KS3 spelling words beginning at ur - with urgent and urge

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

Explore tricky ur spellings linked to towns, cities and more. This KS3 quiz helps you spot patterns, hear sounds clearly and choose the correct word in each sentence.

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Fascinating Fact:

Urban, urbanise and urbanisation are linked to towns and cities. Spell them ur-ban, ur-ban-ise, ur-ban-i-sa-tion, keeping urban at the front.

In KS3 English Spelling, this quiz focuses on words beginning with ur. You will meet everyday examples, notice shared roots and practise choosing the correct spelling by reading each sentence carefully.

Key Terms

Prefix: A group of letters added to the start of a word, such as “ur-” in “urban”, that slightly changes or clarifies its meaning.
Suffix: Letters added to the end of a word, like “-ise” or “-ation”, to create new forms such as “urbanise” or “urbanisation”.
Urban: A describing word used for busy built-up places with many buildings, roads and people, for example large towns and cities.

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What does urban mean in KS3 English?

In KS3 English, urban usually means connected with towns or cities, rather than the countryside. It often appears in words like “urban life”, “urban area” or “urban planning”.

How can I remember how to spell urban, urbanise and urbanisation?

Keep the base word “urban” in mind, then add the endings. Say “urban, urban-ise, urban-i-sa-tion” out loud while writing them to fix the spelling pattern in your memory.

What is a good way to practise ur spellings at KS3?

Make a short list of ur words, use them in your own sentences and then test yourself with online quizzes. Revisiting the same list after a few days helps the spellings stick.

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Spelling Quiz - Words beginning with ur... (Answers)

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Characteristic of city life

[ ]	uarban
[ ]	urrban
[ ]	uerban
[x]	urban

Remember that the final unstressed syllable has an a

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An animal having a backbone

[ ]	verterbrate
[ ]	vertibrate
[ ]	vertabrate
[x]	vertebrate

The vowels in the unstressed syllables are a bit tricky here: the second syllable has a single e, but the final syllable has an a-e digraph with a t in the middle of it (this type of spelling used to be known as the "silent e")

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Along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the centre of the Earth

[x]	vertical
[ ]	vertecal
[ ]	vurtical
[ ]	virtical

Both "vertical" and "horizontal" end in an -al

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A general term for all kinds of craft designed for transportation on water

[ ]	vesel
[ ]	vessell
[ ]	vessle
[x]	vessel

"Vessel" ends in -el, not -le

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A submicroscopic infectious organism

[ ]	viarus
[ ]	vierus
[ ]	virous
[x]	virus

The words "viral", "virus" and "virulent" are related

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Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth

[x]	vitamin
[ ]	vitarmin
[ ]	vitemin
[ ]	vitamen

The i of the unstressed final syllable might catch you out!

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The collection of words a person knows and uses

[ ]	vocabulery
[ ]	voccabulary
[ ]	vocabelary
[x]	vocabulary

It might be helpful to split the word into syllables: vo-ca-bu-la-ry

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Of or pertaining to the voice or speech

[ ]	voacel
[ ]	vocall
[x]	vocal
[ ]	vocul

Can you think of any other words beginning with voca-?