Free practice on Spelling and Dictation for Class 6, 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.
In sentence-building, you get jumbled words and must arrange them into a proper sentence. Find the subject, then the verb, then the rest. Add capital letter and full stop.
During a 50-word dictation, listen fully to each sentence FIRST. Write during the pause. Add punctuation as you go. Do not stop for one hard word — leave space and continue.
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Answer: certificate
c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-e
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Answer: independence
i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-c-e
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Answer: examination
e-x-a-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n
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Answer: The candidates arrived early for the examination. / The candidates arrived early for the examination
Listen carefully and write every word.
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Answer: Hard work and discipline bring success. / Hard work and discipline bring success
Two s's in success: s-u-c-c-e-s-s.
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Answer: beginning
Double n: b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g
Arrange the words to make a sentence about the examination.
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Answer: The candidates wrote the examination in June
Subject, then verb, then object, then when.
Arrange the words to make a sentence about hard work.
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Answer: Hard work brings great success
Subject (Hard work), then verb (brings), then object (great success).
Arrange the words to make a sentence about our country.
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Answer: Our country celebrated its independence in May
'Its' shows possession here and takes no apostrophe — it's with an apostrophe means 'it is'.
Arrange the words to make a sentence about the nurse.
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Answer: The nurse treated the sick child quickly
Subject, then verb, then object, then how. The adverb 'quickly' sits at the end here.
Arrange the words to make a sentence about families in Buea.
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Answer: Many families in Buea grow their own vegetables
The whole subject is 'Many families in Buea', then the verb (grow), then the object.
Arrange the words to make a sentence about the environment.
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Answer: We should protect the environment for the future
Subject, then helping verb (should), then main verb (protect), then object, then purpose.
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Answer: responsibility
Six beats: re-spon-si-bi-li-ty. One s in the middle, then b-i-l-i-t-y.
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Answer: achievement
achieve + ment. Remember i before e: a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t
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Answer: opportunity
Double p but only one r: o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y
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Answer: occurred
Double c and double r: o-c-c-u-r-r-e-d
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Answer: definitely
There is no a in this word. It comes from finite: d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y
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Answer: conscience
The word science hides inside it: con + science.
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Answer: The results of the examination were announced last week. / The results of the examination were announced last week
Announced has double n. Results takes s because there is more than one result.
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Answer: Every candidate must arrive early on the day of the paper. / Every candidate must arrive early on the day of the paper
'Every candidate' is singular, so the verb stays 'must arrive'.
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Answer: Discipline and honesty are rewarded in the end. / Discipline and honesty are rewarded in the end
Discipline has a c you cannot hear: d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e. Honesty starts with a silent h.
Which word is spelled correctly?
Answer: B. occurrence
Double c, double r, and it ends in e-n-c-e: occurrence.
Which sentence is correct?
Answer: C. It's raining and the dog lost its bone.
It's is short for 'it is'. Its without an apostrophe shows possession.
Your teacher reads a dictation passage three times. What is the FIRST reading for?
Answer: B. Listening, so you understand the whole passage
Listen only on the first reading. You write during the second and check during the third.
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