Communication

Ways to Communicate

Forms of Communication – Spelling

Instructions:

(A) Prefixes

Choose the correct letter or letters for the following prefixes. There could be more than one correct answer:

1.   inter

a)   move              b) cover               c) operative         d) state

2.   pre

a)   move        b) cover               c) vent                d) part

3.   dis

                  a) wake              b) move                c) cover               d) vent

4.   re

          a) move              b) part                  c) see                  d) warn

5.   non

a)   move              b)  party               c) essential           d) clude

6.   mis

a)   take                b) move               c) cover               d) party

7.   pro

                 a) noun                b) move               c) lead                 d) cover

(B) Suffixes

Look at the following words and change the words that are not correct.

1. aufull - Awful

2. carefull - Careful

3. abuseive - Abusive

4. scarey - Scary

5. gracefull - Graceful

6. noticeable -

7. acreage -

8. mileage -                            

9. tamest - Tame

10. natural -

11. wideth - Width

(C) How to make Nouns Plural

Look at the following and see if the words are spelled correctly.  If not, place the correct spelling beside the incorrect word.

1. dresess - Dresses

2. exites - Exits

3. familys - Families

4. clothes -

5. illnesses - Illness

6. women -

7. man - Men

8. sheep -

9. mising - MISSING

10. oxen -

(D) Apostrophes

Insert the apostrophes in the correct spot. Then write the words that these represent.

1. its – it’s ( It is )

2. cant – can’t ( cannot )

3. wont – won’t ( will not )

4. ill – i’ll ( I will )

5. well – we’ll ( We will )

6. isn‟t – isn’t ( Is not )

7. haven‟t – haven’t ( have not )

8. were - we’re ( we are )

9. they‟ve – they’ve ( they have )

(E) Changing Nouns to Plurals

How would you change these words into plurals?

1. dog - dogs

2. animals - animals

3. toys - toys

4. books - books

5. puppys - puppies

6. potato - potatoes

7. baby - babies

8. child - children

9. woman - women

10. horse - horses

11. man - men

12. girl - girls

13. mouse - mice

14. scarf - scarves

15. sheep - sheep

16. tooth - teeth

17. foot - feet

18. deer – deers/deer

19. dwarf – dwarfs/dwarves

20. cactus – cacti/cactuses/cactus

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cactus

21. hippopotamus – hippopotamuses or hippopotami

22. fish – fishes/fish

(F) Correct Words

Circle the correct word in the following sentences (colour in red):

1.   The girls thought they had left earlier enough to/too catch the bus, but they were to/too late.

2.   The boys were playing over their/there when they lost there/their ball.

3.   I am not sure weather/whether the whether/weather will be hot enough to swim today.

4.   While the train was stationary/stationery, I went to the newsagent to buy

stationary/stationery for the office.

5.   A  councillor/counsellor  was  needed  to  advise/advice  the  couple  on  their  personal/personnel options.

6.   I brought/bought the cake from the shop when I could have brought/bought one from home.

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