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Spelling:  Unstressed Vowels
She enjoyed her job at the factory.

Spelling: Unstressed Vowels

As you will already know, the vowels are a, e, i, o and u. Spelling in English is notoriously difficult: this is especially so in the case of British English. In many words, not all the vowels are stressed: this causes difficulty in spelling such words.

If you think of the letter a. It is pronounced very differently in certain words. Look at the following:

  • cat
  • mate
  • fall
  • start

It's no wonder that spelling is such a big part of the English curriculum. Play this 11-plus quiz and see how good a British English 'spelling bee' you are.

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1 .
Which one of the following words has been spelt correctly?
juwellery
jewellry
jewelery
jewellery
She wore only the finest jewellery
2 .
Which one of the following words has been spelt correctly?
definitely
definately
defenitely
definitly
Make sure you definitely remember how to spell this one!
3 .
Which one of the following words has been spelt correctly?
litrature
literature
litereture
liturature
Do you enjoy literature?
4 .
Which one of the following words has been spelt correctly?
Wednesday
Wensday
Wenesday
Wensday
Sheffield Wednesday is my favourite football team
5 .
Which one of the following words has been spelt correctly?
volentary
voluntery
voluntary
voluntry
He decided to take voluntary redundancy
6 .
Which one of the following words has been spelt correctly?
misurable
miserabel
misrable
miserable
Don't feel too miserable if you got this one wrong
7 .
Which one of the following words has been spelt correctly?
factry
factory
factori
factery
Are you going to be a spelling bee?
8 .
Which one of the following words has been spelt correctly?
seprate
seperate
separate
sepperate
Separate is often misspelt
9 .
Which one of the following words has been spelt correctly?
marvullous
marvelous
marvellous
marvellus
They had a marvellous time at the circus
10 .
Which one of the following words has been spelt correctly?
desprate
desperate
desparate
despirate
She was desperate to get her exam results
Author:  Frank Evans

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