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Spelling Quiz - Words beginning with chr... (Questions)

This KS3 spelling quiz focuses on words beginning with chr-. Explore how this unusual letter pattern appears in science, history and everyday vocabulary, and sharpen your spelling accuracy.

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Fascinating Fact:

Many chr- words come from Greek. This is why they keep the unusual chr spelling, for example chrome, chronic, chronology, chromosome.

In KS3 English Spelling, you meet many words that begin with chr-, especially in science and history. Learning how this letter pattern is pronounced and spelled helps you decode new subject vocabulary, write more accurately in your schoolwork and feel more confident when you meet unfamiliar technical terms.

Key Terms

  • Prefix: A group of letters added to the start of a word, such as re-, mis- or chr-, which helps form a new word or change its meaning.
  • Root word: The main part of a word that carries the core meaning, to which prefixes and suffixes can be added.
  • Etymology: The study of where words come from and how their spellings and meanings have changed over time.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What does the chr pattern usually link to in English words?

In many English words, the chr pattern shows that the word originally came from Greek. These words often appear in science, medicine and history topics at secondary school.

How can I remember tricky chr spellings for KS3 tests?

Make short spelling lists, highlight the chr at the start and say the word slowly as you write it. Using each word in a sentence helps fix the spelling in your memory.

Why do some chr words sound like they start with a k sound?

When Greek words were adopted into English, the original hard sound was kept but the spelling stayed with chr. That is why some words start with chr but sound like they begin with a k.

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1. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A sequential arrangement of events in time
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[ ] chronolegy
[ ] cronology
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[ ] circerlate
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Spelling Quiz - Words beginning with chr... (Answers)
1. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A sequential arrangement of events in time
[x] chronology
[ ] chronolegy
[ ] cronology
[ ] chronoligy
If you can spell "chronology", you'll have a head start on "chronological"
2. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
To move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
[ ] circerlate
[ ] cerculate
[x] circulate
[ ] cirqulate
The tricky part of this word is the -cu-
3. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
[ ] cerculation
[x] circulation
[ ] circerlation
[ ] cirqulation
"Circulation" is, of course, related to the word, "circulate"
4. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The size of something as given by the distance around it
[ ] circumfirence
[ ] circumferance
[ ] circumfarence
[x] circumference
This is a very useful word to know in mathematics
5. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
An event, fact, or particular incident
[ ] circumstanc
[ ] circumstans
[x] circumstance
[ ] circumstanse
Why do you think this word contains a stem, circum-, related to roundness?
6. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A person of a particular social, political or national community
[x] citizen
[ ] citisen
[ ] citizan
[ ] citerzen
Watch out for the unstressed i and e!
7. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A stage or system of social, political or technical development
[ ] civerlisation
[ ] civiliseation
[ ] civalisation
[x] civilisation
Remember that "civilisation" is related to the word "civil"
8. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The act of forming into a class or classes
[ ] classifercation
[ ] clasiffication
[x] classification
[ ] classificatien
The y of "classify" becomes an i in "classification"
9. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A separate part of a contract, will or another legal document
[x] clause
[ ] claus
[ ] clorse
[ ] clauze
Almost like Santa Claus, but with an extra e!
10. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
An overused saying or expression
[ ] clicet
[ ] clichet
[x] cliché
[ ] clishet
The accent over the e lets you know it should be pronounced similarly to "ay"
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