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Explore KS3 spellings beginning with pe. Spot how prefixes and word endings change meaning, and build your confidence for reading, writing and tricky test questions.

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Fascinating Fact:

Perform, performance and performer all share perfor-. Spell them per-form, per-form-ance, per-form-er and notice that per- stays the same.

In KS3 English spelling, you meet many words beginning with pe, from people and perhaps to percentage and performance. This quiz highlights useful roots and endings so you can spell related words accurately in your written work.

Key Terms

Root: The main part of a word that carries its core meaning and can take prefixes or suffixes, such as form in perform and performance.
Word family: A group of words that share a root or pattern, like perform, performance, performer and performance-related adjectives.
Prefix: Letters added to the start of a word to change its meaning, such as per- in perfect, permanent or perform.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do I revise KS3 spellings that start with pe?

Start by grouping similar pe words into families, then use look, say, cover, write, check. Say each syllable clearly, write short sentences with the words and test yourself again after a few days.

What spelling patterns should I look for in pe words?

Notice patterns such as per-, perf-, perc- and perse-. For example, perform, perfect and percent all begin with per-, but the endings change the meaning. Spotting these patterns makes spellings easier to remember.

Why are some pe spellings hard to remember at KS3?

Many pe words come from Latin or French, so they use older spellings that do not match modern pronunciation. Silent letters, stress changes and similar-looking endings can all make them harder until you practise them regularly.

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1 .

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To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something

pursuade

peursuade

persuade

persuede

The e of the unstressed first syllable can be difficult to remember

2 .

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The art of convincing someone to change a conviction, opinion or belief

persuasion

pursuasion

persuesion

peursuasion

If you can spell "persuade", you will have an advantage spelling "persuasion"

3 .

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Involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

phisercal

phsical

physical

physercal

"Physical", like "physics", begins with phy-

4 .

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At or forming a right angle (to)

perpandicular

perpendicular

purpendicular

perpendiculer

It is useful to be able to spell "perpendicular" in maths classes. The second and final syllables are the trickier ones

5 .

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Lasting for an indefinitely long time

permanent

permenent

permunent

permanant

The a of the second syllable and the e of the final syllable are the key letters to remember here

6 .

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Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things

personal

personel

personnal

persenal

Be careful not to confuse "personnel" with "personal"!

7 .

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One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance

pillgrim

pilgerim

pilgrimn

pilgrim

A pilgrim goes on pilgrimage

8 .

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To copy documents and other visual images quickly and cheaply

phottocopy

photocopy

photocopie

photercopy

Add "photo" to "copy" to make "photocopy"

9 .

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The appearance of depth in objects

perrspective

peurspective

perspective

purspective

It helps to break this word down into syllables: per-spec-tive

10 .

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The literary technique where an object or animal is described as having human characteristics

personnification

personifercation

personificatiun

personification

Take "person" and add -ification to get "personification"

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author: Sheri Smith (PhD English Literature, English Teacher & Quiz Writer)

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