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Certain words won't play by the rules and need to be learned off by heart. Here are ten to test you.

Tricky words 3

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This 'Tricky Words 3' spelling quiz tests elementary school children on spellings. All these words are considered tricky because they break the usual sound patterns.

When spelling, many words can be sounded out but there are also lots of words that can’t be broken into sound groups. This quiz is going to test you on those words that are exceptions to the rules. Can you spell the missing words?

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She has a cube of ____ in her mouth.

sugar

shugar

shuger

suger

We say 'sh' even though it begins with just a 's' - this is a very unusual exception.

Don't stand ____ the horse.

beehinde

beahinde

behinde

behind

This is good advice because horses can kick you if you stand behind them.

He has a small ____ in his hands.

plarnt

plant

plante

plarnte

Did you know, the Venus flytrap is a plant that eats insects.

His ____ helped him fix his bike.

father

farther

faver

farthver

If you accidentally write 'farther' then you are saying far away, or farther away from you - in the distance.

I ____ ____ Smith that I would hand my homework in tomorrow.

toled and Mr

told and Mr

towld and Mr

told and Mrr

All male teachers are called 'Mr' whether they're married or not. This is different to female teachers who can be called Mrs, Miss or Ms.

These roses are ____.

buootiful

buoeatifall

beautifall

beautiful

This is a very tricky word to spell and the best way to do it is to either make up a rhyme to help you or to memorize it and keep writing it until it sticks in your memory!

What lesson do you have ____ your lunch ____?

arfter and brake

after and brake

arfter and break

after and break

There are two words that sound the same: break and brake. Brake is something that goes in your car and causes it to stop; break is something that snaps or a time of rest.

These ____ are from all over the world.