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Words beginning with proc...
A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number is a proportion.

Words beginning with proc...

Please proceed with the procedure. Check your spelling of words beginning at proc in this KS3 quiz.

"Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using its own unique procedures and tools." - John Barton.

Do you ever get confused between "enquiry" and "inquiry"? Sometimes people will insist that one spelling holds one meaning while the other spelling should be used for an alternate meaning. Really, however, this word, with its two correct spellings, illustrates how spelling conventions work. The word derives from the Latin, inquaerere. The problem is that Latin itself changed over time and the languages which developed from Latin, such as French, Spanish and Italian, also changed. Enquere, the French form of the word, changed the i to an e.

1 .
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A software application designed to perform a specific task
program
prougram
progeram
programme
Although the spelling used for other meanings of the word is usually "programme", the preferred spelling for a computer "program" omits the extra -me
2 .
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Someone who speaks by divine inspiration
prophete
profit
prophet
prophit
You wouldn't confuse "prophet" with "profit", would you?
3 .
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The presentation of a theatrical work
prodduction
production
productian
productien
Do you see the word "product"?
4 .
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The act of offering (an idea) for consideration
propusition
proposition
propesition
propersition
The words "propose" and "proposition" are related
5 .
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A series of events to produce a result
process
prosess
proccess
proces
Single c and double s
6 .
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One of three major classes of food; a source of food energy abundant in animal-derived foods
protein
proteen
protine
protien
Here is an example of a word where the "i before e" rule is not useful
7 .
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Any of several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church
Protistant
Protestant
Protestent
Proterstant
The root of this word is "protest"
8 .
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A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviour of large numbers of people
propaganda
propeganda
proppaganda
properganda
Luckily, this word is spelled exactly as it sounds
9 .
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'Brain' of the computer system where calculations and decisions are made
prosessor
procesor
proccesser
processor
Remember that this word ends in an -or
10 .
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A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number
propportion
proportion
proportian
proportien
This is sometimes tricky! The order of the letters in the first syllable, pro-, changes in the second syllable, -por-
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Sheri Smith

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