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A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans is chocolate.

Words beginning with che...

Have a break from chemistry homework and play this KS3 spelling quiz on words beginning at che - and no cheating!

"I'm very sensitive to the English language. I studied the dictionary obsessively when I was a kid and collect old dictionaries. Words, I think, are very powerful and they convey an intention." - Drew Barrymore.

How often do you just browse through words? Do you ever find that when you read the definition of one word, you discover that the definition includes another word you are not sure about and need to look up, only to repeat the process? If you are curious about language, you might embark on a neverending journey just by looking up that first word!

Many dictionaries are online, which is useful, since language is always in the process of change. New English words are being added all the time, while other words fall out of favour. Meanings which are no longer in use are referred to as "archaic", while some nearly forgotten words are referred to as "obsolete".

1.
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In order of time from the earliest to the latest
chronologicle
chronological
chronoligicel
cronological
Words containing the stem "chrono-" relate to time
2.
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A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans
chocolat
chocerlate
chocalate
chocolate
Don't forget the e at the end!
3.
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A group of people who sing together
cwier
chiora
chiore
choir
The more you stare at this word, the stranger it will begin to seem! if you weren't already familiar with it, you might think it began with a qu-
4.
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He c------- his best suit for the interview
choze
chose
chause
chows
The past tense "chose" has a single o
5.
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To pick out or select from a number of alternatives
chews
chouse
choose
choos
Another tricky spelling: remember the double o. Don't get the word muddled with "chose"
6.
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Someone who follows Jesus Christ, believing he is God's son
Christien
Christion
Christian
Christiern
If you can spell "Christian", you will have no trouble with spelling "Christianity"
7.
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A combination of any three or more notes sounded simultaneously
chaud
cord
chord
chorde
Like other words related to music, such as "chorus" and "choir", "chord" has an h after the c
8.
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Based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones
chromeatic
cromatic
chromatic
chromatick
"Chromatic" also refers to colour
9.
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A substance or element; found in the Periodic Table
cemical
chemical
chemicul
chemicle
The word "chemical" is related to "chemist" and "chemistry"
10.
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A repeated part of a song, also called the refrain
chorouse
chorus
corus
churus
Don't forget the "silent" h!
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Sheri Smith

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