Year 5 Spelling Quiz
Practise prefixes, suffixes, tricky homophones and commonly misspelt words for Year 5.
In this quiz you'll practise:
- Add prefixes and suffixes using spelling rules
- Choose the correct homophone for the meaning
- Spell commonly misspelt words
- Use Australian English spelling conventions
Check each answer as you go. If you're not sure, you'll get a hint and another try. Every question has an explanation.
About this Year 5 spelling quiz
This free Year 5 spelling quiz helps students practise the spelling knowledge in the Australian Curriculum for Year 5 English. Students add prefixes and suffixes to base words, apply rules such as changing y to i and dropping a final e, choose between commonly confused homophones, spell tricky high-frequency words like separate and necessary, and use Australian English spellings such as centre and organise. Every question explains the rule or memory trick behind the correct spelling, so students can transfer what they learn to new words in their own writing.
Spelling patterns, prefixes and suffixes, homophones and commonly misspelt words in Australian English.
- Curriculum
- Australian Curriculum v9.0 — English, Year 5
- Questions
- 10 · about 6 minutes
- Written by
- Success Tutoring Curriculum Team