Spelling and Vocabulary Quizzes for Year 5 English Primary School

Question 1

What word has a similar meaning to 'cheerful'?

Accepted Answer

Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Sleepy

Question 2

Which word has a similar meaning to **benevolent**?

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Kind

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Angry

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Greedy

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Foolish

Question 3

Which word means the same as 'happy'?

Accepted Answer

Cheerful

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Sad

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Angry

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Sleepy

Question 4

We can use the word 'cheerful' to describe someone who is feeling happy and bright. Which of these words also means the same?

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Happy

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Sad

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Angry

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Tired

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a good way to improve your spelling?

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Guessing how to spell words

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Using a dictionary

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Practicing writing words again and again

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Using games or songs to help you remember how words are spelled

Question 6

Which spelling of the word that means to divide or keep apart is correct?

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separate

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seperate

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sepparate

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seperat

Question 7

Which word has the same sound as 'write' but a different meaning?

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Rite

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Raiment

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Wrong

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Write

Question 8

Which word means the same as 'happy'?

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Jolly

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Sad

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Angry

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Excited

Question 9

Which of these methods is most helpful when learning to spell a new word?

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Breaking the word into smaller parts and sounding them out

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Repeating the word many times

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Writing the word over and over

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Looking up the word in a dictionary without reading the definition

Question 10

What word has a similar meaning to 'cheerful'?

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Bright

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Sad

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Angry

Question 11

What word has a similar meaning to 'happy'?

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Joyful

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Sad

Question 12

Which word doesn't belong?

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Dog

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Happy

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Sad

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Angry

Question 13

Which word describes a feeling of great happiness and cheerfulness?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

Question 14

What is the term for a group of words that have the same spelling pattern?

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Word family

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Homophone

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Synonym

Question 15

What's a good way to expand your vocabulary?

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Read lots and notice new words.

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Memorize word lists without learning what they mean.

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Only learn words you need right now.

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Don't use a dictionary or thesaurus to find out what words mean.

Question 16

Which spelling of the word 'not together' is correct?

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separate

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seperate

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sepparate

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seporate

Question 17

Which word ending means "to write"?

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-scribe

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-ment

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-tion

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-ive

Question 18

Which word below has a different meaning to 'excited'?

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Disappointed

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Thrilled

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Enthusiastic

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Eager

Question 19

In the sentence, 'The angry clouds rolled and grumbled, releasing a downpour of rain,' what does the word 'grumbled' mean?

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Made low, rumbling sounds

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Moved back and forth gently

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Made loud noises like thunder

Question 20

How do you spell the word that means very pretty?

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beautiful

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beutiful

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beatiful

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beatifull

Question 21

Which word sounds the same as "right" but has a different spelling?

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Write

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Left

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Through

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Meat

Question 22

Which prefix means 'the opposite of'?

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Un-

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Re-

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Pre-

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Sub-

Question 23

The root word of 'transport' means 'to carry across'. Which word is the root word?

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Trans

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Port

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Carry

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Move

Question 24

Which word means the same as 'happy'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

Question 25

In the sentence 'The mysterious stranger spoke in riddles,' what does the word 'mysterious' mean?

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Mysterious

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Friendly

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Talkative

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Boring

Question 26

How do you spell the word 'accommodate'?

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accommodate

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acommidate

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accomodate

Question 27

What is the most effective way to expand your vocabulary?

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Read a variety of books and articles

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Write in a journal regularly

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Spend a lot of time on social media

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Only learn new words from school textbooks

Question 28

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

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beautiful

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beautifil

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beutiful

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beatiful

Question 29

How do you spell the word that means to keep apart or divide?

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separate

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seperate

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sepparate

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seperat

Question 30

Spell the word "today".

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today

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to day

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todaye

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to daye

Question 31

What does the idiom 'kick the bucket' mean?

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To die

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To be very tired

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To be very happy

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To be successful

Question 32

What is a synonym for the word 'beautiful'?

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Pretty

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Ugly

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Horrible

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Disgusting

Question 33

What is the correct way to make the noun 'child' plural?

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Children

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Childs

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Childern

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Childes

Question 34

Which of these words has the prefix 'un-'?

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Unhappy

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Unique

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Usual

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Uncommon

Question 35

What is the opposite of the word 'benevolent'?

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Malicious

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Kind

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Loving

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Giving

Question 36

Which spelling is correct for the word that means someone or something that makes you laugh?

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funny

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funneh

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funnee

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funni

Question 37

Which word is spelled correctly?

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receive

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recieve

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reseve

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recieeve

Question 38

How do you spell the word that means to keep apart?

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separate

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seperate

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saparate

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seporate

Question 39

Which word is spelled correctly?

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often

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oftenn

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offin

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offteen

Question 40

How do you spell the word that means 'at what time'?

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when

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wen

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hwen

Question 41

How do you spell the word that means 'very' or 'truly'?

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really

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realy

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reali

Question 42

Which spelling of the word 'separate' is correct?

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separate

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seperate

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sepparate

Question 43

What word has the opposite meaning to 'happy'?

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Sad

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Excited

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Angry

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Sleepy

Question 44

Which word means the same as 'astonished'?

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amazed

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confused

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sad

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happy

Question 45

What is the prefix in the word 'unhappy'?

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un

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unh

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happy

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unhap

Question 46

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'not able to be moved or changed'?

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immovable

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imoveable

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imoveble

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immoveble

Question 47

Which of the following words means 'the opposite of huge'?

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miniature

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enormous

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gigantic

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colossal

Question 48

What does the phrase 'to break a leg' usually mean?

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To wish someone good luck

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To suffer an injury

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To become wealthy

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To feel embarrassed

Question 49

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

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children

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childrens

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childs

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childers

Question 50

What is the prefix in the word 'unhappy'?

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un

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dis

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in

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re

Question 51

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word 'there' meaning 'in that place'?

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there

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their

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they're

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their're

Question 52

What is the part of speech of the word 'slowly' in the sentence 'The snail crawled slowly across the leaf.'?

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Adverb

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

Question 53

What's the main difference between a homophone and a synonym?

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Homophones sound the same but mean different things, while synonyms sound different but mean the same thing.

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Homophones are always spelled differently, while synonyms are always spelled the same.

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Homophones can be different parts of speech, while synonyms are always the same part of speech.

Question 54

Which word is spelled correctly: "accomodate", "accommodate", or "accommadate"?

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accommodate

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accomodate

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accommadate

Question 55

Which word means the same as "synonym"?

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equivalent

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antonym

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homonym

Question 56

What is the correct past tense of "choose"?

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chose

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chosed

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choosen

Question 57

What is the noun form of the verb "communicate"?

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communication

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communicator

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communicable

Question 58

Which of the following words has a prefix?

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underestimate

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beautiful

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happy

Question 59

What is the opposite of "magnificent"?

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mediocre

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splendid

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grand

Question 60

What does the idiom "to hit the nail on the head" mean?

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To be precise or accurate

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To make a mistake

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To be lucky

Question 61

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

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Sad

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Happy

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Angry

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Excited

Question 62

Which spelling is correct for the word that means to make a happy sound with your mouth open?

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laugh

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laf

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laff

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lowf

Question 63

Which word in the sentence is an adjective? The children were very excited to run around the playground.

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Excited

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The

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Children

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Run

Question 64

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word "great"?

Accepted Answer

great

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grate

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graet