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Please proceed with the procedure. Check your spelling of words beginning at proc in this KS3 quiz.

"Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using its own unique procedures and tools." - John Barton.

Do you ever get confused between "enquiry" and "inquiry"? Sometimes people will insist that one spelling holds one meaning while the other spelling should be used for an alternate meaning. Really, however, this word, with its two correct spellings, illustrates how spelling conventions work. The word derives from the Latin, inquaerere. The problem is that Latin itself changed over time and the languages which developed from Latin, such as French, Spanish and Italian, also changed. Enquere, the French form of the word, changed the i to an e.

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So "enquiry" arrived in English from French. But others using the word in English conformed to the Latin spelling and kept the i. Correct spelling is often a negotiation, with different forms of a single word often being considered correct. Sometimes a particular spelling will fall out of fashion, or an older spelling will be revived. Luckily, spelling changes take time, or how could anyone keep up?

Practise (or is it practice?) your spellings with this quiz.

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1. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A series of events to produce a result
[ ] process
[ ] prosess
[ ] proccess
[ ] proces
2. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
'Brain' of the computer system where calculations and decisions are made
[ ] prosessor
[ ] procesor
[ ] proccesser
[ ] processor
3. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The presentation of a theatrical work
[ ] prodduction
[ ] production
[ ] productian
[ ] productien
4. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A software application designed to perform a specific task
[ ] program
[ ] prougram
[ ] progeram
[ ] programme
5. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviour of large numbers of people
[ ] propaganda
[ ] propeganda
[ ] proppaganda
[ ] properganda
6. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Someone who speaks by divine inspiration
[ ] prophete
[ ] profit
[ ] prophet
[ ] prophit
7. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number
[ ] propportion
[ ] proportion
[ ] proportian
[ ] proportien
8. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The act of offering (an idea) for consideration
[ ] propusition
[ ] proposition
[ ] propesition
[ ] propersition
9. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
One of three major classes of food; a source of food energy abundant in animal-derived foods
[ ] protein
[ ] proteen
[ ] protine
[ ] protien
10. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Any of several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church
[ ] Protistant
[ ] Protestant
[ ] Protestent
[ ] Proterstant

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Spelling Quiz - Words beginning with proc... (Answers)
1. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A series of events to produce a result
[x] process
[ ] prosess
[ ] proccess
[ ] proces
Single c and double s
2. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
'Brain' of the computer system where calculations and decisions are made
[ ] prosessor
[ ] procesor
[ ] proccesser
[x] processor
Remember that this word ends in an -or
3. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The presentation of a theatrical work
[ ] prodduction
[x] production
[ ] productian
[ ] productien
Do you see the word "product"?
4. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A software application designed to perform a specific task
[x] program
[ ] prougram
[ ] progeram
[ ] programme
Although the spelling used for other meanings of the word is usually "programme", the preferred spelling for a computer "program" omits the extra -me
5. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviour of large numbers of people
[x] propaganda
[ ] propeganda
[ ] proppaganda
[ ] properganda
Luckily, this word is spelled exactly as it sounds
6. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Someone who speaks by divine inspiration
[ ] prophete
[ ] profit
[x] prophet
[ ] prophit
You wouldn't confuse "prophet" with "profit", would you?
7. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number
[ ] propportion
[x] proportion
[ ] proportian
[ ] proportien
This is sometimes tricky! The order of the letters in the first syllable, pro-, changes in the second syllable, -por-
8. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The act of offering (an idea) for consideration
[ ] propusition
[x] proposition
[ ] propesition
[ ] propersition
The words "propose" and "proposition" are related
9. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
One of three major classes of food; a source of food energy abundant in animal-derived foods
[x] protein
[ ] proteen
[ ] protine
[ ] protien
Here is an example of a word where the "i before e" rule is not useful
10. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Any of several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church
[ ] Protistant
[x] Protestant
[ ] Protestent
[ ] Proterstant
The root of this word is "protest"
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