Spelling and Word Study Quiz

Grade 7 · English · Quiz

Test your mastery of spelling rules, homophones, commonly confused words, and word-building strategies.

Questions

1. Which of the following is spelled correctly?

   1. recieve
   2. beleive
   3. achieve
   4. freind
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   Answer: achieve

   'Achieve' follows 'i before e except after c' — the others all violate this rule. Correct: receive, believe, friend.

2. The word 'hopeful' follows the silent E rule because we ___ the E when adding a consonant suffix.

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   Answer: keep

   Before a consonant suffix (-ful, -ness, -less), keep the silent E: hope → hopeful, like → likeness. Drop it only before vowel suffixes.

3. 'Its' is a contraction meaning 'it is.'

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   Answer: False

   'It's' (with an apostrophe) = 'it is.' 'Its' (no apostrophe) = the possessive form, like 'the dog wagged its tail.'

4. Which sentence uses 'then' correctly?

   1. She is taller then me.
   2. We finished dinner, then went for a walk.
   3. I would rather swim then run.
   4. Then cake was delicious.
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   Answer: We finished dinner, then went for a walk.

   'Then' relates to time and sequence. 'Than' is for comparisons — 'she is taller than me.'

5. What is the correct spelling when adding '-ed' to 'stop'?

   1. stoped
   2. stopped
   3. stooped
   4. stoppd
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   Answer: stopped

   'Stop' follows the CVC pattern (consonant-vowel-consonant), so double the final P before adding -ed: stopped.

6. 'Than' is used for comparisons, while 'then' refers to time or sequence.

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   Answer: True

   'Then' = time/sequence ('first this, then that'). 'Than' = comparison ('better than, taller than, faster than').

7. Words with shared origins that are related in meaning form a word ___.

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   Answer: family

   Word families share a common root — sign, signal, signature, signify all come from the Latin root 'signum' meaning mark.

8. Which word completes the sentence: 'The music had a calming ___ on the audience'?

   1. affect
   2. effect
   3. affact
   4. efect
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   Answer: effect

   Here a noun is needed — 'a calming effect.' Effect is usually the noun (the result). Affect is usually the verb (to influence).

9. Which word correctly completes the sentence: '___ going to be a great day'?

   1. Their
   2. There
   3. They're
   4. Thier
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   Answer: They're

   'They're going' = 'they are going.' 'Their' = possession. 'There' = a place. Always expand the contraction to check.

10. Context clues can help readers figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words without a dictionary.

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    Answer: True

    Context clues — definitions, examples, synonyms, or antonyms in surrounding text — are one of the most powerful reading comprehension strategies.

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