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Crime Vocabulary Spelling
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Crime Vocabulary Spelling
Practise spelling crime-related vocabulary. Read each clue carefully and write each word accurately.
Spelling from syllables and clues
Write each complete word with its correct spelling.
1.Put these syllables together to spell the word for a person believed to have committed an offence: sus + pect.
2.Spell the word formed from ev + i + dence. It means information that may help establish what happened.
3.Complete the word for a formal process of questioning: in + ter + ro + ga + tion.
4.Fill the gaps to spell the term for scientific examination of evidence: f _ r e n s _ c.
5.Complete the word meaning a reason for an action: m _ t i v e.
6.Fill in the missing letters of the word for a claim that someone was elsewhere when an offence occurred: a _ i b i.
Choose and match
Check the spelling as well as the meaning.
7.Which option correctly spells the word for a person who sees an event take place?
- witness
- witnes
- wittness
- witnesss
8.Select the correctly spelled word for a person who solves crimes.
- detectiv
- detective
- detecctive
- detecteve
9.Match each crime-related word in the first list to its meaning in the second list. Write the matching letter or meaning beside each word.
- culprit
- crime scene
- fingerprint
- testimony
- robbery
- taking property by using or threatening force
- a person responsible for an offence
- the location where an offence took place
- a formal statement given as evidence
- a pattern of lines on a fingertip
Build and check the words
Use spelling patterns and context to complete each task.
10.Join the word parts to spell the term for examining a place or matter in order to find facts: in + vest + ig + ate.
11.Join the parts to spell the word for someone who collects and examines evidence: de + tect + ive.
12.Choose the correctly spelled word in each pair to complete the report: The officer interviewed a (witnes / witness). A clear (motive / motiv) had not yet been established.
13.Select the correct spelling in each pair: The (suspect / suspekt) gave an (alibi / allibi).
14.Rewrite this sentence with both misspelled words corrected: The forensik team recorded the evidance carefully.
15.Write one sentence using the word testimony correctly. Your sentence should show that you understand the word's meaning.
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