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Level A
1. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
onion, union, pinion, pigeon
A) onion
B) union
C) pinion
D) pigeon
2. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
black, brown, blonde, blend
A) black
B) brown
C) blonde
D) blend
3. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
stream, scream, string, straight
A) stream
B) scream
C) string
D) straight
4. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
lotion, nation, addiction, technician
A) lotion
B) nation
C) addiction
D) technician
5. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
station, dictionary, patient, mentioned
A) station
B) dictionary
C) patient
D) mentioned
6. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
cough, caught, tough, roughly
A) cough
B) caught
C) tough
D) roughly
7. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
wintry, dentist, artistic, psychologist,
A) wintry
B) dentist
C) artistic
D) psychologist
8. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
interpret, interval, impersonate, uninteresting
A) interpret
B) interval
C) impersonate
D) uninteresting
9. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
relevant, elegant, instantly, performance
A) relevant
B) elegant
C) instantly
D) performance
10. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
priceless, pride, advice, twice
A) priceless
B) pride
C) advice
D) twice
Level B
1. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
A vegetable used to make soups
A) selery
B) celery
C) ceilery
2. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
The opposite of happy
A) sad
B) cad
C) sat
3. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
Something sweet and sticky that comes from maple trees
A) cyrop
B) syrop
C) syrup
4. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
To travel on a two-wheeled vehicle
A) to sycle
B) to cycle
C) to cicle
5. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
Formal clothing, consisting of a jacket and trousers or skirt
A) a soot
B) a suit
C) a cuit
6. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
A weather system with a low pressure area surrounded by circling winds
A) a siclone
B) a ciclone
C) a cyclone
7. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
The daughter of your mother is your ...
A) cister
B) sister
C) sishter
8. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
Food which comes from wheat or oats and is often eaten for breakfast
A) cereal
B) sereal
C) serial
9. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
An overhead surface that covers the top of a room, often made of plaster.
A) sealing
B) ceiling
C) seiling
10. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
A large urban area
A) sity
B) citti
C) city
Level C
1. Choose the correct spelling:
Where you go to watch a film
A) sinema
B) cinema
C) cynema
2. Choose the correct spelling:
A mark or drawing that represents some information. For example the letters of the alphabet represent sounds in English.
A) symbols
B) cymbols
C) cymbals
3. Choose the correct spelling:
A young swan
A) signet
B) cygnet
C) cignet
4. Choose the correct spelling:
The electronic "place" where email and other online communication takes place, sometimes used in place of "internet".
A) ciberspace
B) sybaspace
C) cyberspace
5. Choose the correct spelling:
Where you go to see your doctor or your MP.
A) surgery
B) curgery
C) sergery
6. Choose the correct spelling:
A person who is an ordinary member of the public, not in the armed forces or police
A) sivilian
B) civilain
C) civilian
7. Choose the correct spelling:
Something which is important might be described as ...
A) significant
B) cignificant
C) signicant
8. Choose the correct spelling:
A person who is understanding of others' situations might be described as ...
A) cympathetic
B) simpathetic
C) sympathetic
9. Choose the correct spelling:
A person who does things in an organised manner might be described as ...
A) systematic
B) cystematic
C) sistematic
10. Choose the correct spelling:
A relationship between two creatures in which both animals benefit is described as ...
A) cymbiotic
B) symbiotic
C) simbiotic
Answers
Level A
1. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
onion, union, pinion, pigeon
The correct answer is: D. Pigeon is the odd one out - it ends in the pattern 'eon'. The other words all have the letter pattern 'ion'.
2. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
black, brown, blonde, blend
The correct answer is: B. Brown is the odd one out. It has the initial consonants ‘br’, all the other words begin with ‘bl’.
3. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
stream, scream, string, straight
The correct answer is: B. Scream is the odd one out. It has the initial consonants ‘scr’. All the other words begin with ‘str’.
4. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
lotion, nation, addiction, technician
The correct answer is: D. Technician is the odd one out. It ends in the pattern 'cian'. The other words all have the letter pattern 'tion'.
5. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
station, dictionary, patient, mentioned
The correct answer is: C. Patient is the odd one out. It has the letter pattern 'tien'. All the other words have the pattern 'tion'.
6. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
cough, caught, tough, roughly
The correct answer is: B. Caught is the odd one out. It has the letter pattern 'augh', all the other words have 'ough'. (However all of the words share the consonant blend ‘gh’).
7. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
wintry, dentist, artistic, psychologist,
The correct answer is: A. The odd one out is wintry. All the other words have the pattern 'ist'.
8. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
interpret, interval, impersonate, uninteresting
The correct answer is: C. The odd one out is impersonate. All the other words share the pattern 'inter'.
9. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
relevant, elegant, instantly, performance
The correct answer is: D. The odd one out is performance. All the other words share the pattern 'ant'.
10. Which word does not share a letter pattern with the others in the group?
priceless, pride, advice, twice
The correct answer is: B. The odd one out is pride. All the other words share the letter pattern 'ice'.
Level B
1. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
A vegetable used to make soups
The correct answer is: B. celery. The letter 'c' in celery is followed by the vowel 'e' so it sounds like 's'.
2. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
The opposite of happy
The correct answer is: A. sad. The letter 's' in sad is followed by the vowel 'a'. There are no words beginning with 'ca' where the 'c' sound like 's'.
3. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
Something sweet and sticky that comes from maple trees
The correct answer is: C. syrup. The letter 's' in syrup is followed by a 'y'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning.
4. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
To travel on a two-wheeled vehicle
The correct answer is: B. cycle. The first letter 'c' in cycle is followed by a 'y' so it sounds like 's'.
5. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
Formal clothing, consisting of a jacket and trousers or skirt
The correct answer is: B. suit. The letter 's' in suit is followed by the vowel 'u'. There are no words beginning 'cu' where the 'c' sounds like an 's'
6. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
A weather system with a low pressure area surrounded by circling winds
The correct answer is: C. cyclone. The letter 'c' in cyclone is followed by a 'y'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning.
7. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
The daughter of your mother is your ...
The correct answer is: B. sister. The letter 's' in sister is followed by the vowel 'i'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning.
8. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
Food which comes from wheat or oats and is often eaten for breakfast
The correct answer is: A. cereal. The 'c' in cereal is followed by the vowel 'e'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning. Answer 3 'serial' is a homophone of 'cereal'. It sounds the same but has a different meaning.
9. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
An overhead surface that covers the top of a room, often made of plaster.
The correct answer is: B. ceiling. The 'c' in cereal is followed by the vowel 'e'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning. 'Sealing' is a homophone of 'ceiling'. It sounds the same but has a different meaning.
10. Choose the correct spelling for the word with the following meaning.
A large urban area
The correct answer is: C. city. The 'c' in city is followed by the letter 'i'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning.
Level C
1. Choose the correct spelling:
Where you go to watch a film
The correct answer is: B. cinema. The 'c' in cinema is followed by the vowel 'i'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning.
2. Choose the correct spelling:
A mark or drawing that represents some information. For example the letters of the alphabet represent sounds in English.
The correct answer is: A. symbols. The 's' in symbols is followed by a 'y'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning. 'Cymbals' is a homophone of symbols. It sounds the same but has a different meaning.
3. Choose the correct spelling:
A young swan
The correct answer is: B. cygnet. The 'c' in cygnet is followed by a 'y'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning. 'Signet' is a homophone of cygnet. It sounds the same but has a different meaning.
4. Choose the correct spelling:
The electronic "place" where email and other online communication takes place, sometimes used in place of "internet".
The correct answer is: C. cyberspace. The 'c' in cyberspace is followed by a 'y'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning.
5. Choose the correct spelling:
Where you go to see your doctor or your MP.
The correct answer is: A. surgery. The 's' in surgery is followed by a 'u'. If the second letter is an 'a', 'o' or 'u' the word must begin with 's'.
6. Choose the correct spelling:
A person who is an ordinary member of the public, not in the armed forces or police
The correct answer is: C. civilian. The 'c' in civilian is followed by an 'i'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning.
7. Choose the correct spelling:
Something which is important might be described as ...
The correct answer is: A. significant. The 's' in significant is followed by an 'i'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning.
8. Choose the correct spelling:
A person who is understanding of others' situations might be described as ...
The correct answer is: C. sympathetic. The 's' in sympathetic is followed by a 'y'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning.
9. Choose the correct spelling:
A person who does things in an organised manner might be described as ...
The correct answer is: A. systematic. The 's' in systematic is followed by a 'y'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning.
10. Choose the correct spelling:
A relationship between two creatures in which both animals benefit is described as ...
The correct answer is: B. symbiotic. The 's' in symbiotic is followed by a 'y'. If the second letter is an 'e', 'i' or 'y' the word might begin with 's' or 'c' and have the sound of 's' at the beginning.
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