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Spelling practice for ages 10–11

Ages 10–11 is the year of the tricky words: the classic misspellings, apostrophes and the -able/-ible dilemma. Exactly the words tests love to ask.

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What your child practices at ages 10–11

  • Commonly misspelled words (definitely, separate)
  • Apostrophes: its and it's
  • -able or -ible
  • i before e, except after c
  • -tion, -sion and -cian
  • Proofreading your own writing

What the questions look like

Three examples at the ages 10–11 level. In BrainBite, every question comes with an instant explanation.

Definately or definitely?

Definitely. Spot the word 'finite' in the middle: de-FINITE-ly.

The dog wagged … tail. (its / it's)

Its. No apostrophe for belonging. It's only ever means 'it is'.

Believe or beleive?

Believe. I before e, except after c: believe, achieve — but receive.

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