Spelling Quizzes for 5th Grade: Improve Your Spelling Skills

Question 1

Which of these words has the suffix '-ment'?

Accepted Answer

arrangement

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beauty

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crazy

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dog

Question 2

Which of these words is spelled with a double consonant?

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letter

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miss

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sun

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ball

Question 3

Which word follows the spelling rule 'i before e except after c'?

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piece

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receipt

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weird

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friend

Question 4

Which of the following words is a plural form?

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cats

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cat

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dog

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mouse

Question 5

Which word is spelled with double consonants?

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accommodate

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accomodate

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acommodate

Question 6

Identify the correctly spelled word with the prefix 'mis-'.

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mispelled

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misstake

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mischievious

Question 7

Select the correctly spelled word with the suffix '-able'.

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agreeable

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changable

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loveable

Question 8

When faced with a long word, which strategy is most effective for spelling it correctly?

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Breaking the word into smaller parts

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Ignoring the silent letters

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Using a different word with a similar meaning

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Guessing the spelling

Question 9

What is the prefix in the word 'preheat'?

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pre-

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heat

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preheat

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re-

Question 10

What is the correct way to write the plural form of 'leaf'?

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leaves

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leafs

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leves

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leafs

Question 11

Which spelling strategy involves separating a word into its individual sounds?

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Phonics

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Look-Say

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Syllabication

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Visualization

Question 12

Choose the word that correctly uses the suffix '-ed':

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walked

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running

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sleeped

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jumping

Question 13

Which word is spelled correctly?

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beautiful

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beutiful

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beatiful

Question 14

How do you spell the word meaning 'not happy'?

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unhappy

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unhapy

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anhappy

Question 15

Which of these is a compound word?

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schoolhouse

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library

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beautiful

Question 16

How do you correctly spell the word 'through'?

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through

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thru

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thorugh

Question 17

Which word sounds the same as 'write' but has a different spelling?

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right

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wright

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rot

Question 18

Which word has the letters 'ie' together making the /ē/ sound?

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chief

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believe

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dog

Question 19

Which word has a 'c' that sounds like '/k/'?

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city

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cat

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ocean

Question 20

Which word sounds the same as 'here' but has a different spelling and meaning?

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Hear

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Hair

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There

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Their

Question 21

Which word shows the correct ending for a verb happening now?

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writing

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writed

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writen

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written

Question 22

Complete the sentence: "The students were very __________ in class today."

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attentive

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attentin

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attenton

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attintive

Question 23

Which word means 'waiting calmly' and sounds like 'patients'?

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patience

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patients

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patients

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patents

Question 24

Which of these is NOT a helpful strategy for improving your spelling?

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Guessing from context

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Using a dictionary

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Practicing phonics

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Writing regularly

Question 25

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

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believe

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beleive

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belive

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beleve

Question 26

What is the correct plural form of the word 'child'?

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children

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childs

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childrens

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childs

Question 27

What is the correct spelling of the word that means to take a short nap?

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snooze

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snuse

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snoze

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snews

Question 28

Which of these words is the opposite of 'happy'?

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sad

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joyful

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excited

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cheerful

Question 29

Choose the correct spelling for the word that means someone who talks a lot

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chatterbox

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chatterboks

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chatter box

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chatter-box

Question 30

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

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definitely

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definitly

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defenitly

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definately

Question 31

What is the meaning of the term 'homophone'?

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Words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

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Words that have the same meaning but are spelled differently.

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Words that are spelled differently but sound the same.

Question 32

What is the plural form of the noun 'child'?

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children

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childrens

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childes

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childs

Question 33

Which word contains a silent letter?

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knight

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beautiful

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car

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window

Question 34

What is the correct way to spell the word that means 'not having any light'?

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dark

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dork

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daark

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darck

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT a helpful strategy for improving spelling?

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Ignoring the spelling of words

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Using a dictionary

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Practicing writing words repeatedly

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Breaking words down into smaller parts

Question 36

Which of the following words is the correct spelling of 'accommodate'?

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accommodate

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acommodate

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accomodate

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acommidate

Question 37

Which of the following words contains the suffix '-ment'?

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excitement

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quickly

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happy

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beautiful

Question 38

Which of the following word pairs represents homophones?

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pair / pear

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run / walk

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cat / dog

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big / small

Question 39

Which of the following words is a compound word?

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blackboard

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beautiful

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quickly

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happy

Question 40

Which word is correctly hyphenated?

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well-known

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someday

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anytime

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however

Question 41

Which of the following words is the base word from which the other words are derived?

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help

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helper

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helpful

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unhelpful

Question 42

Which word exemplifies the 'silent e' spelling rule?

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home

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cat

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run

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dog

Question 43

Which word is spelled correctly with a double consonant?

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Mississippi

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Misissippi

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Misisipi

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Missisippy

Question 44

Identify the compound word:

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butterfly

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beautiful

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slowly

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quickly

Question 45

How do you spell the word that means 'not able to be read'?

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illegible

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ilegible

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illigible

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ilegibel

Question 46

What is the correct spelling of the past tense of 'catch'?

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caught

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caucht

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catchd

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catched

Question 47

Choose the correct spelling of the word that means 'a small piece of something'.

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fragment

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fragmeant

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fragement

Question 48

Which of the following words has a silent letter?

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knee

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pen

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car

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book

Question 49

How do you spell the word that means 'a place where animals live'?

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habitat

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habitate

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habbitat

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habitot

Question 50

Which word below is spelled with a prefix?

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unhappy

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book

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car

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dog

Question 51

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'to make something smaller'?

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reduce

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reeduce

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reduece

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reedus

Question 52

Choose the correct spelling of the plural form of 'child'.

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children

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childs

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childern

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childrens