Unscramble letters, spell homonyms/homophones, find words with double letters, and solve crossword/word puzzles.

Here are the solutions to the exercises:

1. Unscramble the following sets of letters to form words that have double letters.

• urblbe: bubble
• eemk: meek
• steedpp: stepped
• dpdrope: dropped
• fulbauetily: beautifully
• alleowd: allowed
• ifllre: refill
• zomo: zoom

2. In pairs, practise spelling the homonym, homophone and words with double letters that are described below.

• a) an adjective that means beautiful: pretty
• b) the large round object that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun: moon
• c) a carpenter's cutting tool; past form of the verb see: saw
• d) the young one of a cat: kitten
• e) it has been put down on paper: written
• f) walk in a military manner or the name of a month: march
• g) the sharp cry of a dog or the outer covering of a tree trunk: bark

3. Search for words with double vowels and double consonants in the following puzzle.

• SOON
• MEET
• NARROW
• BIGGER
• STREET (already identified)
• TENNIS
• TELL
• TOOL

4. Complete the following crossword puzzle with double-letter words and homophones.
The answers you have filled in are correct.

Across:

• 2. flat part of a computer; a monitor: SCREEN
• 4. larger: BIGGER
• 5. a homophone of see: SEA
• 6. a homophone of too: TWO
• 10. a round leafy vegetable: CABBAGE
• 11. with happiness: HAPPIER
• 12. jumped up and down on one leg: HOPPED

Down:

• 1. it is laid by a chicken: EGG
• 3. an orange root vegetable: CARROT
• 4. a homophone of blew: BLUE
• 5. looked for things to buy: SHOPPED
• 7. applauded: CLAPPED
• 8. garbage: RUBBISH
• 9. came to a halt: STOPPED