Spelling
Today we are going to do a quick refresher with some tricky spellings.
Here are some sentences with words that sound the same. Your task is to complete each sentence, choosing the correct spelling from the choice in brackets.
Example:
It (allways/always) seems to rain on Saturday.
Answer:
It always seemed to rain on Saturday.
Try writing out the sentence
Now try these.
1. "(Where/were/We're) going to the cinema", said Peter.
2. "Can you switch the light (of/off)" asked Jane.
3. He slipped on the ice (becose/because) he was running.
4. "Do you want to (by/buy/bye) some of my red apples", inquired the shopkeeper.
5. The coats can be found (by/buy/bye) the stairs.
6. (There/Their) books (were/wer) very wet.
7. He (herd/heard) the sound of drums in the distance.
8. His (heart/hart) was beating very fast.
9. She knew that she (wood/would) be able to make the jump if she tryed/tried hard enough.
10. He wanted to get some (would/wood) for the fire before it went out.
11. We elect a new (goverment/government) every four years on average.
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Answers
1. "We're going to the cinema", said Peter.
2. "Can you switch the light off" asked Jane.
3. He slipped on the ice because he was running.
4. "Do you want to buy some of my red apples", inquired the shopkeeper.
5. The coats can be found by the stairs.
6. Their books were very wet.
7. He heard the sound of drums in the distance.
8. His heart was beating very fast.
9. She knew that she would be able to make the jump if she tried hard enough.
10. He wanted to get some wood for the fire before it went out.
11. We elect a new government every four years on average.
That wasn't too bad was it? We will look at more spellings in the future.
Good luck!