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

To continue testing your KS3 spelling, have a go at these words beginning at cont.

If GH can stand for P as in Hiccough
If OUGH stands for O as in Dough
If PHTH stands for T as in Phthisis
If EIGH stands for A as in Neighbour
If TTE stands for T as in Gazette
If EAU stands for O as in Plateau

The right way to spell POTATO should be: GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU!

PHEW! At least English spelling is usually somewhat more sensible than ghoughphtheightteeau! Have a go at this quiz for more practice.

1. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
To exercise influence over
[ ] conntrol
[ ] controle
[ ] controll
[ ] control
2. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A number representing the position of a point along a line
[ ] co-ordinate
[ ] co-ordinait
[ ] co-ordinete
[ ] co-ordernate
3. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work
[ ] copyright
[ ] copieright
[ ] copiright
[ ] copyrite
4. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
[ ] costume
[ ] costium
[ ] costoom
[ ] costum
5. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The territory occupied by a nation
[ ] country
[ ] countrie
[ ] cuntrie
[ ] countrey
6. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
[ ] countiy
[ ] countie
[ ] county
[ ] countey
7. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
'He took a c------- in mechanics'
[ ] cors
[ ] cause
[ ] course
[ ] coors
8. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
An invention or artwork
[ ] creation
[ ] creatiene
[ ] creatiun
[ ] creatien
9. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines
[ ] croshatch
[ ] crossehatche
[ ] crosshach
[ ] crosshatch
10. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time
[ ] crotshait
[ ] crotchete
[ ] crotchet
[ ] croshet

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Spelling Quiz - Words beginning with cont... (Answers)
1. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
To exercise influence over
[ ] conntrol
[ ] controle
[ ] controll
[x] control
The o in the first syllable and the o in the second syllable may look the same, but they do not sound the same!
2. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A number representing the position of a point along a line
[x] co-ordinate
[ ] co-ordinait
[ ] co-ordinete
[ ] co-ordernate
The word "co-ordinate" is gradually losing its hyphen. It is also correct without the hypen: "coordinate"
3. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work
[x] copyright
[ ] copieright
[ ] copiright
[ ] copyrite
Be careful not to get muddled between "copyright" and "copywrite"!
4. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
[x] costume
[ ] costium
[ ] costoom
[ ] costum
The -ume of "costume" rhymes with "flume" and "plume"
5. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The territory occupied by a nation
[x] country
[ ] countrie
[ ] cuntrie
[ ] countrey
Vowels are so much trickier to remember than the consonants!
6. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
[ ] countiy
[ ] countie
[x] county
[ ] countey
Be careful to distinguish between "county" and "country"
7. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
'He took a c------- in mechanics'
[ ] cors
[ ] cause
[x] course
[ ] coors
Of course!
8. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
An invention or artwork
[x] creation
[ ] creatiene
[ ] creatiun
[ ] creatien
"Create" and "creation" are related
9. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines
[ ] croshatch
[ ] crossehatche
[ ] crosshach
[x] crosshatch
The "tch" hear makes the ch sound
10. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time
[ ] crotshait
[ ] crotchete
[x] crotchet
[ ] croshet
Were you surprised by the t in the middle of the word?
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