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This Prepbook is a guideline for you to prepare for the Quarterfinals

The competition questions may be asked from outside this book
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 QUARTERFINALS

1 Synonyms 2 Anagrams

Test Your Phonetics

3 Vocabulary 4 (Oral Round)

Spell The Word

5 (Oral Round)

ROUNDS OF MASTER SPELLERS QUARTERFINALS

WRITTEN ROUNDS

1 Synonyms (10 marks)

This is a multiple choice round wherein the participant has to select the correct answer from a
list of options provided.

There are 10 questions and each correct answer carries 1 mark.

2 Anagrams (10 marks)

The participant has to TYPE the correct anagram in the space provided.

There are 10 questions and each correct answer carries 1 mark.

3 Test Your Vocabulary (10 marks)

This is a multiple-choice round. The participant has to select the suitable word from the options
provided and fill in the blank to complete the sentence.

There are 10 questions and each correct answer carries 1 mark.

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 QUARTERFINALS

1 Synonyms 2 Anagrams

Test Your Phonetics

3 Vocabulary 4 (Oral Round)

Spell The Word

5 (Oral Round)

ROUNDS OF MASTER SPELLERS QUARTERFINALS

ORAL ROUNDS

4 Phonetics (10 marks)

This is a slide show. The phonetic script is displayed and three words are given. The participant
has to choose the correct option and pronounce the word correctly.

There are 10 questions and each correct answer carries 1 mark.

Each slide will be displayed for 10 seconds.

5 Spell The Word (10 marks) KNOCK-OUT ROUND

The participant is asked a word and has to spell it orally. This is a knockout round. If a word is spelt
incorrectly, then no further words are asked. The participant is not allowed to use a pen and paper
or write the spelling before giving the answer.

There are 10 words asked. Each correct answer carries 1 mark.

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1 SYNONYMS
Synonyms are words that mean exactly or nearly the same.
The usage of synonyms differs from context to context.
Understanding the usage of the right synonyms helps in refining your language.

WRITE MORE SYNONYMS FOR THE GIVEN WORDS

Sr.No. WORD SYNONYMS

1 FAST QUICK

2 SLEEP NAP

3 HOLD KEEP

4 COOL COLD

5 EXIT LEAVE

6 FALL DROP

7 DARK BLACK

8 THIN SLIM

9 LARGE HUGE

10 DULL BORING

11 BABY INFANT

12 DRESS FROCK

13 FALSE WRONG

14 SHOUT SCREAM

15 HAPPY GLAD

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Sr.No. WORD SYNONYMS

16 STRONG HARD

17 HELP AID

18 HURT CUT

19 LITTLE SMALL

20 MARK SPOT

21 OLD AGED

22 RUN JOG

23 SAME LIKE

24 THICK BROAD

25 STOP HALT

26 QUIET SILENT

27 JOIN ADD

28 SPIN TURN

29 JUMP LEAP

30 TELL SAY

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2 ANAGRAMS
An anagram is formed when letters in a word are rearranged to form another
word. The new word has the same number of letters as the original word. For
Example : POT – TOP, OPT

Rearrange the letters in the words below to form another meaningful word.

Sr.No. WORD ANSWER

1 TAB

2 DEAR

3 VINE

4 GRIN

5 FADE

6 LEAK

7 RACE

8 PART

9 HEART

10 ARE

11 FLOW

12 DOG

13 RAW

14 POTS

15 WHO

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Sr.No. WORD ANSWER

16 WON

17 WAS

18 SALT

19 OILS

20 POOL

21 TONE

22 MOOR

23 RAT

24 SEAL

25 EAT

26 BAKE

27 BLOW

28 MEAT

29 SINK

30 APE

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3 TEST YOUR VOCABULARY
Vocabulary is all about words — the words in a language or a special set of words
you are trying to learn. Possessing rich vocabulary and using the right words help
you to articulate better.

Complete the sentences with the most appropriate word provided in the box.

Note: Each word should be used only once.

Exercise A

funny right honest near sign

note laughed write over around

1. We sat the table.

2. He is an child.

3. My friend told me a story.

4. My mother will my report card.

5. The birds flew my head.

6. The people at the clown.

7. Don’t go the swimming pool.

8. He will a letter to his uncle.

9. Take a turn to reach the shop.

10.Mira left a for me on my desk.

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Exercise B

giant guide teach grand explain

show big step walk large

1. They stood under a tree.

2. Can you me this song?

3. Let’s to the market.

4. The man was walking on the road.

5. Let me why I was late.

6. Bela had a birthday party.

7. I will you some pictures.

8. We took a for our trip.

9. Take a towards the door.

10.This classroom has a window.

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Exercise C

wash ride journey bright trip

travel flight drive clean pure

1.Why did you my car?

2.The room was done in colours.

3.The jacket was made of wool.

4.Raj’s was an hour late.

5.My father taught me to a bicycle.

6.Use this soap to your hands.

7.It is a long by train.

8.These days people by plane.

9.Mother asked me to my room.

10.They went out on a day to the beach.

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4 PHONETICS

Refer to the Phonemics Chart above to know the symbols

A Guidebook is available for download on your portal

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Identify and write the word in correct spelling. The first one is done for you.

