Free practice on Spelling and Dictation for Class 4, 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.
A dictionary is your spelling friend. Words are in ABC order. To find 'friend', open near the F pages, then look for 'fr', then 'fri', then 'frie'. You will find 'friend' and its meaning.
For ONE owner, add apostrophe + s: 'the boy's bag' means one boy owns it. For MANY owners, add s + apostrophe: 'the boys' bags' means many boys own bags. The apostrophe position tells the number!
| Singular (one) | Plural (many) |
|---|---|
| the girl's shoe | the girls' shoes |
| the teacher's book | the teachers' books |
| the dog's tail | the dogs' tails |
| the child's toy | the children's toys |
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Answer: market
m-a-r-k-e-t
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Answer: beautiful
b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l
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Answer: teacher
t-e-a-c-h-e-r
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Answer: The farmer planted maize. / The farmer planted maize
Listen carefully and write every word.
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Answer: My village is very clean. / My village is very clean
Start with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
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Answer: hospital
h-o-s-p-i-t-a-l
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Answer: different
dif-fer-ent. Double f in the middle: d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-t
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Answer: because
be-cause. It ends in s-e, not z: b-e-c-a-u-s-e
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Answer: friend
In this word i comes before e: f-r-i-e-n-d
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Answer: answer
There is a silent w you must not forget: a-n-s-w-e-r
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Answer: library
li-bra-ry. There are two r sounds, so keep both r's.
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Answer: quarter
In English, q is always followed by u: q-u-a-r-t-e-r
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Answer: The children carried their books to the library. / The children carried their books to the library
Children is the plural of child. 'Their' shows the books belong to them.
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Answer: My uncle repairs bicycles near the market. / My uncle repairs bicycles near the market
Bicycle becomes bicycles by adding s. Repairs takes s because 'my uncle' is one person.
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Answer: We must wash our hands before eating. / We must wash our hands before eating
Before is one word: be + fore. Hands is plural — we have two of them.
The bag belongs to the pupil. Write it with an apostrophe:
Answer: B. the pupil's bag
One pupil, so apostrophe then s: the pupil's bag.
The desks belong to all the teachers. Which is correct?
Answer: B. the teachers' desks
Teachers already ends in s, so the apostrophe goes after it: teachers'.
'The children's toys' — how many children are there?
Answer: B. More than one
Children is already plural without an s, so it takes apostrophe + s just like a singular word.
Which sentence is correct?
Answer: B. The women's market is busy.
Women is already plural, so we add apostrophe + s: women's.
What is the difference between 'the boy's shoes' and 'the boys' shoes'?
Answer: B. The first is one boy, the second is many boys
Apostrophe before the s means one owner; after the s means many owners.
The guide words at the top of a dictionary page are 'garden' and 'goat'. Which word is on that page?
Answer: B. gate
Guide words show the first and last word on the page. Gate comes after garden and before goat.
All four words start with a. Which comes FIRST in the dictionary?
Answer: C. about
Look at the second letter: b, f, n, s. About comes first.
You are writing a composition and cannot spell a word. What is the best thing to do?
Answer: B. Look it up in a dictionary
A dictionary gives you the correct spelling and the meaning at the same time.
This word is spelled wrongly. Write it correctly: 'freind'
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Answer: friend
In this word, i comes before e: f-r-i-e-n-d.
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