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A daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations is a diary.

Words beginning with des...

Can you describe your descent into the well? See how many words you know in this KS3 spelling quiz beginning at des.

"My mother's father taught English literature. When I was about ten or eleven, I could recite Macaulay's 'Lays of Ancient Rome.' While other kids were playing pedestrian war games, I'd be Horatius keeping the bridge." - Bernie Taupin.

One way of increasing your vocabulary while at the same time improving your spelling is to search out and collect related words. How many words related to "pedestrian" can you find? Take a moment to think.....

Not many? Maybe you could only think of "pedestrianise" or "pedestrianised"? Perhaps "pedestal", which is loosely related?

But related words could be related in a broader sense, for instance when words have similar meanings. So a vocabulary list for "pedestrian", which literally means a walking person but is often used metaphorically, might include such synonyms as "prosaic", "dull", "boring", etc. How many can you find?

Work on your spellings with this quiz.

1.
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The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
dierlogue
dialog
dielog
dialogue
Don't forget the -ue at the end of the word!
2.
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A list of words normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meaning
dictionary
dictianary
dictunary
dictianery
The unstressed a is the tricky part here
3.
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The act of improving by expanding, enlarging or refining
develupment
devvelopment
develepment
development
"Develop" + -ment makes "development"
4.
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A daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
diarie
diary
daiery
diery
If you accidentally transpose the i and a, you end up with "dairy", which is not at all the same thing!
5.
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The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
digestion
digestsion
dygestion
digestshun
"Digest" and "digestion" are related words
6.
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A prescribed selection of foods
diat
diut
diet
dyet
The first syllable ends with the i and the second begins with an e: di - et
7.
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To arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot d...... all this information"
diegest
dygest
digest
dijest
If you can remember how to spell "digestive", you will easily remember "digest"
8.
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A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon
diamond
dyamond
diemond
diermond
Don't forget the a!
9.
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The length of a straight line passing through the centre of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
diameter
diametere
diametre
diamita
You have to wonder: why is it "metre" but "diameter"?
10.
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The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive
dezign
designe
desine
design
Try to remember the word "sign" in "design"
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Sheri Smith

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