Schonell Spelling Test S1A
(Modified for visual recognition of spelling words with sentences and alternate spellings by Neville Hopper, 2008)
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Click on the correctly spelt word:
51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year [koncert, concert, concart, concerte].
No, the correct spelling is concert
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A [domestic, domestik, domistic, domastic] task in one done around the house.
No, the correct spelling is domestic
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the [toppic, topic, topice, topik] of discussion today?
No, the correct spelling is topic
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which [method, methud, methodd, meathod] will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter?
No, the correct spelling is method
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or Lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will [freaze, freze, freeze, freez] into a hard block of ice.
No, the correct spelling is freeze
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or Lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to [avoyde, avoyd, avoydd, avoid] getting caught in thick traffic.
No, the correct spelling is avoid
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or Lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school [duties, dutys, dutiess, duities] is to empty the rubbish bins.
No, the correct spelling is duties
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Schonell Spelling Test S1A (Return to the beginning if needed.)
(Modified for visual recognition of spelling words with sentences
and alternate spellings by Neville Hopper, 2008)
51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or Lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the [resent, recennt, resennt, recent] thunderstorm.
No, the correct spelling is recent
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Schonell Spelling Test S1A (Return to the beginning if needed.)
(Modified for visual recognition of spelling words with sentences
and alternate spellings by Neville Hopper, 2008)
51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or Lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this [instance, instence, instense, instanc],” called the policeman.
No, the correct spelling is instance
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Schonell Spelling Test S1A (Return to the beginning if needed.)
(Modified for visual recognition of spelling words with sentences
and alternate spellings by Neville Hopper, 2008)
51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or Lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What [tipe, typpe, type, tieppie] of ice cream do you like?
No, the correct spelling is type
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What type of ice cream do you like?
61. When ice melts it turns to a [likqud, liquid, liquide, liqued].
No, the correct spelling is liquid
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What type of ice cream do you like?
61. When ice melts it turns to a liquid.
62. “Can you please [assist, asist, assisst, assiest] (or help) me with cleaning up the house,” asked mum.
No, the correct spelling is assist
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What type of ice cream do you like?
61. When ice melts it turns to a liquid.
62. “Can you please assist (or help) me with cleaning up the house,” asked mum.
63. We all [redily, readily, readilly, readilie] gave help to clean up after the wind storm.
No, the correct spelling is readily
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What type of ice cream do you like?
61. When ice melts it turns to a liquid.
62. “Can you please assist (or help) me with cleaning up the house,” asked mum.
63. We all readily gave help to clean up after the wind storm.
64. Can you [gues, guessev, guess, guese] how many jelly beans in the jar?
No, the correct spelling is guess
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What type of ice cream do you like?
61. When ice melts it turns to a liquid.
62. “Can you please assist (or help) me with cleaning up the house,” asked mum.
63. We all readily gave help to clean up after the wind storm.
64. Can you guess how many jelly beans in the jar?
65. Hundreds of people here in [atendance, attandance, attendence, attendance] at the sports day.
No, the correct spelling is attendance
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What type of ice cream do you like?
61. When ice melts it turns to a liquid.
62. “Can you please assist (or help) me with cleaning up the house,” asked mum.
63. We all readily gave help to clean up after the wind storm.
64. Can you guess how many jelly beans in the jar?
65. Hundreds of people were in attendance at the sports day.
66. A [genuine, jenuine, genuien, jenuin] $10.00 note has a special picture in the corner.
No, the correct spelling is genuine
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What type of ice cream do you like?
61. When ice melts it turns to a liquid.
62. “Can you please assist (or help) me with cleaning up the house,” asked mum.
63. We all readily gave help to clean up after the wind storm.
64. Can you guess how many jelly beans in the jar?
65. Hundreds of people were in attendance at the sports day.
66. A genuine $10.00 note has a special picture in the corner.
67. To provide [wellfare, welfare, welfair, welfere] is to look after someone.
No, the correct spelling is welfare
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What type of ice cream do you like?
61. When ice melts it turns to a liquid.
62. “Can you please assist (or help) me with cleaning up the house,” asked mum.
63. We all readily gave help to clean up after the wind storm.
64. Can you guess how many jelly beans in the jar?
65. Hundreds of people were in attendance at the sports day.
66. A genuine $10.00 note has a special picture in the corner.
67. To provide welfare is to look after someone.
68. Can you explain the [verious, veriouse, various, variouse] ways to do this maths?
No, the correct spelling is various
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What type of ice cream do you like?
61. When ice melts it turns to a liquid.
62. “Can you please assist (or help) me with cleaning up the house,” asked mum.
63. We all readily gave help to clean up after the wind storm.
64. Can you guess how many jelly beans in the jar?
65. Hundreds of people were in attendance at the sports day.
66. A genuine $10.00 note has a special picture in the corner.
67. To provide welfare is to look after someone.
68. Can you explain the various ways to do this maths?
69. Please don’t [innterfere, innterfare, interfare, interfere] with the way this machine works.
No, the correct spelling is interfere
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51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What type of ice cream do you like?
61. When ice melts it turns to a liquid.
62. “Can you please assist (or help) me with cleaning up the house,” asked mum.
63. We all readily gave help to clean up after the wind storm.
64. Can you guess how many jelly beans in the jar?
65. Hundreds of people were in attendance at the sports day.
66. A genuine $10.00 note has a special picture in the corner.
67. To provide welfare is to look after someone.
68. Can you explain the various, variouse] ways to do this maths?
69. Please don’t interfere with the way this machine works.
70. What a good [description, discription, disscripton, descripton] you gave of the camping area.
No, the correct spelling is description
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Schonell Spelling Test S1A (Return to the beginning if needed.)
(Modified for visual recognition of spelling words with sentences
and alternate spellings by Neville Hopper, 2008)
51. Everyone loves to act in the end-of-year concert.
52. A domestic task in one done around the house.
53. What will be the topic of discussion today?
54. Which method will you use to start the fire? Matches or lighter.
55. If it’s too cold water will freeze into a hard block of ice.
56. Dad tries to avoid getting caught in thick commuter traffic.
57. One of my after-school duties is to empty the rubbish bins.
58. A lot of rain fell during the recent thunderstorm.
59. “Come over here this instance,” called the policeman.
60. What type of ice cream do you like?
61. When ice melts it turns to a liquid.
62. “Can you please assist (or help) me with cleaning up the house,” asked mum.
63. We all readily gave help to clean up after the wind storm.
64. Can you guess how many jelly beans in the jar?
65. Hundreds of people were in attendance at the sports day.
66. A genuine $10.00 note has a special picture in the corner.
67. To provide welfare is to look after someone.
68. Can you explain the various ways to do this maths?
69. Please don’t interfere with the way this machine works.
70. What a good description you gave of the camping area.
YES…
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