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Irregularly Spelled Words Worksheet

A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and correcting irregularly spelled words, including fill-in-the-blanks, true/false, and short answer questions.

Grade 5 ELA GrammarSpellingIrregularly Spelled Words
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseShort AnswerCustom

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2.e

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ELAGrade 5SpellingIrregular Words
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Irregularly Spelled Words

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and correctly spelling irregularly spelled words.

Complete the sentences by filling in the blank with the correctly spelled irregular word from the word bank.

beautiful
friend
receive
knowledge

1. She will   a special award for her hard work.

2. Reading books helps to gain more  .

3. My best   moved to a new city.

4. The sunset over the ocean was truly  .

Choose the correct spelling for the word in each sentence.

1. Which word is spelled correctly?

a

bussiness

b

business

c

buisness

d

busines

2. Which word is spelled correctly?

a

seperate

b

separrate

c

separate

d

seperate

Read each statement. Circle True if the word is spelled correctly, or False if it is not.

1. The word 'government' is an example of an irregularly spelled word.

T

True

F

False

2. The word 'calendar' is spelled with an 'e' in the middle, not an 'a'.

T

True

F

False

Read the sentences below and correct the misspelled irregular word in each. Rewrite the entire sentence correctly.

1. I beleive in magic.

2. The athleate ran very fast.

Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) describing your favorite season. Try to use at least three irregularly spelled words correctly in your paragraph. Underline the irregularly spelled words you used.