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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Language - Spelling (Questions)

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Spelling is an important part of a 4th grader’s writing and reading. This skill should be implemented as an individual skill or through writing. There are some spelling patterns which students can memorize that apply to spelling certain words. However, other words do not follow a pattern, and their spellings will have to be memorized. In this quiz, students will choose the correct spelling of the words that fit in the blank.

1. This morning, I woke up with a sore ____.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] thraot
[ ] throat
[ ] throte
[ ] throote
2. A parsnip is a root ____.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] vegitable
[ ] vegtable
[ ] vegetable
[ ] vegetible
3. For our ____, we are going to Canada.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] vakashun
[ ] vacation
[ ] vacashun
[ ] vacasion
4. Guam is an ____ in the Pacific Ocean.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] island
[ ] iland
[ ] ailand
[ ] islend
5. We should head in that ____.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] direction
[ ] direcion
[ ] direcshun
[ ] direcsion
6. Do you know the ____ to the question?
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] ansser
[ ] anwser
[ ] anser
[ ] answer
7. I hate doing ____ homework.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] arithimetac
[ ] arithematic
[ ] arithmatic
[ ] arithmetic
8. A ____ ran across the carpet.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] beetle
[ ] beatle
[ ] beedle
[ ] bettle
9. My ____ plant flowered last week.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] cactus
[ ] cacktus
[ ] cactis
[ ] cacktis
10. The okapi's closest relative is the ____.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] jirafe
[ ] girrafe
[ ] giraffe
[ ] girraffe
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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Language - Spelling (Answers)
1. This morning, I woke up with a sore ____.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] thraot
[x] throat
[ ] throte
[ ] throote
"Oa" makes the long "o" sound.
2. A parsnip is a root ____.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] vegitable
[ ] vegtable
[x] vegetable
[ ] vegetible
The word "vegetable" has a vowel in the middle of the word that many people forget.
3. For our ____, we are going to Canada.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] vakashun
[x] vacation
[ ] vacashun
[ ] vacasion
"Tion" produces a "shun" sound.
4. Guam is an ____ in the Pacific Ocean.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[x] island
[ ] iland
[ ] ailand
[ ] islend
"Island" has a silent "s" in the word.
5. We should head in that ____.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[x] direction
[ ] direcion
[ ] direcshun
[ ] direcsion
The word "direction" combines two parts "direct" and the suffix "tion."
6. Do you know the ____ to the question?
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] ansser
[ ] anwser
[ ] anser
[x] answer
"Answer" has a silent "w" in it.
7. I hate doing ____ homework.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] arithimetac
[ ] arithematic
[ ] arithmatic
[x] arithmetic
This word may be sounded out in order to spell it.
8. A ____ ran across the carpet.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[x] beetle
[ ] beatle
[ ] beedle
[ ] bettle
"Beetle" is spelled with a double "e."
9. My ____ plant flowered last week.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[x] cactus
[ ] cacktus
[ ] cactis
[ ] cacktis
This word is spelled with two of the letter "c" and not "k."
10. The okapi's closest relative is the ____.
Which correctly-spelled word fits the blank?
[ ] jirafe
[ ] girrafe
[x] giraffe
[ ] girraffe
Giraffe is spelled with one "r" and two of the letter "f."