SPELL IT
WORD CONNECTIONS
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR & PROOFREADING
CREATIVE WRITING
100

Question: Spell the word that means a powerful, rotating column of air that can cause serious damage.

tornado

100

SUN + RISE

sunrise

100

What does coast mean?

land next to sea

100

Question: What is wrong with this sentence?

“yesterday I went to Chiang Mai.”

“Yesterday” needs a capital letter?

100

Question: How many sentences should you write for the creative writing section?

 7–8 sentences

200

Spell the word that means the joint between your upper and lower arm.

Elbow

200

What word rhymes with TOMORROW?

borrow

200

What does borrow mean?

to take and use something that belongs to someone else

200

Question: Fix the spelling mistake:

“I hurt my elbo yesterday.”

elbow

200

Question: What are the three main parts of a good story?

 beginning, middle, and ending

300

Spell the word that means very clever or extremely intelligent.

brilliant

300

What is a synonym for TIRED?

weary

300

What does signal mean?

a sign, sound, light, or action that communicates information or gives a warning

300

Question: What is the simple subject?

“The enormous tornado damaged several buildings.”

tornado

300

Name two things you should include in the beginning of your story.

 characters and setting

400

Question: Spell the word that means very tired 

weary

400

Question: Complete the analogy:

Knee : Leg :: Elbow : ______

arm

400

Which word means to manage or direct something?

control

400

Question: Correct this sentence:

“i hurt my elbo wen i fell off my bike”

“I hurt my elbow when I fell off my bike.”

400

Question: Your story begins:

“I opened my desk and discovered a strange puzzle inside.”

What should probably happen in the middle of the story?

a problem, adventure, or events that happen after the puzzle is discovered

500

 Spell the word that means a connected group or system.

network

500

Question: Complete the analogy:

Question : Answer :: Problem : ______

solution

500

A student is trying to solve a difficult maze, riddle, and crossword. What word could describe all three?

puzzle

500

Question: Find all three mistakes:

“last saturday a tornedo came near chiang mai and everyone was scaird”

“Last Saturday a tornado came near Chiang Mai and everyone was scared.”

500

Question: Create a 2–3 sentence ending for this story:

“A mysterious signal led Maya into an underground tunnel beneath her school. At the end of the tunnel, she discovered a locked door…”

 Any logical, creative ending with a clear solution/ending earns the points.