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✏️ Spell Surge
Pick the right spelling from four. The wrong ones are the slips people really make. UK spellings.
Free to play in your browser: no download and no account needed. The game opens on this page.
- Type
- Words
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Round length
- 60s+
- Ages
- 7+
- Controls
- Tap an answer · Keys 1–4
What it practises
- Language & vocabulary: Vocabulary, spelling, listening and reading for meaning.
- Grammar & formal writing: Sentence structure, punctuation, register and building a clear paragraph.
Word games suit vocabulary and comprehension. Grammar and formal writing are covered separately.
Quick lesson: Tricky spellings
Many misspellings come from a few traps: double letters (accommodate), silent letters (knowledge) and words that don’t sound how they are spelt (Wednesday).
Check question
Which word has a silent letter?
- garden
- knowledge
- planet
- winter
Answer: knowledge. The k in knowledge is silent.
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- Context Clue: Choose the word that fits the sentence. The rest of the sentence holds the clue.
- Dialogue Choice: Someone says something: pick the reply that is polite, clear and fits, from the playground to job interviews.
- Signal Read: Read a short passage, then answer a question about it: facts, the main idea and what the writer implies. The clock runs at half speed.