Spelling Grade 5 — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which is the correct spelling?
A) beginning
B) begining
C) begginning
D) beggining
Beginning doubles the n because the stress falls on gin with a short i sound.
2. Which is the correct spelling?
A) seperate
B) separate
C) seporate
D) saparate
Separate has an a in the middle, not an e, despite how it sounds aloud.
3. Which is the correct past tense of occur?
A) occured
B) ocurred
C) occurred
D) ocurrred
Occurred doubles both the c and the r per the short-vowel doubling rule strictly.
4. Which suffix turns admit into a noun?
A) admittion
B) admision
C) admittsion
D) admission
Admission uses -mission, a special pattern for words like admit and permit always.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The teacher said our project was very creative today.
Creative drops the silent e in create before adding the suffix -ive correctly.
2. We stood in line waiting for the gates to be opened .
Opened keeps one n because the first syllable o-pen carries the spoken stress.
3. It is necessary that you bring a permission slip tomorrow.
Necessary is spelled with single c and double s, a frequently misspelled common word.
4. Please separate the two piles of papers before stapling them.
Separate hides the word rat in the middle: s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e, easily missed.
5. The accident occurred at the corner near our school.
Occurred doubles c and r following the short-vowel doubling rule for -ed endings.