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Spelling Challenge

For each question below a number of similar words appear,
but only one is spelled correctly and matches the clue that is
provided. Write the letter of the correctly spelled word in the
space by the question number.

1.

A small thin branch of a tree.

A. stick B. sgick C. stikk D. sttick

A

2.

A fine cord of twisted fibers used in sewing.

A. thraid B. thread C. threaf D. thred

B

3.

The profession of a teacher.

A. teaching B. taiching C. teiching D. teching

A

4.

A short coat.

A. jaccket B. jackyt C. jacket D. jackket

C

5.

Preceding all others in time or space or degree.

A. frst B. frst C. frst D. first

D

6.

Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.

A. frigtened B. frightened C. frightenede D. frightend

B

7.

Antonym of "top".

A. bottome B. botom C. bottom D. bottym

C

8.

Forest ______ are devastating to the wildlife.

A. feres B. fiwes C. firese D. fires

D

9.

To be the most happy.

A. happiust B. happeist C. happiest D. happieste

C

10.

An animal related to a sheep but having a beard and straight horns.

A. goat B. gaat C. goas D. guat

A