Spelling Grade 5 — Answer Key
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
Your going to love the new park.
Corrected: You're going to love the new park.
You're is the contraction for you are; your shows possession and is wrong before going.
2. Fix the sentence:
The dogs wagged thier tails happily.
Corrected: The dogs wagged their tails happily.
Their follows the i-before-e pattern and shows possession; thier is a common letter swap.
3. Fix the sentence:
Its raining hard outside today.
Corrected: It's raining hard outside today.
It's is short for it is; its without an apostrophe shows possession and does not fit here.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Please put on your coat before going outside.
Your shows possession of the coat belonging to the listener in this sentence.
2. I want to go to the museum on Saturday.
To means toward and works as a preposition; too means also and two is a number.
3. The students left their books on the bus.
Their shows ownership of the books and follows the i-before-e spelling rule.
4. The cat licked its paws after eating.
Its without an apostrophe shows the paws belong to the cat; it's means it is.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Write a sentence using the word knife correctly spelled.
Sample answer: I used a sharp knife to cut the apple into slices.
Knife begins with a silent k, a common Old English spelling pattern in Grade 5 lists.
2. Spell the homophone of two that means also.
Sample answer: too
Too with double o means also or excessively; two is a number and to is a preposition.