Free practice on Spelling and Dictation for Class 3, following the Cameroon primary school curriculum (English subsystem). Every answer is explained, so a parent who is not sure of the answer can still help.
Good spelling means writing words correctly. Some tips: break big words into parts, look for patterns, and practise writing words you find difficult. A dictionary can help you check spellings!
An apostrophe shows possession — who owns something. The boy's bag means the bag belongs to the boy. For plural owners, put the apostrophe after the s: the boys' bags means the bags belong to many boys.
| Singular (one owner) | Plural (many owners) |
|---|---|
| the girl's book | the girls' books |
| the dog's bone | the dogs' bones |
| the teacher's desk | the teachers' desks |
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Answer: school
s-c-h-o-o-l
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Answer: mother
m-o-t-h-e-r
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Answer: banana
b-a-n-a-n-a
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Answer: window
w-i-n-d-o-w
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Answer: The goat is in the farm. / The goat is in the farm
Listen carefully and write every word.
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Answer: I like my school. / I like my school
Start with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
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Answer: father
Two beats: fa-ther. It ends the same way as mother: f-a-t-h-e-r
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Answer: garden
gar-den. The 'ar' sounds like the ar in car: g-a-r-d-e-n
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Answer: brother
bro-ther. Mother, father and brother all end in t-h-e-r.
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Answer: kitchen
kit-chen. The three letters t-c-h make one 'ch' sound.
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Answer: orange
o-ran-ge. It ends in g-e, never in j.
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Answer: village
vil-lage. Double l in the middle: v-i-l-l-a-g-e
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Answer: My mother sells plantains in the market. / My mother sells plantains in the market
Six words. She sells more than one plantain, so plantains needs the s.
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Answer: The pupils are sweeping the classroom. / The pupils are sweeping the classroom
Classroom is two small words joined into one: class + room.
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Answer: We drink clean water every day. / We drink clean water every day
Here 'every day' is two words — it means each day.
The bag belongs to Ngu. How do we write it?
Answer: B. Ngu's bag
One owner, so we add apostrophe then s: Ngu's bag.
The books belong to many girls. Which is correct?
Answer: C. the girls' books
Many owners already end in s, so the apostrophe goes after the s: the girls' books.
'The teacher's desk' — how many teachers are there?
Answer: B. Only one teacher
The apostrophe comes before the s, so there is only one teacher.
Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
Answer: B. My father's farm is big.
One father owns the farm, so it is father + apostrophe + s.
The tails belong to the two dogs. Write it:
Answer: C. the dogs' tails
Two dogs, so the apostrophe goes after the s: the dogs' tails.
In a dictionary, which word comes FIRST?
Answer: B. banana
Dictionary words follow ABC order. B comes before m, o and p.
All four words start with c. Which comes FIRST in the dictionary?
Answer: B. cat
When the first letter is the same, look at the second letter: a, o, o, u. Cat comes first.
You want to check the spelling of 'friend'. Where do you open the dictionary?
Answer: B. At the F pages
Always start with the first letter of the word. Friend starts with f.
This word is spelled wrongly. Write it correctly: 'skool'
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Answer: school
It sounds like skool, but we write s-c-h-o-o-l.
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