonant, double the consonant and add '-ed'.

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If the verb ends in a silent 'e', drop the 'e' and add '-ed'.

Question 31

What is the correct past tense of the verb 'run'?

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Ran

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Runned

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Ranned

Question 32

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

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Children

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Childes

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Childers

Question 33

Which of these is an example of a contraction?

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Doesn't

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Beautiful

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Always

Question 34

Which word is spelled correctly?

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accommodate

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acommodate

Question 35

Find the root word in the word 'uncomfortable'.

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comfort

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un

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table

Question 36

Choose the correctly spelled word.

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beautiful

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beautful

Question 37

Which word is NOT a homophone?

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bee

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there

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their

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they're

Question 38

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

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The dog barked loudly at the mailman. Why don't you train it?

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The dog barked loudly, at the mailman, why don't you train it

Question 39

Add the correct suffix to make the noun plural: baby

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babies

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babys

Question 40

Which word is a compound word?

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bedroom

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running

Question 41

Which word is spelled correctly: separate, seperate, seprate, or seperat?

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separate

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seperate

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seperat

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seprate

Question 42

Which of these words follows the spelling pattern of double consonants: successful, listen, important, or agree?

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successful

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important

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agree

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listen

Question 43

Which word is spelled using the 'igh' sound: night, net, nut, or not?

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night

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not

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nut

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net

Question 44

Which word is an example of the 'tion' suffix: question, jump, dog, or cat?

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question

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dog

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cat

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jump

Question 45

Which word uses the 'er' suffix to indicate a comparative degree: taller, run, dog, or happy?

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taller

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dog

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happy

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run

Question 46

Which word is an example of a compound word: butterfly, happy, dog, or jump?

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butterfly

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jump

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happy

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dog

Question 47

Which word is spelled correctly: accommodation, acomodation, acommodation, or acommadation?

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accommodation

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acomodation

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acommodation

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acommadation