Year 5 spelling rules – choose the spelling
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Year 5 spelling rules – choose the spelling: 20 questions, marked instantly with every answer explained. Free, no sign-up, no adverts in the test. This test is for Year 5 (ages 9–10). In the US, that's Grade 4.
Before you start
Pick the correct spelling to fill the gap. Years 5–6 spelling rules, part 1: -cious and -tious, -cial and -tial, -ant, -ance, -ent and -ence, -able and -ible, adding endings to words ending in -fer, and some homophones. The national curriculum lists these rules for Years 5 and 6 together; we have split them across the two years. 20 words are picked from 30 each time you try.
- 20 questions – a new mix each time you try
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Spelling rules from: Department for Education, English appendix 1: spelling (national curriculum in England, English programmes of study), © Crown copyright 2013.