CREST International Spell Bee - Winter Class 4 Previous Year Papers

Getting ready for the Class 4 Spell Bee Winter Olympiad? Practising with previous year papers is a great way to sharpen your child's spelling skills and boost their language confidence.

Why Practise with Previous Year Papers?

• Covers topics like Spell Spies, Word Champ and Word Fusion etc.
• Helps improve spelling accuracy, grammar awareness, and word usage.
• Familiarises students with the question format and improves speed and confidence.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Spell Bee Words for Class 4

There are a variety of questions based on the following word list and about 70%-80% of questions will come from this list. Different format of questions are available here. The words are alphabetically arranged.

Accident, accomplish, accurate, achieve, acorn, Adamant, adaptation, advice, advise, air-conditioner, airtight, algae, allot, altar alter aluminium, amazement, anguish, anniversary, antelope, appetizer, appliances, appointment, appreciate, approach, arrow, assent, attic, awkward, Baffle, baffled, bagpipes, bale bandana, barbecue, Bard, baron, barren, basil, bead, beanie, beauty, berth, betel, billy, binoculars, blabber blossom, boarder, bold, boredom, boundary, braid, briskly, bruise brunch buffet, bugle, bullet, bumper, Camera, cancellation, canoe, capitol captivity, caramel, carbonated, cardigan, career, carol, casserole, casual, celebration, cello, century, ceremony, chamber, chlorophyll, chores, chrysalis, chubby, cigarette, classical, coastal, commander, commodity, community, companion, complaint, compliment, concentrate, concluding, confident, confirmation, constancy, constipation, construct, contract, convince, cornea, creature criminal, critical, crown, crumb, crutches, cutlery, cyclone, cylindrical, Daffodil, decade, demand deny, deodorant, descend, digestive, disable, disappointed, disaster, discussion, disgusted, disk, dispenser, dispersal, distribute, distribution, dormitory, downpour, drab, dreadful, dress, dual duel dungarees, duplex, Earpiece, elaborate, elderly, electronics, elevator, eliminate, embrace, embroidery, emergency, emu, enable, enlarge enmity, entertain, entertainment, entrance, equality, escalator, evict except, exhale exist, expand, experiment, explanation, explode, Fashionable, fasten, feedback, fender, fertile, fertilization, feverish, flash sale, flesh, focus, fold, forbid, formal, fortress, fortunate, fracture, fragile, frantic, frequent, frizzy, frontier, fungus, Gallon, gauze, gear generosity, genre, geometry, germination, gladiolus, glance, grocery, groom, guilty, gypsy, Hail, harm, harmonica, harp, haste, hatred, hazelnut, hidden, hire, household, Idea, ignition, incapable, increase, Induce, influence, influenza, ingredient, injury, inquisitive, insecure, instrumental, interpret, introduce, isosceles, Jack, jaundice, jealousy, jenny, jest, jewellery, jolt, junction, Kidnapping, Lack, lapel, layer, league, leftovers, leggings, leisure, lever, licence, lifestyle, linen, lodge, lower, lyrics, Macaw, maiden, mammoth, management, mansion, manufacture, maracas, massive, meadow, melodious, melody, memory, messy migration, miracle, mist, motel, moult, movie, munch, musk, Necessity, nut, nutmeg, Obtuse, obvious, okra, orbits orchard, orchid, order, oriental, ornamental, outstanding, overcome, Pace, painful, panic, parakeet, pauper pedestrian, photograph, photosynthesis, pimple, pistachio, pitchfork, poach, pollen, pollination, pollute, portion, portrait, positive, postpone, predator, predict, prediction, preparation, preserve, pretend prey, prism, private, problem, procession, produce proper, protective, public, puncture, puny, purchase, purpose, Quality, quantity, queasy, quest, Rake, ransom, razor, recommend, recovery, reddish, reduce, reform, refreshment, refund, relay, rely, remain, removal, residence, residential, responsible, reveal, rid, rosary, routine, rove, rubber, Sacrifice, sample, sanitation, satisfied, saxophone, scalene, scarce, security, servant, serve, severe, shears, shoot, shovel, shred, shuffle, shutter, sibling, sickle, sight, signature, sincerity, site, skill, skyscraper, sleepiness, sleet, slightly, slog sloth, smear, smuggler, software, sooner, spatula, specific, speed, splatter, splutter, sport, standard, stethoscope, stocky, submerge subordinate, succeed, successful, suggest, summarize, supply support, surgery, surround, survival, survive, swear, swirl, syringe, Talkative, talon, tamarind, tambourine, tattered, teenager, temporary, tenant, threaten, tigress, toadstool, tobacco, towards, tradition, trample, trampoline, tributary, tributary, tribute, trowel, tuba, tumour, turmeric, tyre, Ugliness, unanswered, unite, upward, urge, Vacuum, venture, victory, vinegar, vixen, vomiting, voyage, Wail, weary, weighty, weird, whisk, wounded

