Wide Range Achievement Test Wide Range Achievement Spelling Subtest 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which spelling correctly uses a silent letter?
- nife
- knife (Correct answer)
- nife
- knif
Correct answer: knife
'Knife' contains a silent 'k' at the beginning, a common English spelling pattern.
Question 2: Which word is spelled correctly?
- recieve
- receive (Correct answer)
- receve
- reseive
Correct answer: receive
'Receive' follows the rule 'i before e except after c.'
Question 3: A student writes 'necesary.' What is the correct spelling?
- neccesary
- neccessary
- necessary (Correct answer)
- necesary
Correct answer: necessary
'Necessary' has one 'c' and two 's' letters.
Question 4: Which suffix rule applies when adding '-ing' to 'run'?
- Drop the final vowel
- Double the final consonant (Correct answer)
- Add an 'e' before the suffix
- No change needed
Correct answer: Double the final consonant
Short-vowel CVC words double the final consonant before adding '-ing,' giving 'running.'
Question 5: Which word contains a correctly spelled digraph?
- shcool
- school (Correct answer)
- scohol
- sckool
Correct answer: school
'School' contains the digraph 'ch' making the /k/ sound.
Question 6: How is the plural of 'church' correctly spelled?
- churchs
- churches (Correct answer)
- churchies
- churche
Correct answer: churches
Words ending in '-ch' form the plural by adding '-es.'
Question 7: Which word is spelled correctly?
- seperate
- seprete
- separate (Correct answer)
- saparate
Correct answer: separate
'Separate' is spelled with an 'a' in the middle, not an 'e.'
Wide Range Achievement Test Wide Range Achievement Spelling Subtest 2
Which spelling correctly uses a silent letter?