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It is easy to leave out silent letters in words because you don't hear them clearly. Which of these words contains a silent letter?
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  1. receipt

  2. alcohol

  3. entry

  4. absolute

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Correct Option: A

What is the name for an ending such as -ly or -ing that can be added to a root word?
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  1. prefix

  2. suffix

  3. noun

  4. verb

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Correct Option: B

Which word is missing from the last sentence of these instructions?
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  1. Time

  2. Hours

  3. Minutes

  4. Mixture

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Correct Option: C

What punctuation is missing from the last sentence?
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  1. Full stop

  2. Semi colons

  3. Commas

  4. Sentence break

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Correct Option: C

What is wrong with this text?
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  1. All the names of people and teams should have capital letters.

  2. The team Wigton's name has been spelt different at different occasions.

  3. No mistakes found.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: A

Can you spot a mistake in the newspaper report below?
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  1. No mistakes found.

  2. Last sentence should end as a question.

  3. Passage is incomplete.

  4. The supermarket name is spelled two different ways - Bestco and Bestko.

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Correct Option: D

"I'm no good at spotting my own mistakes, so what can I do?"
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  1. Get a friend to check through your work.

  2. Use a dictionary or handheld spellchecker to check words you're not sure about.

  3. Read your writing out loud to yourself.

  4. Use all of the above methods to check your writing.

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Correct Option: D

Only people with spelling problems need to check their work.
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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

Recipe for Chocolate muffins Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and cocoa powder into a bowl. Mix milk, oil and egg together and add to dry ingredients. Stir well, then spoon mixture into paper cases on a baking tray and bake at Gas Mark 4 for 25 until well risen and firm to the touch. Which word is missing from the last sentence of these instructions?
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  1. Cakes

  2. Minutes

  3. Times

  4. Hours

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Correct Option: B

Opening Times - Ravenhill Sports Centre The new all weather sports centre will open for the first time on Monday 1st July. Opening times will be: Monday-Friday 10am - 6pm Saturdays and Sundays 10 am - 4 pm Bank holidays CLOSED The centre will offer a wide range of both indroor and outdoor sports including bowls badminton golf tennis judo roller skating and squash. What punctuation is missing from the last sentence?
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  1. full stop

  2. question mark

  3. commas

  4. speech marks

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Correct Option: C