SECOND TERM EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
CLASS: PRIMARY 5 SUBJECT: PHONICS & SPELLINGS
SECTION A: PHONICS
Look closely at the words in the box and write each beside its meaning below
Cougar flounder routine acoustics cousin
Mountain moustache toucan amount soup
1. hair below nose ______________
2. kind of fish __________________
3. wild cat _____________________
4. colourful bird _________________
5. to do with sound ______________
6. very high hill _________________
7. daily practice _________________
8. watery food __________________
9. relation _____________________
10. quantity ____________________
All the words in the grid contain a silent letter. Find the words and use them to complete the sentences below
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11. I tidied my hair with a _________________
12. There are sixty minutes in one _____________
13. The yellow part of an egg is called the _____________
14. A soft flat cap is a __________________
15. This flower has a very strong ______________
16. I slapped the ____________ away with my hands
Find a word from the grid that can be added to the words below. Write the new compound words on the lines
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17. butter ____________
18. suit ______________
19. pan ______________
20. over______________
Use the words in the box to complete the sentences below
Autumn auction exhaust gauze caution Sausage authentic nausea automatic tarpaulin |
21. she suffered ___________ from the smell of the chemical
22. they placed some ___________ around the deep wound
23. The house was sold at an ____________ last week
24. In the USA, they refer to ______________ as the fall
25. The strong ___________ was used to cover the perishable
26. I ate a spicy _________ at the barbeque
27. My father just bought a car with an _____________ gear
28. the manager handled the matter with great ___________
29. the frame on the wall is fake, but this one here is quite _____________
30. The fumes coming from the __________ fans permeated the room
WORD DICTATION
11. __________________ 12. _____________________
13. __________________ 14. _____________________
15. __________________ 16. _____________________
17. __________________ 18. _____________________
19. __________________ 20. _____________________
21. __________________ 22. _____________________
23. __________________ 24. _____________________
25. __________________ 26. _____________________
27. __________________ 28. _____________________
29. __________________ 30. _____________________