spelling rules

Question 1

What is the spelling rule for adding ‘ed’ to a verb?

Answer 1

For most verbs, add ‘ed’ to the base form.

Question 2

True or False: The word ‘running’ is spelled with a double ‘n’.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The plural of ‘baby’ is _____.

Answer 3

babies

Question 4

What do we call words that sound the same but have different meanings?

Answer 4

Homophones

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a homophone? a) bear b) bare

Answer 5

Both a and b

Question 6

What is the rule for spelling words that end in ‘y’ when adding ‘ing’?

Answer 6

Change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘ing’ if preceded by a consonant.

Question 7

True or False: The word ‘happiest’ has three syllables.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

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

Answer 8

It means ‘not’.

Question 9

Fill in the blank: The past tense of ‘go’ is _____.

Answer 9

went

Question 10

What is the rule for doubling the final consonant when adding ‘ed’?

Answer 10

Double the final consonant if the word has one syllable and ends with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel.

Question 11

What is the spelling of the word that means ‘to make something better’?

Answer 11

improve

Question 12

True or False: The word ‘friend’ follows the ‘i before e’ rule.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

What is the rule for words ending in ‘e’ when adding ‘ing’?

Answer 13

Keep the ‘e’ and add ‘ing’ unless the word ends in ‘ee’ or ‘ie’.

Question 14

Which of the following words is spelled correctly? a) recieve b) receive

Answer 14

b) receive

Question 15

What is the term for a word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards?

Answer 15

Palindrome

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The plural of ‘mouse’ is _____.

Answer 16

mice

Question 17

What is the rule for adding ‘s’ to make a noun plural?

Answer 17

Add ‘s’ to most nouns.

Question 18

True or False: The word ‘beautiful’ has four syllables.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

What is the correct spelling of the word that means ‘to take something back’?

Answer 19

retrieve

Question 20

Which word is an example of a compound word? a) basketball b) happy

Answer 20

a) basketball

Question 21

What is the rule for changing a word ending in ‘f’ to plural?

Answer 21

Change ‘f’ to ‘v’ and add ‘es’ for some words.

Question 22

Fill in the blank: The past tense of ‘sing’ is _____.

Answer 22

sang

Question 23

True or False: The word ‘thorough’ has two syllables.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

What is the rule for adding ‘ly’ to an adjective?

Answer 24

If the adjective ends in ‘y’, change ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘ly’.

Question 25

Which of the following is an example of a suffix? a) un- b) -ing

Answer 25

b) -ing

Question 26

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'to show something clearly'?

Answer 26

demonstrate

Question 27

Fill in the blank: The plural of 'child' is _____.

Answer 27

children

Question 28

True or False: The word 'knowledge' is spelled with a silent 'k'.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

What is the rule for spelling words that end in 'y' when making them plural?

Answer 29

Change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es' if preceded by a consonant.

Question 30

What do we call a word that has the same meaning as another word?

Answer 30

Synonym

Question 31

Fill in the blank: The past tense of 'run' is _____.

Answer 31

ran

Question 32

Which of the following is a correctly spelled word? a) occurr b) occur

Answer 32

b) occur

Question 33

True or False: The word 'busy' follows the 'i before e' rule.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

What is the rule for adding 'es' to words ending in 's', 'sh', 'ch', 'x', or 'z'?

Answer 34

Add 'es' to make them plural.

Question 35

Fill in the blank: The word 'photograph' becomes _____ when adding 'y'.

Answer 35

photography

Question 36

Which word means 'to look at something carefully'? a) observe b) obseve

Answer 36

a) observe

Question 37

What is the rule for adding 'ing' to a verb that ends in 'e'?

Answer 37

Drop the 'e' and add 'ing'.

Question 38

True or False: The word 'cactus' is pluralized by adding 's'.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

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

Answer 39

decide

Question 40

Fill in the blank: The plural of 'leaf' is _____.

Answer 40

leaves

Question 41

What do we call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

Answer 41

Antonym

Question 42

Which of the following is an example of a prefix? a) -ful b) pre-

Answer 42

b) pre-