Section 2

It's a Get, Set, Spell! section wherein students would be required to listen to audio and write the spellings of the word asked. The accent used in the audio files is Indian.
This section will be based on the above-given word list.

Upto 20%-30% of the questions may have words outside of the above list. For any improvements or suggestions, do write to us at info@crestolympiads.com.

Please note: All spelling for the test will follow British English conventions. The Oxford Learner's Dictionary will be used as the primary reference for both spellings and meanings. If a word is not found in this dictionary, it will be considered non-existent for the purposes of the test.

Sample Paper Marking Scheme

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Q.1	Choose the option with no spelling errors:
	a) palmistry, numerology, fang shui, astrology		b) palmistry, numerology, feng shui, astralogy
	c) palmistry, numerology, feng shui, astrology		d) pamistry, numerology, feng shui, astrology

Q.2	Choose the option in which the following letters will fit in the given order: o, o, a
	a) c__rb__n__ted		b) c__nst__p__tion
	c) s__b__rdin__te		d) de__d__r__nt

Q.3	Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
	a) excercise : fitness		b) movie : entertainment
	c) reading : leisure		d) meeting : business

Q.4	Which of the options rhymes with the word in bold? Grey is the colour of ash or lead.
	a) heed		b) neighed
	c) bread		d) knead

Q.5	Add the correct option to the word in bold to make a new word: She took a long time explaining to the dressmaker the neck_______ she wanted for her gown.
	a) line		b) weer
	c) less		d) work

Q.6	Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
	a) floor : ceiling		b) mattress : bedspread
	c) refrigerator : freezer		d) bicycle : peddals

Q.7	Choose the option with no spelling errors:
	a) wallnuts, cashew nuts, almondes, apericots		b) apricots, cashue nuts, almends, walnuts
	c) cashew nuts, walnuts, almonds, apricots		d) almonnds, wallnuts, cashiew nuts, apricots

Q.8	From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
	a) cancellation		b) dungarees
	c) considerable		d) fertilaisation

Q.9	Choose the words that are not spelt correctly in the given sentence: I gathered all my courage and knocked at my neighbour’s door though I knew that she might loose her temper.
	a) gathered and neighbour's		b) knew and temper
	c) only loose		d) neighbour’s and loose

Q.10	Choose the option which is a synonym of what the image conveys:
	a) concerning		b) grateful
	c) distressed		d) amusing

Your Score: 0/10

Additional Preparation Resource

1. CREST International Spell Bee (Winter) competition Worksheets Package for class 4 - It is a package of 5 worksheets. The worksheets are in the same pattern as the previous year paper. Hence, very useful for preparation. Existing users can purchase additional practice worksheets by following these steps: Login at https://www.crestolympiads.com/login -> Dashboard -> Additional Practice -> Buy & new users can visit https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST International Spell Bee (Winter) competition past year paper pdf for class 4.