Oxford Spelling Unit 17

Which resource can you use to help you write definitions for words you do not write very often?

• A dictionary

• A calculator

• A calendar

• A map

Write the missing homophone in each sentence. You may use a dictionary to help you. Options: no, know, not, knot. a) The chef will __________ what temperature the oven needs to be.

• know

• no

• not

• knot

Write the missing homophone in each sentence. You may use a dictionary to help you. b) I had trouble undoing the __________ in my shoelace.

• knot

• not

• note

• knit

Write the missing homophone in each sentence. You may use a dictionary to help you. c) By the time it got dark, there were __________ kids outside.

• no

• know

• now

• knew

Write the missing homophone in each sentence. You may use a dictionary to help you. d) The shrub may __________ survive unless it is watered.

• not

• knot

• naught

• note

Which sentence correctly uses the homophones 'know' and 'knot'?

• I know how to tie a knot.

• I knot the answer to the question.

• She will know the rope tightly.

• He will knot the truth soon.

Which of the following words contains the short /a/ phoneme as in 'cat'?

• map

• cake

• rain

• play

Which resource would you use to check the correct spelling of a word you are unsure about?

• A dictionary

• A ruler

• A globe

• A calculator

Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: She tied a __________ in the ribbon.

• knit

• note

• not

• knot

Which sentence uses the homophones 'no' and 'know' correctly?

• I know the answer, but I have no idea how to explain it.

• I no the answer, but I have no idea how to explain it.

• I no the answer, but I have know idea how to explain it.

• I know the answer, but I have know idea how to explain it.