Grade 3 English Language | Irregular Spelling of Words

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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 3 Reading Foundation - Irregular Spellings (Questions)

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Some words are spelled without following any spelling rules. These words are considered to be irregularly spelled words. In third grade, there are specific words that students will need to learn how to spell. They will have to memorize their spellings. In this quiz, students will have to choose the correct spelling for certain irregular spellings.

Which word fits in the blank?
He's a tall man. I wonder what ____ he is.

[ ]	hite
[ ]	heiht
[ ]	height
[ ]	heit

Which word fits in the blank?
Would you ____ pass me the salt?

[ ]	please
[ ]	pleaze
[ ]	pleasse
[ ]	pleese

Which word fits in the blank?
I'd like to play the game ____ too.

[ ]	agin
[ ]	again
[ ]	agen
[ ]	agan

Which word fits in the blank?
The ____ bow in her hair was bright blue.

[ ]	bautiful
[ ]	beutiful
[ ]	butifull
[ ]	beautiful

Which word fits in the blank?
The cat ____ sleeps on my bed during the day.

[ ]	uzually
[ ]	ushually
[ ]	usually
[ ]	uschually

Which word fits in the blank?
I will ____ ring him next week.

[ ]	probabbly
[ ]	probbably
[ ]	probablee
[ ]	probably

Which word fits in the blank?
The doctor said the ____ wouldn't spread.

[ ]	dizeese
[ ]	disease
[ ]	diseeze
[ ]	dizeeze

Which word fits in the blank?
The latest movie is really ____.

[ ]	weered
[ ]	weird
[ ]	wierd
[ ]	weerd

Which word fits in the blank?
Have you had ____ cake?

[ ]	enuff
[ ]	enuf
[ ]	enough
[ ]	enouf

10.

Which word fits in the blank?
I have a practice ____ with Mark tomorrow.

[ ]	session
[ ]	seshion
[ ]	setion
[ ]	sesion

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 3 Reading Foundation - Irregular Spellings (Answers)

Which word fits in the blank?
He's a tall man. I wonder what ____ he is.

[ ]	hite
[ ]	heiht
[x]	height
[ ]	heit

Height is spelled with a few silent letters.

Which word fits in the blank?
Would you ____ pass me the salt?

[x]	please
[ ]	pleaze
[ ]	pleasse
[ ]	pleese

Even though the "s" sounds like a "z," it is still spelled with an "s."

Which word fits in the blank?
I'd like to play the game ____ too.

[ ]	agin
[x]	again
[ ]	agen
[ ]	agan

Again does not have the same sound that most words with "ai" have.

Which word fits in the blank?
The ____ bow in her hair was bright blue.

[ ]	bautiful
[ ]	beutiful
[ ]	butifull
[x]	beautiful

The "eau" sound makes the long "u" sound in the word "beautiful."

Which word fits in the blank?
The cat ____ sleeps on my bed during the day.

[ ]	uzually
[ ]	ushually
[x]	usually
[ ]	uschually

Usually is spelled with "su."

Which word fits in the blank?
I will ____ ring him next week.

[ ]	probabbly
[ ]	probbably
[ ]	probablee
[x]	probably

This word is spelled with pro and two of the letter b.

Which word fits in the blank?
The doctor said the ____ wouldn't spread.

[ ]	dizeese
[x]	disease
[ ]	diseeze
[ ]	dizeeze

Disease does not have any zees in it.

Which word fits in the blank?
The latest movie is really ____.

[ ]	weered
[x]	weird
[ ]	wierd
[ ]	weerd

This rule does not follow the rule about "i before e except after c."

Which word fits in the blank?
Have you had ____ cake?

[ ]	enuff
[ ]	enuf
[x]	enough
[ ]	enouf

Enough has a short "u" sound.

10.

Which word fits in the blank?
I have a practice ____ with Mark tomorrow.

[x]	session
[ ]	seshion
[ ]	setion
[ ]	sesion

The correct way to spell session is with a double s in the middle.