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Skillo provides free Year 7 NAPLAN Spelling rules and word origins — common roots practice (AC9E7LY08) for Australian students. No signup, no email, no credit card. Practice questions aligned with the ACARA Australian Curriculum v9.0 strand. Open and start in 10 seconds.
Year 7 students facing their third NAPLAN need to be confident with spelling rules and word origins — common roots. Use spelling rules and word origins (Greek and Latin roots, base words, suffixes, prefixes, spelling patterns) to learn new words. Skillo has targeted practice questions for this exact skill, mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9.0, free and ready to go.
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What does the Year 7 NAPLAN Spelling rules and word origins — common roots test cover?
- Use spelling rules and word origins (Greek and Latin roots, base words, suffixes, prefixes, spelling patterns) to learn new words.
- Questions present words in sentence context
- Australian English spelling conventions apply throughout
Try a sample Spelling rules and word origins — common roots question
Question 1 — Easy
The Year 7 students were asked to conduct an __________ into how different soils affect plant growth for the school science fair. Which option shows the correct spelling?
Answer: 'Investigation' is the correct spelling. Students often make errors by misplacing vowels or substituting the '-tion' ending with '-sion'.
Question 2 — Medium
The student's essay showed a sophisticated __________ of how climate change affects coastal communities in northern Australia. Which option shows the correct spelling of the missing word?
Answer: 'Understanding' is the correct spelling. It is formed by adding '-ing' to 'understand' with no changes to the base word.
Question 3 — Hard
The Year 7 history class studied how the __________ of European settlers changed life for Aboriginal Australians. Which option shows the correct spelling of the missing word?
Answer: 'Arrival' is the correct spelling. The word has double 'r' and ends in '-al', not '-el' or '-le'.
How should my child prepare for Year 7 NAPLAN Spelling rules and word origins — common roots?
- Select Year 7 and Spelling on the home screen
- Use Quick Practice — questions on spelling rules and word origins — common roots will appear as part of the session
- Check the Skill Breakdown on your profile to track your accuracy on spelling rules and word origins — common roots specifically
- Review explanations after each question to understand the reasoning behind correct answers
Skillo is free, requires no email or account details, and is built specifically for Australian students. Every question is mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9.0 and filtered by skill so your child practises exactly what they need.
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Skillo's NAPLAN-style practice is authored independently. NAPLAN® is a registered trademark of ACARA. Skillo is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ACARA.