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

The dance was meant to encourage merriment. See how many words beginning at me you can spell in this KS3 spelling quiz.

"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way." - Wayne Dyer

Some of the most ordinary-seeming words in English actually have an interesting history. Take the word "place", for example. It is not a very specific word, is it? It signifies a location without specifying any details such as its size or shape, its purpose, or its geographical location. English originally adopted the word platea from Latin and was further influenced after the Norman Conquest by the French use of the same word, coming to have meanings as varied as "market square", "battlefield", "plot of land", "room" and even "mansion".

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In modern English the word is also used in an abstract sense, so that one can gain a place on a course or in an organisation. Other languages borrowed the same word from Latin but limited its sense to an open space in a village, town or city, so "place" is related to the Spanish plaza and Italian piazza. Did you realise such an everyday word as "place" could be so varied?

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1. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The basic unit of length in the International System of Units
[ ] metur
[ ] meter
[ ] metre
[ ] metar
2. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition
[ ] mineral
[ ] minural
[ ] minaral
[ ] minerel
3. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem
[ ] minum
[ ] minim
[ ] minam
[ ] minem
4. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A type of musical scale which is often used to create a serious or sorrowful mood
[ ] minar
[ ] miner
[ ] minor
[ ] minore
5. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A mathematical operation used to calculate difference
[ ] mineas
[ ] minas
[ ] minus
[ ] mines
6. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A wonderful event occurring in the physical world attributed to supernatural powers
[ ] miriecle
[ ] miracle
[ ] mirucle
[ ] mirecle
7. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances
[ ] micsellaneous
[ ] miscellaneous
[ ] miscellaneaus
[ ] miscellaneus
8. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Reckless or malicious behaviour that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
[ ] mischeef
[ ] mischeaf
[ ] mischeif
[ ] mischief
9. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Capable of movement
[ ] mobiel
[ ] mobille
[ ] mobbile
[ ] mobile
10. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The quality of moving freely
[ ] mobilaty
[ ] mobilerty
[ ] mobbility
[ ] mobility

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Spelling Quiz - Words beginning with me... (Answers)
1. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The basic unit of length in the International System of Units
[ ] metur
[ ] meter
[x] metre
[ ] metar
Being able to spell "metre" will help with spelling "centimetre" and "millimetre"
2. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition
[x] mineral
[ ] minural
[ ] minaral
[ ] minerel
Both the e and the a are unstressed and therefore require a good memory to spell correctly
3. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem
[ ] minum
[x] minim
[ ] minam
[ ] minem
"Minim" is a palindrome
4. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A type of musical scale which is often used to create a serious or sorrowful mood
[ ] minar
[ ] miner
[x] minor
[ ] minore
Be careful not to confuse "minor" with "miner"
5. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A mathematical operation used to calculate difference
[ ] mineas
[ ] minas
[x] minus
[ ] mines
The u of the unstressed syllable is the key letter to remember here
6. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A wonderful event occurring in the physical world attributed to supernatural powers
[ ] miriecle
[x] miracle
[ ] mirucle
[ ] mirecle
The words "miracle" and "miraculous" are related
7. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances
[ ] micsellaneous
[x] miscellaneous
[ ] miscellaneaus
[ ] miscellaneus
A miscellany is miscellaneous in nature
8. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Reckless or malicious behaviour that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
[ ] mischeef
[ ] mischeaf
[ ] mischeif
[x] mischief
Do you see the word "chief" in "mischief"?
9. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Capable of movement
[ ] mobiel
[ ] mobille
[ ] mobbile
[x] mobile
If you can spell "mobile", you'll have an advantage in spelling "mobility"
10. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The quality of moving freely
[ ] mobilaty
[ ] mobilerty
[ ] mobbility
[x] mobility
"Mobility" rhymes with "nobility". Swap the m and n and you'll have the same pair of words