Spelling Word List: Year 8

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Study the Word List: Year 8

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	Evidence	Some new circumstantial evidence proved the defendant guilty.
	writer	She is a skillful writer.
	success	She was a great success as a rock singer.
	author	Her aim in life was to become a great author.
	because	The joke wasn't funny because it was crude.
	suggest	I would like to suggest a plan of action.
	imagine	Imagine a world without any flowers. *
	metaphor	A metaphor is saying something is something else. *
	simile	A parallel example used to illustrate a point; operates rather like an extended simile. *
	personification	Giving an object human qualities is personification - 'a strong wind menaced the trees'. *
	explain	Please explain why you are late.
	analyse	Can you analyse these results for me?

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

Spelling Activities & Games: Year 8

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Spelling Practice: Year 8

Refine your spelling with guided exercises tailored to this word list.

Look	Evidence
Say
Cover	Look again
Write
Check

Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

How to use:

Look and read the word.

Say the word. Click the speaker icon.

Cover the word.

Write the word.

Check your spelling.

Evidence

writer

success

author

because

suggest

imagine

metaphor

simile

personification

explain

analyse

Spelling Games: Year 8

Practice these words while playing fun and educational games.

Springtime Spelling
Spring into spelling!

Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!

Word Search, small
The classic English word game.

Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.

Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.

Monkey Business spelling game Monkey Business
It's bananas!

More games

Take a Spelling Test: Year 8

Check your spelling accuracy with this test.

Start the Listen and Spell Test

Some new circumstantial ________ proved the defendant guilty.

Listen to the word and type it below:

Click on the ringmaster
to repeat the word.