NO. PHONEMIC SCRIPT WORD

1 /ˈhæpi/ HAPPY

2 /əˈbaʊt/

3 /ˈbɒdi/

4 /klɒk/

5 /eɪdʒ/

6 /bɒks/

7 /dɪʃ/

8 /fruːt/

9 /ˈeni/

10 /fɔːl/

11 /ɡʊd/

12 /haɪ/

13 /kiːp/

14 /liːv/

15 /hɑːd/

16 /mɔː(r)/

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NO. PHONEMIC SCRIPT WORD

17 /njuːz/

18 /pleɪs/

19 /feə(r)/

20 /nəʊt/

21 /puːl/

22 /ˈəʊnli/

23 /ˈpeɪpə(r)/

24 /sləʊ/

25 /naɪs/

26 /sɒŋ/, /sɔːŋ/

27 /taɪm/

28 /peɪdʒ/

29 /wɪl/

30 /fɔːm/

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5 MASTER SPELLERS WORD BASKET
Strengthen your vocabulary and spellings with these words. This word list is
indicative of the words that may be asked in Spell the Word. You will find the
meaning and pronunciation of these words in the WORD BASKET on your dashboard.

1 AFFECT 35 FOREST 69 NOBODY

2 AIRPORT 36 FORWARD 70 NORMAL
3 ALWAYS 37 FOURTH 71 NORTH
4 AMAZING 38 FRONT 72 NUMBER
5 BEACH 39 GENERAL 73 OFTEN
6 BEFORE 40 GOODBYE 74 OFFICE
7 BEHAVE 41 GREET 75 OTHER
8 BELONG 42 GROUND 76 OUTSIDE
9 BELOW 43 GUESS 77 PALACE
10 BLANK 44 GUEST 78 PARENT
11 BRUSH 45 HASTE 79 PEPPER
12 BUTTON 46 HELPFUL 80 PERFECT
13 CAMERA 47 HOBBY 81 PERSON
14 CARPET 48 HOMEWORK 82 PLACE
15 CARTOON 49 HOTEL 83 PLAYER
16 CHANCE 50 HUNDRED 84 QUICKLY
17 CHERRY 51 IDEA 85 REACT
18 COMPANY 52 INSIDE 86 READER
19 COMPLETE 53 INTO 87 RECORD
20 COUNTRY 54 ITSELF 88 REPEAT
21 CORNER 55 JEANS 89 REPORT
22 DAUGHTER 56 KNOCK 90 RETURN
23 DELETE 57 LARGE 91 SAUCE
24 DEPEND 58 LAPTOP 92 SCIENCE
25 DOUBLE 59 LESSON 93 SECOND
26 EXACTLY 60 LETTER 94 STUDENT
27 EXAMPLE 61 LITTLE 95 SUBJECT
28 EXPERT 62 MAJOR 96 TEACHER
29 EXTRA 63 MANNER 97 THANKS
30 EVENT 64 MEDICAL 98 UMBRELLA
31 FEBRUARY 65 MEMBER 99 WORKER
32 FINALLY 66 METAL 100 YESTERDAY
33 FINGER 67 MODERN
34 FOOTBALL 68 NEWSPAPER

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1 ANSWER KEY - SYNONYMS

SR. NO. ANSWERS SR. NO. ANSWERS

1. SPEEDY, SWIFT 16. FIRM, FIT, TOUGH

2. REST, DOZE 17. USE, SUPPORT

3. GRIP, GRASP 18. HARM, SPOIL, RUIN

4. ICY, CHILLY 19. TINY, MINI

5. GO, QUIT 20. STAIN, BLOT, SCAR

6. DIP, SLIP, SINK 21. AGING, PAST

7. DIM, GLOOM, DULL 22. DASH, RACE, RUSH

8. LEAN, NARROW, FINE 23. ALIKE, TWIN, PAIR

9. BIG, GIANT 24. WIDE, DEEP, BULKY

10. PALE, BLAND, SLOW 25. END, FINISH, PAUSE

11. CHILD, TOT 26. MUTE, STILL

12. GOWN, ROBE 27. FIX, UNITE, STICK

13. BAD, FAULTY, FAKE 28. ROLL, TWIST

14. YELL, HOWL 29. HOP, SKIP

15. JOYFUL, MERRY 30. SPEAK, INFORM

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2 ANSWER KEY - ANAGRAMS

SR. NO. ANSWERS SR. NO. ANSWERS

1. BAT 16. NOW

2. READ, DARE 17. SAW

3. VEIN 18. LAST

4. RING 19. SOIL

5. DEAF 20. LOOP

6. LAKE 21. NOTE

7. CARE 22. ROOM

8. TRAP 23. ART, TAR

9. EARTH 24. SALE

10. EAR 25. TEA

11. WOLF 26. BEAK

12. GOD 27. BOWL

13. WAR 28. TEAM, MATE

14. SPOT, POST 29. SKIN

15. HOW 30. PEA

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 3 ANSWER KEY - TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

Exercise A Exercise B Exercise C

SR. NO. ANSWERS SR. NO. ANSWERS SR. NO. ANSWERS

1. around 1. big 1. drive

2. honest 2. teach 2. bright

3. funny 3. walk 3. pure

4. sign 4. giant 4. flight

5. over 5. explain 5. ride

6. laughed 6. grand 6. wash

7. near 7. show 7. journey

8. write 8. guide 8. travel

9. right 9. step 9. clean

10. note 10. large 10. trip

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4 ANSWER KEY - PHONETICS

SR. NO. ANSWERS SR. NO. ANSWERS

1. HAPPY 16. MORE

2. ABOUT 17. NEWS

3. BODY 18. PLACE

4. CLOCK 19. FAIR

5. AGE 20. NOTE

6. BOX 21. POOL

7. DISH 22. ONLY

8. FRUIT 23. PAPER

9. ANY 24. SLOW

10. FALL 25. NICE

11. GOOD 26. SONG

12. HIGH 27. TIME

13. KEEP 28. PAGE

14. LEAVE 29. WILL

15. HARD 30. FORM

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