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To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together is to sew.

Words beginning with se...

Settle your nerves and try this series of KS3 spelling quizzes. This one is about words beginning at se. See if you can score top marks.

"Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness." - Bo Bennett.

Words, as you surely know, can be divided into syllables. Some words have only one syllable. Examples of monosyllabic words include "word", "and", "have", "one" and "you". Polysyllabic words, that is, words with more than one syllable, include "syllable", "divided", "potential" and "examples".

1 .
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A place that is holy
shrein
shriene
shrine
shrien
"Shrine" is spelled like "shine" with an additional r
2 .
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To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together
sew
seiw
siew
souw
"Sew" is pronounced as if it were spelled "so"
3 .
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The joint between the arm and the torso
sholder
sholdour
shaulder
shoulder
The -ou- is likely to be the trickiest part of this word
4 .
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A computer which provides services to users, either in the same computer or over a computer network
server
serrver
servur
servere
Be careful not to confuse "server" with "severe"!
5 .
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A person who discriminates on grounds of sex
sexxist
sexist
sexest
sexisst
Adding -ist designates a person, while adding -ism creates a "noun of action"
6 .
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To give part of what one has to somebody else
shaere
shaire
shear
share
The sound created by the trigraph -are- can also be spelled "air". So "share" rhymes with "fair", despite the differences in spelling between the two words
7 .
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A group of episodes of a television or radio programme broadcast at regular intervals
seireis
series
sieries
seiries
Interestingly, "series" is singular despite its resemblance to typical English plural nouns
8 .
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A colony that is newly established
settelment
setlement
settalment
settlement
Add the suffix -ment to "settle"
9 .
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A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress
seige
siege
seege
seage
"Siege" is an example of a word where the "i before e" rule holds true
10 .
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Unfair treatment or discrimination based on a person's sex
sexism
sexesm
sexiesm
sexeism
The words "sex", "sexism" and "sexist" are related
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Sheri Smith

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