Grade 5 Spelling: Tricky Words to Spell
Ten words to practise: necessary, separate, definitely, receive, believe and more.
Tricky Words to Spell
Name:Date:Score:
Fill in the missing letters to spell each word.
- 1necessa__
- 2sepa_at_
- 3defin_t_ly
- 4r_ceiv_
- 5b_liev_
- 6b_au_iful
- 7envir_n_ent
- 8govern_en_
- 9l_bra_y
- 10isl_n_
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Tricky Words to Spell
Name:Date:Score:
Unscramble the letters to spell the spelling word.
- 1e s a e r y s c n →
- 2e p t s a e a r →
- 3d e f i l i e t y n →
- 4r e e e c v i →
- 5e e b l i e v →
- 6i u a e u l f b t →
- 7m e v t r n n i o e n →
- 8r m n g e t e v o n →
- 9r r y b i a l →
- 10s d a n i l →
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Tricky Words to Spell
Name:Date:Score:
Look, say, cover, write and check. Write each spelling word three times.
- 1necessary
- 2separate
- 3definitely
- 4receive
- 5believe
- 6beautiful
- 7environment
- 8government
- 9library
- 10island
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Answer key — Sheet A (10 answers)
- 1. necessary
- 2. separate
- 3. definitely
- 4. receive
- 5. believe
- 6. beautiful
- 7. environment
- 8. government
- 9. library
- 10. island
Answer key — Sheet B (10 answers)
- 1. necessary
- 2. separate
- 3. definitely
- 4. receive
- 5. believe
- 6. beautiful
- 7. environment
- 8. government
- 9. library
- 10. island
Answer key — Sheet C (10 answers)
- 1. necessary
- 2. separate
- 3. definitely
- 4. receive
- 5. believe
- 6. beautiful
- 7. environment
- 8. government
- 9. library
- 10. island
About this skill
This list focuses on tricky words to spell. Sheet A fills in missing letters, Sheet B unscrambles the words and Sheet C is a look-say-cover-write practice page.
How to teach it
- Use look-say-cover-write-check for each word.
- Practise a few minutes every day rather than the night before the test.
- Say the word, then clap the syllables.
Mistakes to watch for
- Guessing from the sound only — check against the pattern.
Where to go next
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