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

Drink this portion of potion! See how many words you can spell beginning at po in this KS3 spelling quiz.

"Spelling is very easy to practise yourself whereas signing is not. So I would sit on the subway riding around New York and I would spell whatever I would see. When I watched a movie I would spell words as they came up." - Richard Masur.

How do you practise your spelling? Are you assigned lists to learn? Do you jot down words which you have misspelled in your work, or words that you misspell regularly, and make a point of learning them? Do you actively search for new words to learn? Invent games to help you pass time which might otherwise be boring?

There are many ways to practise spelling, of course, and you probably wouldn't be taking this quiz if you didn't care at least a little about how you spell. It helps to take a variety of approaches to really strengthen your memory. You can spell aloud, in writing, by typing, forwards, backwards, competitively and for fun. Try something new!

1. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A place or location
[ ] possition
[ ] position
[ ] positien
[ ] positiun
2. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Of number, greater than zero
[ ] possitive
[ ] positive
[ ] posative
[ ] posertive
3. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Something that is owned
[ ] possesion
[ ] posession
[ ] possession
[ ] posescion
4. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The inherent capacity for coming into being
[ ] potentiel
[ ] potential
[ ] potentiol
[ ] potentiul
5. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
[ ] povertty
[ ] povarty
[ ] povurty
[ ] poverty
6. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
To repeat an activity in order to improve skill
[ ] practece
[ ] practisce
[ ] practise
[ ] practice
7. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
To petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being
[ ] pray
[ ] preay
[ ] prey
[ ] praiy
8. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The specific words or methods used for praying
[ ] prayer
[ ] praiyer
[ ] preyer
[ ] preayer
9. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
[ ] predater
[ ] predator
[ ] predattor
[ ] preddator
10. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Like better; value more highly
[ ] prefer
[ ] preffer
[ ] prefier
[ ] prefere

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

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Spelling Quiz - Words beginning with po... (Answers)
1. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A place or location
[ ] possition
[x] position
[ ] positien
[ ] positiun
How many words ending in -tion can you remember?
2. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Of number, greater than zero
[ ] possitive
[x] positive
[ ] posative
[ ] posertive
"Positive", like "negative", ends in -ive
3. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Something that is owned
[ ] possesion
[ ] posession
[x] possession
[ ] posescion
The word "possession" has double a double s! How many Ss is that?
4. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The inherent capacity for coming into being
[ ] potentiel
[x] potential
[ ] potentiol
[ ] potentiul
"Potential" is related to "potency". Can you think of any reasons why one word contains a t where the other contains a c?
5. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
[ ] povertty
[ ] povarty
[ ] povurty
[x] poverty
The e of the unstressed second syllable might be tricky here
6. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
To repeat an activity in order to improve skill
[ ] practece
[ ] practisce
[x] practise
[ ] practice
Remember that "practise" is the verb and "practice" is the noun
7. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
To petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being
[x] pray
[ ] preay
[ ] prey
[ ] praiy
Be careful not to confuse "prey" with "pray"!
8. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The specific words or methods used for praying
[x] prayer
[ ] praiyer
[ ] preyer
[ ] preayer
Add -er to "pray"
9. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
[ ] predater
[x] predator
[ ] predattor
[ ] preddator
The words "predator", "predatory" and "predatorial" are related
10. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Like better; value more highly
[x] prefer
[ ] preffer
[ ] prefier
[ ] prefere
For a simple word, "prefer" can be difficult to spell!