Know My Spellings - 2023

for grades 7 & 8

 Know My Spellings - 2023 Spelling Competition
for grades 7 & 8
English Unit – Uva Provincial Department of Education
Prescribed words for Grade 7

1. acrobats 26. assistant 51. cockroach 76.Destination

2. absent 27. atmosphere 52. collective 77. Dictionary
3. admire 28. attack 53. comfortable 78. difficult
4. adventure 29. auspicious 54. communicate 79. dinosaurs
5. advice 30. August 55. competition 80. disadvantage
6. advantage 31. awful 56. Confuse 81. disobedient
7. aeronautical 32. backward 57. construction 82. disagree
8. aesthetic 33. benefit 58. contaminated 83. disappear
9. afternoon 34. bicycle 59. convenient 84. disasters
10. against 35. billion 60. corals 85. disease
11. aliens 36. Bitter 61. Courteous 86. dishonest
12. ambition 37. biscuits 62. crawl 87. diversity
13. announcement 38. bouquet 63. creation 88. domestic
14. answer 39. breakfast 64. creeper 89. dragon
15. apostrophe 40. bubbles 65. crew 90. drought
16. amazing 41. Buddhist 66. crisp 91. elevators
17. appearance 42. buffaloes 67. crooked 92. eminent
18. appreciate 43. bunch 68. cultural 93. emperor
19. aquatic 44. candidates 69. curious 94. Empty
20. aquarium 45. captain 70. currency 95. energy
21. archaeological 46. chocolate 71. dangerous 96. engineer
22. architectural 47. chunks 72. daughter 97. entire
23. argue 48. civilization 73. decide 98. exchange
24. artificial 49. cloud 74. decorations 99. exhibition
25 assembly 50. coach 75. dengue 100. famous

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101. fearless 126. hydrographic 151. locations 176. ocean
102. folk 127. imagine 152. luggage 177. omission
103. fortune 128. impolite 153. majestic 178.omnivores
104. fossils 129. inexpensive 154. majority 179.opportunity
105. fountain 130. information 155.mathematics. 180.organization
106. frescoes 131. injury 156.mechanic 181.ornaments
107. frighten 132. insect 157. medicinal 182. pacific
108. futurologists 133. instructions 158. medicine 183. packet
109. garbage 134. intelligent 159. memorize 184. paradise
110. garden 135. Intercity 160. message 185. parasites
111. garlic 136. international 161. metal 186. passengers
112. geography 137. internet 162. middle 187. patient
113 . glide 138. island 163. mirror 188. peacock
114. grass 139. inventory 164.monument 189. peak
115. grocery 140. Jaffna 165. mosquitoes 190. penguin
116. guest 141. jasmine 166. moth 191. period
117. harmful 142. journey 167. mountain 192. permission
118. healthy 143. juice 168. museum 193. petals
119. heaven 144.jungle 169. musician 194.philosopher
120. herbivores 145. kitchen 170. narrow 195.philosophy
121. heritage 146. knife 171. national 196. photographs
122. historical 147. knowledge 172. natural 197. physics
123. honesty 148. landscaped 173. neighbor 198. piece
124. horror 149. language 174. noisy 199. pile
125. hundred 150. length 175. obedient 200. pleasure

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201. polite 226. robots 251. Sweets 276. venom
202. pomegranate 227. sandwiches 252. technology 277. vitamins
203. popular 228. Saturday 253. telephone 278. voyage
204. Portrait 229.. scare 254. television 279. voyages
205. Possible 230. scent 255. temperature 280. vultures
206. possession 231. scribble 256. tempered 281. wattle
207. predictions 232. Seaweed 257. tennis 282. weather
208. prepare 233. shadow 258. termite 283. welcome
209. principal 234. shallow 259. thoughtful 284. whale
210. profession 235. smoke 260. threat 285. whenever
211. programme 236. society 261. tomorrow 286. whistle
212. progress 237. soldiers 262. tongue 287. whip-cracker
213. properly 238. solution 263. toothpaste 288. wings
214. province 239. spacecraft 264. tornado 289. winner
215. publish 240. spacious 265. tourism 290. write
216. purpose 241. specialized 266. tourists 291. world
217. pyramid 242. species 267. tournament 292. woman
218. reach 243. spectacles 268. traditional 293. wonderful
219. receive 244. stairs 269. tribe 294. wondering
220. recycle 245. statue 270. typhoid 295. worse
221. reduce 246. straight 271. unexpectedly 296. wound
222. reptiles 247. structure 272. university 297. wrong
223. reptiles 248. suddenly 273. vanish 298. young
224. resource 249. surface 274. vegetation 299. zoo
225. risky 250. surrounding 275. vehicle 300. zoologists

