Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Tricky words 5 (Questions)

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This 'Tricky Words 5' spelling quiz tests elementary school children on words that are tricky to spell because they are exceptions to the rules or consist of rarely-used sounds.

This quiz is on words that don’t necessarily follow sound patterns and so can’t be sounded out. Improve your spelling of tricky words in this quiz.

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This is a statue of Alexander the ____.

[ ]	Grate
[ ]	Grait
[ ]	Great
[ ]	Grayt

They loved their gym ____.

[ ]	clarss
[ ]	klarss
[ ]	klass
[ ]	class

Have you lost your ____?

[ ]	miend
[ ]	mind
[ ]	minde
[ ]	mighnd

This little girl is not my ____.

[ ]	chiyled
[ ]	chiled
[ ]	child
[ ]	childe

____ you like to come on holiday with me?

[ ]	Would
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Wod
[ ]	Wud

Don't let go! ____ on tight!

[ ]	Whold
[ ]	Holed
[ ]	Holled
[ ]	Hold

Would you like some of my ____?

[ ]	stake
[ ]	staik
[ ]	stayke
[ ]	steak

Can you ____ your identity?

[ ]	prove
[ ]	proove
[ ]	proov
[ ]	pruve

Do you know ____ facts about turkeys?

[ ]	eny
[ ]	eni
[ ]	ani
[ ]	any

10.

____ can name a country and an animal by saying one word?

[ ]	Hoo
[ ]	Who
[ ]	Whoo
[ ]	Whue

Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Tricky words 5 (Answers)

This is a statue of Alexander the ____.

[ ]	Grate
[ ]	Grait
[x]	Great
[ ]	Grayt

The letters 'ea' sounds the same as 'ee' but for this word it makes an 'ai' sound. Very tricky!

They loved their gym ____.

[ ]	clarss
[ ]	klarss
[ ]	klass
[x]	class

You have to be over sixteen years old to join a gym.

Have you lost your ____?

[ ]	miend
[x]	mind
[ ]	minde
[ ]	mighnd

This is something people say when they are shocked at another person's actions or behavior.

This little girl is not my ____.

[ ]	chiyled
[ ]	chiled
[x]	child
[ ]	childe

Normally, for an 'i' to make it's alphabet name it needs to be joined by another vowel or followed by a magic e but not for this word as it's an exception!

____ you like to come on holiday with me?

[x]	Would
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Wod
[ ]	Wud

The first two answers are real words - can you put them into two different sentences?

Don't let go! ____ on tight!

[ ]	Whold
[ ]	Holed
[ ]	Holled
[x]	Hold

Roller coasters can be made from wood or steel.

Would you like some of my ____?

[ ]	stake
[ ]	staik
[ ]	stayke
[x]	steak

This meal is called a 'surf and turf' because the small shrimps are from the sea (surf) and the steak is from the land (turf).

Can you ____ your identity?

[x]	prove
[ ]	proove
[ ]	proov
[ ]	pruve

If you want to travel to a different country you have to show proof of who you are, usually in the form of a passport.

Do you know ____ facts about turkeys?

[ ]	eny
[ ]	eni
[ ]	ani
[x]	any

I do - the wobbly bit under a turkey's chin is called a caruncle.

10.

____ can name a country and an animal by saying one word?

[ ]	Hoo
[x]	Who
[ ]	Whoo
[ ]	Whue

Turkey! It's an animal and a country!