Spelling IAR L.9

What are homophones or homonyms?

• the scientific name for humans

• two or more words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings

• two or more words that mean the opposite

• none of the above

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the words that correctly complete the following sentence. Make sure that you pick the answer that shows the words in the correct sequence, as they would appear in the sentence. I accidentally ______ the ball ______ the living room window.

• through/threw

• threw/though

• threw/through

• through/through

Answer explanation

Threw means to propel or hurl an object. Through means to go in one end and out another.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Choose the words that correctly complete the following sentence. Make sure that you pick the answer that shows the words in the correct sequence, as they would appear in the sentence. My cousins are so silly. ______ always running late because ______ are no alarm clocks in ______ house to wake them up in the morning.

• There, they're, their

• They're, there, their

• Their, there, they're

• There, there, there

Answer explanation

They're is a contradiction for they are. There refers to a location. Their shows ownership or possession.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which word(s) in the following passage are misspelled?

I was trying to accommodate all of my friends. They were all coming to my birthday party, and I wanted to insure that I had the coolest prizes for the winners of the games; I made sure their were enough prizes for everyone.

• accommodate

• insure

• their

• all of the above

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which word(s) in the following passage are misspelled? The night of the dance was amazing. My parents rented a limousine for my friends and me. When it pulled up, the chaufer held the door open for us and we climbed in, one after the other. We wore the fanciest dresses that we could find and wore the sparkliest accessories.

• limousine

• chaufer

• sparkliest

• accessories

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CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the correct spelling for the misspelled or misused word in the sentence below? I couldn't weigh to go to the movies.

• wait

• weight

• moovies

• moveis

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

What is the correct spelling for the misspelled word in the sentence below? I had to write a buisness letter for English class.

• right

• business

• bisness

• english

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CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the correct spelling for the misspelled word in the sentence below? Usually, I like to read on the beach; however, occationally I will swim.

• usualy

• beech

• occasionally

• how ever

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

What is the correct spelling for the misspelled word in the sentence below? I am going to perswade my mother to buy me a dog.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the correct spelling for the misspelled word in the sentence below? It is unclear whether or not I will go on vacation with my family.

• weather

• knot

• vacetion

• none of the above

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A