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Applying spelling rules to complex words

English · Spelling & Word Study · ages 11-14
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Many English subject words have Greek or Latin origins, and familiar word parts can give clues to their spelling.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. Which spelling names the process in which plants use light energy to make food?

    • photosinthesis
    • photosynthesis
    • fotosynthesis

  3. Which method can help you focus on individual spellings during a proofreading pass?

    • Read backwards, checking each written word
    • Check only the opening sentence of your work
    • Skip familiar words and check only new words

  4. Join govern and ment without changing or dropping any letters. Which spelling do you get?

    • government
    • goverment
    • governmant

  5. Which is the correct spelling of the computing term for a set of steps used to solve a problem?

    • algorythm
    • algorithim
    • algorithm

  6. Amir wrote: 'The seperate parts of the algorithm each do a different job.' Which correction fixes the spelling?

    • 'algorithm' should be 'algorithim'
    • 'seperate' should be 'separate'
    • 'parts' should be 'part's'

  7. Complete 'The crowd became ___ large.' Form the adverb from manage, using -able and un-.

    • unmanageably
    • unmanagably
    • unmanageablely

  8. Which sentence has a spelling mistake in a subject word?

    • The class studied photosynthesis today.
    • The scientist studied the algorithm carefully.
    • The paliament passed a new law.
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Applying spelling rules to complex words W1-mt_4PA9IrxtCQ-s1

  1. True · The statement is true. Word origins and familiar parts can help with spelling, although they do not settle every unfamiliar word.
  2. photosynthesis · Join photo and synthesis. Photo keeps ph, and synthesis keeps y, giving photosynthesis.
  3. Read backwards, checking each written word · Reading backwards can help you check words individually. Look up uncertain spellings, then read forwards to check meaning.
  4. government · Govern ends in n, and ment contains e. Keeping both parts unchanged gives government.
  5. algorithm · The checked spelling is algo + rithm. The final chunk contains i followed by thm, giving algorithm.
  6. 'seperate' should be 'separate' · Separate has a immediately after p. Replace that e in seperate with a; algorithm and parts need no change.
  7. unmanageably · Keep manage's e before -able: manageable. Replace the adjective's final e with y, then add un- to spell unmanageably.
  8. The paliament passed a new law. · Paliament is missing r after pa. The checked spelling is parliament, whether or not your accent pronounces that r.
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