Improve your spelling with this fun and engaging test.
Throughout its history, the English language has taken words from different languages. These borrowed words usually come with their own spelling rules. This means that in English the same sound can be spelt in a variety of ways.
Although this might seem daunting – our spelling activities will have you confident with English’s weird and wonderful spelling rules in no time!
This list looks at words of Greek origin where the letter chi (χ) was used to represent the hard /k/ sound. If you want to learn how to say this sound, you can click on the speaker icons or try the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity.
Alternatively, as you learn these words, you could try saying them aloud with a /ch/ sound instead of a /k/ sound to help you remember their spellings.
This word list was created by Spellzone. View more Spellzone course lists or curriculum word lists.
Learn more in Unit 5. Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 2
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