EnglishFreePrintable

Year 7 Spelling Practice

A free english worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.

Download now

Name:Date:

Year 7 Spelling Practice

Complete each activity. Pay attention to word parts, spelling patterns and syllables.

Word parts and spelling patterns

1.Complete the spelling of each word by filling in the missing letters: a) occ__rred (happened); b) embarra__ment (a feeling of awkwardness); c) argu__ent (a discussion or disagreement); d) cal__late (work out an answer).

2.Choose the correct prefix from the options to complete each word: a) ___honest (not honest): dis-, in-, un-; b) ___view (view before an event): pre-, re-, mis-; c) ___connect (connect again): re-, de-, un-; d) ___possible (not possible): im-, dis-, pre-.

3.Select the suffix that makes each word fit the meaning: a) hope___ (full of hope): -ful, -less, -ness; b) kind___ (the quality of being kind): -ly, -ness, -ment; c) enjoy___ (the state or act of enjoying): -able, -ment, -ful; d) move___ (able to be moved): -able, -tion, -less.

Word meanings and careful checking

4.Match each word to the meaning of its word parts. Write the matching letter for each word.

1. submarine
2. autograph
3. biology
4. transport
5. biography

c. self-written mark
d. carry across
e. study of life
a. life writing
b. under the sea

5.Choose the correctly spelt word in each pair: a) accommodate / accomodate; b) privilege / priviledge; c) separate / seperate; d) maintenance / maintanance; e) recommend / reccommend.

a) accommodate
a) accomodate
b) privilege
b) priviledge
c) separate
c) seperate
d) maintenance
d) maintanance
e) recommend
e) reccommend

6.Complete the sentence with the correctly spelt word from the word bank: conscience, rhythm, knowledge, library. The drummer kept a steady throughout the song.

7.Complete the sentence with the correctly spelt word from the word bank: conscience, rhythm, knowledge, library. Omar checked her before deciding whether to admit the mistake.

8.Complete the sentence with the correctly spelt word from the word bank: conscience, rhythm, knowledge, library. Reading widely can build your of the natural world.

9.Complete the sentence with the correctly spelt word from the word bank: conscience, rhythm, knowledge, library. We borrowed a book from the school .

10.Split each word into syllables using hyphens. Then identify any prefix and suffix, and name the base word: a) miscommunication; b) reusable; c) unhelpfulness.