Many subject-specific words in science, history and maths came into English from Greek or Latin, so their spelling often follows those languages' patterns.

Circle one:   True   False

Which is the correct spelling of the word for how plants make food from light?

• photosynthesis
• photosinthesis
• fotosynthesis

Which is a good proofreading strategy for checking spelling in your own writing?

• Only check the first sentence
• Read your writing backwards, word by word
• Skip any word you already know

'Government' comes from 'govern' plus the ending '-ment'. Which spelling keeps every letter of the root word?

• government
• goverment
• governmant

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

• algorythm
• algorithim
• algorithm

Amir wrote: 'The seperate parts of the algorithm each do a different job.' Which word is misspelled, and what's the fix?

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

The Greek root 'photo-' means light. Using that pattern, which is the correct spelling of the word for a picture-taking device?

• photograph
• fotograph
• photograf

Which sentence has a spelling mistake in a subject-specific word?

• The photosynthesis process needs sunlight.
• The scientist studied the algorithm carefully.
• The paliament passed a new law.