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Are you tempted to attempt this KS3 quiz about spelling words beginning with at?

"When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations." - Marilyn vos Savant.

If it's true that we only notice spelling when it is incorrect, how can anyone learn to spell well? If you read a lot, you might not notice individual spellings, but your mind will become accustomed to correct spelling. Being subconsciously familiar with the way words are spelled will be an advantage when you make a spelling mistake in your writing. When you re-read your work, the misspelled word might leap right off the page, flashing red lights and all. Then it will be your job to fix it!

There are other ways to work on your spelling, of course, including through practice, through grouping together words with similar roots, and through learning rules for adding suffixes and prefixes. You can also keep lists of words you use frequently but find difficult to spell correctly.

1.
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Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape
atherltic
athletick
athaletic
athletic
"Athletic" is spelled phonetically, meaning that its spelling corresponds to how the word sounds
2.
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Perceptible to the ears
audibble
audibbel
audible
ordible
The word "audible" is related to the word "audio"
3.
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The arithmetic mean
avarige
averidge
averige
average
The pronunciation of the -age in "average" makes this spelling especially difficult!
4.
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Someone who writes books, stories or articles
authar
auther
orther
author
The o of the unstressed second syllable is the tricky letter to remember
5.
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A gathering of spectators or listeners
ordience
audience
audeence
audiance
Do you recognise the relationship between "audience", "audible" and "audio"? What is the connection between these three words?
6.
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The season before winter
autum
ortum
autumn
auterm
Do you think the letter n comes as a surprise in this word?
7.
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The mass of air surrounding the Earth
atmosphere
atmusphere
atmesphere
atmosfear
If you can remember how to spell "sphere", you will have a little trouble with "atmosphere"
8.
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A collection of maps
atless
atlass
atlas
attlass
The second a is the tricky letter to remember in this word
9.
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The power or right to give orders or make decisions
authority
aurthority
autharity
orthority
The word "authority" is related to the word "author"
10.
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A person who actively participates in physical sports
athlete
atheleat
atherlete
athalete
If you can remember how to spell "athlete", you will also be able to spell "athletic"
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Sheri Smith

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