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Writing what you hear

English · Spelling & Word Study · ages 5-8

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which word has an unusual middle spelling you need to remember?
- said
- cat
- dog
The teacher says 'sun'. Which spelling matches the sounds you hear?
- san
- sun
- sen
A dictated sentence should always start with a capital letter.
Circle one: True False
Ben hears 'went' and writes 'whent'. What should he change?
- Remove the extra h
- Remove the letter n
- Remove the letter t
The teacher says 'ship'. Which letters spell its first sound?
- ch
- th
- sh
This sentence is missing something: 'the cat ran' What is missing?
- A capital letter and a missing word
- A capital letter and a full stop
- A question mark and a missing word
Tom hears 'jump' and writes 'jumb'. What should he change?
- Change the last letter from b to p
- Remove the last letter from the word
- Change the first letter from j to g
The teacher says, 'We can run.' Priya writes 'We run.' Which word must she add?
- We
- run
- can

Answer key

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said · In said, ai spells the middle sound heard in bed. The s and d match familiar sounds.
sun · Sun is spelled s-u-n, matching each sound you hear.
True · Every sentence starts with a capital letter, even in dictation.
Remove the extra h · Went is spelled w-e-n-t. Ben added an h that is not needed.
sh · Ship starts with /sh/. Write sh together for that one sound.
A capital letter and a full stop · The sentence needs a capital T at the start and a full stop at the end.
Change the last letter from b to p · Jump ends with /p/. Replace the last letter b with p.
can · Add can between We and run to match the sentence Priya heard.