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Prescribed words for Grade 8

01. absent 26.awards 51.complete 76.disappoint

02. academic 27.awareness 52.complex 77.discuss
03. account 28.badminton 53.conquer 78.discussion
04. achievement 29.baffle 54.conquering 79.distribute
05. adults 30.ballerina 55.constructions 80.dough
06.adventure 31.become 56.conversation 81.draught
07. afternoon 32.believed 57.corners 82.duets
08. aggressive 33.below 58.cornical 83.dyke
09. alligator 34.bluish 59.costumes 84.elaborate
10. already 35.botanical 60.country 85.emperor
11. amazing 36.brotherhood 61.courteous 86.encourage
12. animals 37.captain 62.creations 87.enough
13. annual 38.carrom 63.creatures 88.endangered
14. appear 39.castle 64.cricket 89.endurance
15. appearance 40.challenge 65.curricular 90.energetic
16.appreciate 41.characteristics 66.decided 91.entertain
17.appropriate 42.closer 67.decorations 92.environmental
18.aquatic 43.collect 68.depicting 93.everybody
19.association 44.collection 69.designed 94.examination
20. attention 45.college 70.dessert 71.diagnosis 95.excellent
21. attitude 46.column 72.diagram 96.excess
22. attractions 47.comfortable 73.diary 97.exhibition
23. autumn 48.committee 74.difficult 98.exquisite
24. available 49.company 75.director 99.extinction
25. average 50.compass 100.extraordinary

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101.farm 126.honour 151.knuckle. 176.orphanage
102.feathers 127.horizontal 152.language 177.Ostrich
103.feeling 128. humans 153. launch 178.outstanding
104.felicitation 128. humorous 154.listen 179.overdue
105.festivals 129. hunting 155.literature 180.Pageant
106.flightless 120. immediately 156.machines 181.Particular
107.flights 131.important 157.magnificent 182.Patterns
108.flip 132.incident 158.matches 183.Peaceful
109.flops 133.incubation 159.meaningful 184.Pedestrian
110.foundation 134.indeed 160.media 185.permission
111.garbage 135.information 161.methodical 186.perseverance
112.generous 136.inquire 162.minutes 187.personal
113.global 137.instruction 163.migrant 188.photograph
114.government 138. interesting 164.mixture 189.photograph
115.grass 139. interestingly 165..motto 190.photographs
116.grateful 140. interview 166.mountaineering 191.planner
117.gratitude 141. investment 167.musical 192.pleasure
118.greenish 142. Invitation 168.national 193.pliers
119.grocery 143.island 169.nature 194.plumber
120. guest 144.Jungle fowl 170.neighbours 195.politicians
121.habitat 145. kitchen 171.nestle 196.pollution
122.herds 146. Knee 172.nocturnal 197.powerful
123 hero 147.knife 173.noticed 198.precious
124. hidden 148.knock 174.October 199.predators
125. honesty 150.known 175.ornithologist 200.prepare

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201.princess 226.rigorous 251.stadium 276traffic
202.problems 227.rooftops 252.statements 277.traveller
203.promise 228.rupees 253.steamboat 278.travelling
204.promote 229.scenes 254.stiffer 279.trivial
205.pronounce 230.scrapbooks 255.stomach 280.tropical
206.protecting 231.scream 156.straightaway 281.trustworthy
207.proud 232.security 257.structures 282.unhappy
208.provide 233.seeds 258.success 283.uniforms
209.purchase 234.separately 259.suddenly 284.unique
210.queue 235.serious 260.suitable 285.universal
211.questions 236.shining 261.suitable 286.unpleasant
212.rainbow 237.shivering 262.summit 287.uttered
213.re-arrange 238.shortcomings 263.support 288.vacation
214.recitals 239.shy 264.suppose 289.various
215.recommend 240.simple 265.swan 290.volunteers
216.reflexive 241.sinking 266.sway 291.weather
217.regards 242.situated 267.swimming 292.weaver-bird
218.relative 243.snacks 268.talents 293.welcome
219.relevant 244.solutions 269.telephoned 294.whistle
220.remember 245.species 270.territory 295.wings
221.remote 246.specialty 271.through 296.wizard
222.reserve 247.spectacles 272.together 297.wondering
223.responsibilities 248.spicy 273.torch 298.world
224.reuse 249.spring 274.tourism 299.worse
25.riddles 250.stables 275.tournament 300.wound