Welcome to your reading activity! Today you will read a short passage and use your thinking skills to understand the story.
As you read, look for important details, new words, and the main idea. After reading, answer the questions by using information from the story and your own ideas. Do your best and enjoy reading!
Misspelled Words Practice — Animal Names
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The printable asks you to circle the animal names that are spelled correctly. Here you click, and each answer comes with the reason — because animal names are full of letters that do not sound the way they look.
Sounds that fool you
ph says f.Elephant has an f sound in the middle, but it is spelled ph — which is why Elefant looks so reasonable. Dolphin does the same thing.
g and j can swap.Giraffe starts with a soft g that sounds just like j. So does giant. You cannot hear the difference — you have to know it.
z is rarer than it sounds.Zebra needs one z and no double e.
Question 1
Which spelling is correct?
Elephant. The f sound in the middle is spelled ph. Elefant is how it sounds, which is exactly the trap.
Question 2
Which spelling is correct?
Zebra — one z, then e-b-r-a. Zeebra doubles a vowel that does not need it, and Jebra swaps the z for a j.
Question 3
Which spelling is correct?
Giraffe — a soft g at the front and a double f. Two separate things to get right, which is what makes this the hardest word here.
Question 4
Which spelling is correct?
Tiger. The -er ending is the ordinary one. Tigre is the French spelling, so it is not a random guess — it is just not English.
Question 5 — select all that apply
Select every animal name that is spelled correctly, then press Check.
Horse, Lion, Monkey are right. Lien and Harse swap a vowel, and Girafe is missing one of the f's.
Question 6
Here is a tricky one. All three of these are real English words, spelled correctly. Which one is the animal?
Bear is the animal. Bare means uncovered, and a beer is a drink. Words that sound the same but mean different things are called homophones, and no amount of sounding out will separate them — only the meaning tells you which one you want.
Question 7 — put them in order
Click these animal names in order, from the one with the fewest letters to the one with the most.
Lion (4) < Horse (5) < Giraffe (7) < Elephant (8). Counting the letters is also a good way to check a spelling: Giraffe has seven, so if you have written six you have dropped an f.
Think about it
Elephant spells its f sound with ph. Dolphin does too. Can you think of a third?
Giraffe starts with a g that sounds like j. What other words start with a soft g?
Bear, bare and beer all sound alike. Write a sentence for each one.
Which animal name on this sheet do you find hardest to spell, and why?