Spelling Grade 5 — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which is the correct spelling?
A) necessary
B) neccessary
C) necesary
D) nesessary
Necessary follows the pattern n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y with single c and double s.
2. Which is the correct spelling?
A) embarass
B) embarrass
C) embaras
D) embarras
Embarrass doubles both consonants: e-m-b-a-r-r-a-s-s, very often misspelled by writers.
3. Which is the correct -ing form of hope?
A) hopeing
B) hopping
C) hoping
D) hoppe
Hoping drops the silent e from hope before adding -ing, per the spelling rule.
4. Which is the correct spelling?
A) definatly
B) definately
C) defenitely
D) definitely
Definitely contains the word finite plus -ly: d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y in order.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. We made a careful decision to study harder this week.
Decision uses -sion because the base ends in d, following the suffix rule.
2. The puppy is very nervous when it sees a stranger.
Nervous drops the silent e in nerve before adding -ous, per the spelling rule.
3. Always double-check your work before turning it in to the teacher.
Double-check uses a hyphen to combine two words into one useful action verb.
4. The story had a clever conclusion at the very end.
Conclusion follows the rule: drop d-e from conclude and add -sion at the end.
5. She stopped running because her shoe was uncomfortable to wear.
Uncomfortable joins un- + comfort + -able with no letters dropped during construction.