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Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Soft g (Questions)

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This 'Soft g' spelling quiz tests elementary school children on spellings where the ‘g’ sound is not ‘ger’ but ‘jer’.

The letter ‘g’ can make two sounds: a hard g like in the word ‘grass’ or a soft g like in the word ‘gem’. This quiz is going to test you on spellings with the soft g sound. See how well you do.

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1. When Jack climbed the beanstalk and entered the castle, he saw a ____.
[ ] jiant
[ ] giant
[ ] giante
[ ] gient
2. Sloths are very ____ creatures.
[ ] jentle
[ ] gental
[ ] gentle
[ ] gentel
3. He was promoted to ____.
[ ] genral
[ ] genneral
[ ] general
[ ] generall
4. ____ sleep whilst standing!
[ ] Gerraffes
[ ] Girraffes
[ ] Girrafes
[ ] Giraffes
5. Quick! Come this way, you are in ____!
[ ] danger
[ ] dangger
[ ] dainger
[ ] banger
6. What ____ were you when you learned ____?
[ ] age and magick
[ ] age and magik
[ ] age and majic
[ ] age and magic
7. For some reason, this ____ wore ____.
[ ] angel and oringe
[ ] angle and orange
[ ] angel and orange
[ ] angel and orang
8. The ____ elephant was ____ than I'd expected.
[ ] huge and larger
[ ] huge and larrger
[ ] huge and larjger
[ ] huge and largar
9. I thought her ____ looked ____.
[ ] frindge and strange
[ ] fringe and strange
[ ] fringe and strang
[ ] fring and strange
10. I have a wide ____ of ____.
[ ] range and spoonges
[ ] rainge and sponges
[ ] range and sponges
[ ] range and sqonges
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Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Soft g (Answers)
1. When Jack climbed the beanstalk and entered the castle, he saw a ____.
[ ] jiant
[x] giant
[ ] giante
[ ] gient
The word 'Jack' and 'giant' make the same j/g sound.
2. Sloths are very ____ creatures.
[ ] jentle
[ ] gental
[x] gentle
[ ] gentel
Sloths are gentle but they have very long claws, which makes it hard for them to walk on the ground - that's why they prefer to swing and climb trees.
3. He was promoted to ____.
[ ] genral
[ ] genneral
[x] general
[ ] generall
General is a name of an officer but you could also ask for someone's general health, which means all-round.
4. ____ sleep whilst standing!
[ ] Gerraffes
[ ] Girraffes
[ ] Girrafes
[x] Giraffes
Their tongues are also around 45cm long!
5. Quick! Come this way, you are in ____!
[x] danger
[ ] dangger
[ ] dainger
[ ] banger
At the end of the sentence I used an exclamation mark (!); this helps add drama to the writing.
6. What ____ were you when you learned ____?
[ ] age and magick
[ ] age and magik
[ ] age and majic
[x] age and magic
If you perform magic tricks then you are called a magician.
7. For some reason, this ____ wore ____.
[ ] angel and oringe
[ ] angle and orange
[x] angel and orange
[ ] angel and orang
This would be strange as angels tend to wear white robes.
8. The ____ elephant was ____ than I'd expected.
[x] huge and larger
[ ] huge and larrger
[ ] huge and larjger
[ ] huge and largar
Elephant trunks can be up to two meters long.
9. I thought her ____ looked ____.
[ ] frindge and strange
[x] fringe and strange
[ ] fringe and strang
[ ] fring and strange
A fringe is the hair that goes over your forehead. If clothing has a fringe, this means there are tassels hanging down.
10. I have a wide ____ of ____.
[ ] range and spoonges
[ ] rainge and sponges
[x] range and sponges
[ ] range and sqonges
Some sponges, like the ones in the picture, have been taken from the sea (called sea sponges).