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GCSE English Practice Test: Spelling
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GCSE English Practice Test: Spelling
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25 Questions

1. Complete the following sentence with the correct spelling.
Given her ...... salary, Karen thought her holiday to the ...... would have to be postponed for another year.
2. She ...... returned the wrong book to the library, ...... a greater fine.
3. The pupils in Mrs. Roberts' form were modest about their ......
4. Education:  is it a ...... or a right?
5. The ...... into the incident continued for several hours, with dozens of people being ......
6. The chocolate-making ...... was beautifully illustrated to accompany his explanation.
7. Harriet was certain that Robert had the ...... pencil in his ......
8. The two sisters were displeased to have their ...... ......
9. Complete the following sentence with the correct spelling.
His inability to ...... the tone of a conversation could be ...... at times.
10. Everyone knew that he ...... coffee to any other flavour of ice cream.
11. The headteacher ...... upon us the unlikelihood that we would be given another ......
12. Complete the following sentence with the correct spelling.
Julia expected her ...... to ...... her version of the event.
13. She wrote ...... headings for each column.
14. Complete the following sentence with the correct spelling.
Their mother had always used the threat of an especially foul-tasting ...... as a ...... from falsely claiming to be ill on school days.
15. Complete the following sentence with the correct spelling.
Although she was merely ...... as a singer, she had quickly ...... herself into a starring role in the musical.
16. He showed a ...... ...... in the obscure equipment held in the farming museum.
17. When writing, be ...... of your ...... at all times.
18. Complete the following sentence with the correct spelling.
Although she was still an ......, Sonia's ...... technique swiftly impressed her diving coach.
19. Complete the following sentence with the correct spelling.
It had only been ...... that Kevin had ...... his vast horticultural knowledge.
20. They were ...... expected by nine o'clock.
21. Complete the following sentence with the correct spelling.
Julian believed himself to be a ...... of ...... cuisine.
22. Despite their ......, they were expected in the director's office ......
23. She jabbed her finger towards the waitress in order to ...... her point.
24. Complete the following sentence with the correct spelling.
The majority of the working day was spent ...... with ...... clients.
25. Complete the following sentence with the correct spelling.
George could not understand why the new editor never ...... how ...... he was to the smooth running of the newsroom.