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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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