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Class 5–6 English: Spelling practice questions

Practise spelling for Classes 5 and 6. Try the 10-question quiz below and see each answer explained straight away, then read all 14 questions with answers underneath. Free, no sign-up.

All spelling questions with answers

1. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. differant
   2. B. different ✓
   3. C. diferent
   4. D. diffrent

   Answer: different. different has two f's and ends in -ent.

2. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. answer ✓
   2. B. answar
   3. C. anser
   4. D. anwser

   Answer: answer. answer has a silent w.

3. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. because ✓
   2. B. becase
   3. C. becouse
   4. D. becuase

   Answer: because. because: be + cause.

4. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. elephent
   2. B. elaphant
   3. C. elefant
   4. D. elephant ✓

   Answer: elephant. elephant ends in -ant and has ph.

5. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. school ✓
   2. B. schoool
   3. C. shcool
   4. D. scool

   Answer: school. school has the 'ch' in the middle.

6. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. birthday ✓
   2. B. burthday
   3. C. birthdai
   4. D. birthdey

   Answer: birthday. birthday = birth + day.

7. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. firend
   2. B. freind
   3. C. friend ✓
   4. D. frend

   Answer: friend. friend: the i comes before the e.

8. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. Feburary
   2. B. February ✓
   3. C. Febuary
   4. D. Febrary

   Answer: February. February: the first r is easy to forget.

9. Which spelling is correct?

   1. A. beleave
   2. B. belive
   3. C. beleive
   4. D. believe ✓

   Answer: believe. believe: i before e.

10. Which spelling is correct?

    1. A. libary
    2. B. liberry
    3. C. library ✓
    4. D. librery

    Answer: library. library: li-brar-y.

11. Which spelling is correct?

    1. A. nieghbour
    2. B. neighbur
    3. C. neighbour ✓
    4. D. naybour

    Answer: neighbour. In Indian and British English it is neighbour.

12. Which spelling is correct?

    1. A. beautiful ✓
    2. B. beatiful
    3. C. beutiful
    4. D. beautifull

    Answer: beautiful. beautiful ends in -ful with one l.

13. Which spelling is correct?

    1. A. receeve
    2. B. recieve
    3. C. receive ✓
    4. D. riceive

    Answer: receive. Remember: i before e, except after c. So it is receive.

14. Which spelling is correct?

    1. A. tomarrow
    2. B. tomorrow ✓
    3. C. tommorow
    4. D. tomorow

    Answer: tomorrow. tomorrow has one m and two r's.

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