Sixth Grade Spelling/Phonics Exam (2022)

1) r - Controlled Vowels

Write a Spelling word to complete each group.

Round, ring-shaped, ____________

r - Controlled Vowels

Write a Spelling word to complete each group.

2) Buy, acquired, ___________

3) Read the following sentence;

She will inherit a certon of valuable items from a distant relative.

Which word in the sentence is spelled incorrectly?

• inherit

• items

• distant

• certon

4) Read the following sentence;

My rival in math class doesn't concurn me. Indeed, I'm sure I'll seize the prize.

Which word is spelled incorrectly?

• prize

• Indeed

• concurn

• seize

5) Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?

• instant

• perchase

• typical

• downward

6) Choose a spelling word that best matches the group;

Dead line, time limit, ___________

• insert

• confirm

• curfew

• ignore

7) Choose a spelling word that best matches the group;

Heater, radiator, boiler, ___________

• furnance

• carbon

• mortar

• furnace

True / False

8) "Concern" and "dirty" have the same vowel + r sound.

• True

• False

9) True / False

The spellings "er," "ir" and "ur" have the same sound in American English.

• True

• False

10) Choose the correct spelling word to complete the sentence.

Much of the ____________ in Northern Africa is desert.

• carbon

• territory

• authority

• dirty