The dancer was outstanding and ought to receive a standing ovation. Test your KS3 spelling knowledge of words beginning at ou.
"Lots of people can write a good first page but to sustain it, that's my litmus test. If I flip to the middle of the book and there's a piece of dialogue that's just outstanding, or a description, then I'll flip back to the first page and start it." - Carl Hiaasen.
One way to develop prowess in spelling is to create groups of interrelated words. You might take a stem, for example, and think of all the words you know which include this stem. "Sustain", for example, is related to "retain", "contain", "detain" and "obtain". Or, you might take a prefix or suffix and collect words which include it. For instance, the sus- of "sustain" can also be found in "suspend" and "susceptible". Spending some time on exercises like these will not only help your spelling, but will also give you an impressive vocabulary!
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Shocking; cruel; immoral |
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outrageous |
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outraegeous |
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outragous |
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outrageus |
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A chemical element |
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oxygiene |
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oxygen |
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oxigen |
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oxygene |
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A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours |
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pallett |
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palette |
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pallet |
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pallette |
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A small booklet of printed informational matter |
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pamphilet |
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pamphalet |
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pamphlet |
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pamphelet |
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A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy |
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paruble |
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pareble |
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parable |
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parible |
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Short passages into which longer texts are divided |
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paregraphs |
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parugraphs |
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paragraphs |
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parigraphs |
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Two or more (straight) lines equally distant from one another at all points |
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parrallel |
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parrallell |
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parallell |
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parallel |
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A quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length |
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parrallellogram |
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parallelogram |
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parrallelogram |
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parallellogram |
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Institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day |
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parliament |
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parleament |
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parliment |
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parlament |
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The act of sharing in the activities of a group |
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participation |
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particapation |
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particupation |
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particepation |
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Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Shocking; cruel; immoral |
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outrageous |
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outraegeous |
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outragous |
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outrageus |
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2.
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Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A chemical element |
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oxygiene |
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oxygen |
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oxigen |
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oxygene |
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3.
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Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours |
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pallett |
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palette |
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pallet |
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pallette |
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4.
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Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A small booklet of printed informational matter |
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pamphilet |
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pamphalet |
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pamphlet |
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pamphelet |
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Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy |
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paruble |
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pareble |
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parable |
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parible |
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Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Short passages into which longer texts are divided |
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paregraphs |
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parugraphs |
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paragraphs |
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parigraphs |
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Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Two or more (straight) lines equally distant from one another at all points |
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parrallel |
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parrallell |
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parallell |
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parallel |
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Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length |
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parrallellogram |
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parallelogram |
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parrallelogram |
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parallellogram |
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Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day |
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parliament |
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parleament |
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parliment |
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parlament |
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10.
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Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The act of sharing in the activities of a group |
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participation |
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particapation |
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particupation |
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particepation |
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