Starter quiz

  • When the word 'joy' becomes 'joyous' what rule is applied?
    • Just add -ous.  ✓
    • Remove the ‘e’, add -ous.
    • Remove the ‘y’, add -ious.
    • Change ‘our’ to ‘or’, add -ous.
  • When the word 'vigour' becomes 'vigorous' what rule is applied?
    • Just add -ous.
    • Remove the ‘e’, add -ous.
    • Remove the ‘y’, add -ious.
    • Change ‘our’ to ‘or’, add -ous.  ✓
  • Match the words to the rules that apply when the suffix -ous is added.
    • mountain - mountainous
      ⇔
      Just add -ous. ✓
    • fame - famous
      ⇔
      Remove the ‘e’, add -ous. ✓
    • fury - furious
      ⇔
      Remove the ‘y’, add -ious. ✓
    • rigour - rigorous
      ⇔
      Change ‘our’ to ‘or’, add -ous. ✓
  • Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. I felt jelus because it was my brother's birthday.
    • jelus
    • jealus
    • jealous  ✓
    • jelous
  • Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence. My fayvrit animal is the seal.
    • favrite
    • faverite
    • favourite  ✓
    • favourit
    • favouret
  • Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. The knight was very coraygeus.
    • 'courageous' ✓
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