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The scene has been set - don't be scared! Have a go at this KS3 spelling quiz on words beginning at sc.

"A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared. I'm not Superman." - Jackie Chan.

It's strange how the addition of a single letter can make all the difference in a word. Add an extra r to "scared" and you get "scarred". Not the same at all! Take an s away from "dessert", and you'll be stuck with "desert". Again, there's a big difference! Likewise, "lose" and "loose" are so similar, and yet two distinct words. And you wouldn't want to confuse "cloth" with "clothe" or "bath" with "bathe", either! Can you think of any more pairs of words where the difference in meaning hinges on a single letter?

1 .
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A piece of sheet music containing the parts for each instrument or voice
scoere
scorre
score
scoare
The "or" sound can be spelled "ore", "oar" or "or", but only one of these is correct for "score"
2 .
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One part of an act within a play, often one in which there is no change of location
sceine
sceane
sceene
scene
The "s" sound in "scenario" is written with the digraph, sc
3 .
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Not connected to or attached to anything else
seperate
sepurate
separate
separete
Many people like to remember this spelling by reminding themselves that there is "a rat" in "separate"
4 .
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An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work
scennerio
senario
scenario
scenerio
In remembering the sc- with which "scenario" begins, it can help to remember how to spell "scene"
5 .
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Belonging to a lower class or rank
Secondary
Secondery
Seccondary
Secendary
The a of the unstressed third syllable can be difficult to remember (especially when this syllable is often lost in pronunciation)
6 .
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A set of things next to each other in a specified order
seqence
sequnce
sequence
sequance
The words "sequence" and "sequential" are related
7 .
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A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner
sensore
sensare
senser
sensor
The -or ending is the key part of this word to remember
8 .
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Half note
semibreave
semibreive
semibreve
semibrieve
If you remember how to spell "breve", you'll be fine with "semibreve"
9 .
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A part, piece, subdivision of anything
section
secktion
seckshun
secton
Words with a c before -tion can be a little tricky
10 .
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The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama
scriept
skreipt
skript
script
The key letter to remember in "script" is most likely to be the c
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Sheri Smith

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