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

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. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work
[ ] scennerio
[ ] senario
[ ] scenario
[ ] scenerio
2. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
One part of an act within a play, often one in which there is no change of location
[ ] sceine
[ ] sceane
[ ] sceene
[ ] scene
3. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A piece of sheet music containing the parts for each instrument or voice
[ ] scoere
[ ] scorre
[ ] score
[ ] scoare
4. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama
[ ] scriept
[ ] skreipt
[ ] skript
[ ] script
5. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Belonging to a lower class or rank
[ ] Secondary
[ ] Secondery
[ ] Seccondary
[ ] Secendary
6. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A part, piece, subdivision of anything
[ ] section
[ ] secktion
[ ] seckshun
[ ] secton
7. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Half note
[ ] semibreave
[ ] semibreive
[ ] semibreve
[ ] semibrieve
8. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner
[ ] sensore
[ ] sensare
[ ] senser
[ ] sensor
9. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Not connected to or attached to anything else
[ ] seperate
[ ] sepurate
[ ] separate
[ ] separete
10. Click the correct answer for the following definition.
A set of things next to each other in a specified order
[ ] seqence
[ ] sequnce
[ ] sequence
[ ] sequance

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