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
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.
