P2 English Spelling & Editing Practice Questions

0 of 10 answered

Question 1 of 10Spotting a misspelt word

Which word is spelt wrongly?My freind sits next to me in class.

Question 2 of 10Choosing the correct spelling

Which spelling is correct?We saw three ______ at the zoo.

Question 3 of 10Words that sound the same

Which word is wrong?I can here the ice cream van from my window.

Question 4 of 10Choosing the correct spelling

Which spelling is correct?My baby cousin is ______ in the pram.

Question 5 of 10Spotting a misspelt word

Which word is spelt wrongly?We had rice and chiken for dinner.

Question 6 of 10Choosing the correct spelling

Which spelling is correct?There are two ______ in my bag.

Question 7 of 10Writing the correct spelling

Spell the marked word correctly.My sister is [beutiful] in her new dress.

Question 8 of 10Writing the correction

Write the correct form of the marked word.There [is] five ducks in the pond.

Question 9 of 10Writing the correct spelling

Spell the marked word correctly.I [recieved] a card on my birthday.

Question 10 of 10Writing the correction

Write the correct form of the marked word.Last Sunday my father [cook] fried rice for us.

Answers and explanations for all 10 questions

Every answer with the reasoning behind it. Worth reading after you have tried the set — or on its own, if you are a parent marking it.

Which word is spelt wrongly? My freind sits next to me in class.
Answer: freind
It is friend. The i comes before the e: fri-end.
Which spelling is correct? We saw three ______ at the zoo.
Answer: monkeys
Monkey ends in a vowel plus y, so the plural just adds s: monkeys.
Which word is wrong? I can here the ice cream van from my window.
Answer: here
It should be hear, which is what you do with your ears. Here means this place.
Which spelling is correct? My baby cousin is ______ in the pram.
Answer: sleeping
Sleep plus -ing is sleeping, with the ee kept and nothing doubled.
Which word is spelt wrongly? We had rice and chiken for dinner.
Answer: chiken
It is chicken, with a c before the k: chick-en.
Which spelling is correct? There are two ______ in my bag.
Answer: boxes
Words ending in x take -es in the plural: box becomes boxes.
Spell the marked word correctly. My sister is [beutiful] in her new dress.
Answer: beautiful
It is beautiful — beau at the start, and one l at the end.
Write the correct form of the marked word. There [is] five ducks in the pond.
Answer: are
Five ducks is plural, so the sentence needs are.
Spell the marked word correctly. I [recieved] a card on my birthday.
Answer: received
It is received. After c, the e goes before the i.
Write the correct form of the marked word. Last Sunday my father [cook] fried rice for us.
Answer: cooked
Last Sunday puts the sentence in the past, so cook becomes cooked.