WIAT Written Expression & Spelling Accuracy — Questions and Answers

Question 1: Which sentence is spelled correctly?

She recieved a gift.
He beleived the story.
They achieved success. (Correct answer)
I mispelled the word.

Correct answer: They achieved success.

This question tests common spelling rules, particularly the 'i before e except after c' rule, and common misspellings. In option C, 'achieved' is spelled correctly, following the rule. Options A ('recieved' should be 'received'), B ('beleived' should be 'believed'), and D ('mispelled' should be 'misspelled') all contain spelling errors.

Question 2: Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.

Lets eat, Grandma!
Lets eat Grandma!
Let’s eat, Grandma! (Correct answer)
Let’s, eat Grandma!

Correct answer: Let’s eat, Grandma!

This sentence demonstrates the importance of correct punctuation for clarity and meaning. Option C, 'Let’s eat, Grandma!', correctly uses an apostrophe for the contraction 'Let’s' (meaning 'Let us') and a comma to separate the direct address 'Grandma' from the rest of the sentence. Without the comma, 'Let’s eat Grandma!' implies cannibalism, highlighting the critical role of punctuation.

Question 3: Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?

Definitely
Accomodate (Correct answer)
Separate
Necessary

Correct answer: Accomodate

The word 'accommodate' is frequently misspelled due to its double letters. The correct spelling requires two 'c's and two 'm's. Therefore, 'Accomodate' (with only one 'm') is the incorrectly spelled word among the choices, while 'Definitely,' 'Separate,' and 'Necessary' are all spelled correctly.

Question 4: Which sentence uses the correct form of 'their'?

There going to the store.
Their coming over later.
They’re house is big.
Their dog is very friendly. (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Their dog is very friendly.

This question tests the correct usage of homophones 'their', 'there', and 'they're'. 'Their' is a possessive pronoun, indicating ownership or belonging, as in 'Their dog'. 'There' refers to a place, and 'they're' is a contraction of 'they are'. The correct sentence uses 'their' to show that the dog belongs to 'them'.

Question 5: What is the correct way to pluralize 'knife'?

Knifes
Knive
Knifes’
Knives (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Knives

This question assesses the correct pluralization of nouns ending in -f or -fe. For many such nouns, the -f or -fe is changed to -ves to form the plural. Therefore, 'knife' correctly becomes 'knives', following this common English pluralization rule.

Question 6: Which sentence is grammatically correct?

He don't like apples.
She do her homework.
They goes to school.
She does her homework. (Correct answer)

Correct answer: She does her homework.

This question assesses subject-verb agreement in the present tense. For third-person singular subjects (he, she, it), the verb typically takes an -s or -es ending. In the correct sentence, 'she' is a third-person singular subject, so the verb 'does' is correctly used, rather than 'do'.

Question 7: What is the past tense of 'run'?

Runned
Ran (Correct answer)
Running
Runs

Correct answer: Ran

This question tests knowledge of irregular verbs. 'Run' is an irregular verb, meaning its past tense form does not follow the standard pattern of adding -ed. The simple past tense of 'run' is 'ran', making 'runned' incorrect.

Question 8: Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

The dogs barks loudly.
The dog bark loudly.
The dogs bark loudly. (Correct answer)
The dog bark.

Correct answer: The dogs bark loudly.

This question focuses on subject-verb agreement. When the subject is plural (e.g., 'the dogs'), the verb should be in its base form without an -s (e.g., 'bark'). Conversely, if the subject were singular (e.g., 'the dog'), the verb would take an -s (e.g., 'barks').

Question 9: Which word is spelled correctly?

Febuary
Febrary
February (Correct answer)
Febrery

Correct answer: February

This question tests common spelling. 'February' is often misspelled due to the pronunciation, but the correct spelling includes both the 'b' and the first 'r' before the 'u'. The other options contain common misspellings of the month.

WIAT Written Expression & Spelling Accuracy

Which sentence is spelled correctly?