CREST International Spell Bee - Winter Class 5 Previous Year Papers

Preparing for the Class 5 Spell Bee Winter Olympiad? Practising with previous year papers is an excellent way to boost your child's command of spelling, vocabulary, and grammar skills.

Why Solve Previous Year Papers?

• Includes advanced topics like Word Twins, Crossword and Get, Set, Spell! etc.
• Improves word application, spelling precision, and contextual understanding.
• Gives real exam practice, helping students become confident and exam-ready.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Spell Bee Words for Class 5

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.

Abdomen, absence, accelerator, accent, access, accordion, acquire, adage adjustable, adore, aerobics, alimentary, allergies, allowance, altar, alter, although, amnesia, amputation, amusingly, anaemia, animated, annual, antenna, antibiotics, antique, antiquity appreciation, approaching, arboreal, armadillo, arouse, artificial, ascent, aspersion, assume, asthma, astride, attire attribute, autograph avalanche, aversion, Banquet, barely, barley, beacon, beige, believer, benefit, beverage, bilateral, binge, blemish, blizzard, blooper blunder, bounce, boycott, brainstorm, brilliant briskness, budge, burdensome, Calories, camouflage, canopy, capacious, carnation, carnival cathedral, cease, censor, changeable, chaos, characterization, chuckle, clarinet, cling, , cola nut, colander, collateral, comestible, communicable, compass, compassionate, Compliant complicated, compost, concerned, concession, conclusion, condensation, congestion, consent, considerable, consistent, consort, conspire, constable, constant, construction, consumer, contented, contention, contest, continuity, contour, contrast, contribute, convenience, conversion, conviction, coral, cordial, correlative, counterfeit, crave, crescent, cringe, cruiser, crunch, crux cuisine, culinary, cumin, curtail, Dagger, dazed decorative, defensive, delirious, delivery, demur, departure, depot, derogative, descent, designer, desperate, destination, destruction, detestable, device devise devotee, devotional, diabetes, diffident, diligent, dingy, discard, discriminatory, dismal, disorder, disparate, dispatch, disposal, dissident, domesticated, donation, dope, drastic, dreaded, dribble, dromedary, drowsy, drudge drum, Eagerness, earnestly, edible, electrolyte electromagnetic, elegance, elegy, elementary, elevate, elevation, elicit, embarrassed, emigrant, empower, encounter, endanger, endangered, enhance, enlarge, enriching, enthusiastic, entrust, envelope, epicure, estimate, eternal, ethical, ethics, eulogy, evaluate, exalted, exasperated, excessive, exclamation, exclusive, excretory, exhaustion, exile, exorbitant, expectation, experienced, experimental, explicit, exposure, extension, extinction, extract, extravagance, extreme, extrovert, Facade, facilitate, falcon, fallacy, fanfare, fascinate, fatal, faultless, faulty, favourable, fennel, fierce, flair, flammable, floundering, flutter, focussed, foliage, foretell, foreword, foster, fragility, fragment, fraternity, fringe, fruitful, fumble, furnace, furore, Gabble, gait, gambol, garnish, generation, grapple, grudge, gullible, Haggard, hallmark, hamper, harass, harmony, hasten, hatred, hectic, herald, heretic, hew, hibernation, hideous, hinge, hoarse, hone, horizontal, hostile, huddle, hurdle, hypothesis, Identical, identification, idyllic iguana illegible, illicit, imaginary, imbibe, immediate, immunity, impair, impartial, impasse, impede, impractical, impunity, inaugurate, incite, incriminate, inculcate, Indefinable, inept, inequality, inertia, infer, infirmary, infliction, informative, infringe, infuriate, ingenuous, insignificant, insincere, insinuate, inspire, instigate, integrity, intensity, intercept, interfere, intrude, invariable, invent, invention, inverted investigation, invincible, irrelevant, Jab, Jocular, jovial, joyful, joyless judicious, Kindle, kinetic, knave, knotty, Laconic, lament, landmark, languid, latte, laudable, lavender, leach legion, leisurely, lethal, lethargic, liberty, limerick, listless, longevity, lucid, lunar, lustre, luxurious, Magnanimous, magnify, malice, maltreat, manor, marinate, martyr, mascot, memorable, menace, mercy, mesh, metallurgy metamorphosis, microbes, mirthless, misfire, monarch, monotonous, moped, morality, morose, mortar motionless, mustered, mutter, mystify, mythical, Nail-biting, nail clipper, nasal, natal nourishing, novelty, nuisance, Obedience, obese, obliterate, oblivion, observation, obsolete, obstruct, occupation, onus, opera, opine, opossum, opposition, oppressive, orangutan, ordinary, oregano, orthodox, oscillate, outburst, overdue, overturn, Pace, pacify, palpable, pamper, pamphlet, pangolin, panicky, panorama, paragraph, parody, particular, pedestal, pelt, pelvic, pendulum, perceptible, perfume, peril, perishable, permanent, perpetual, pestle, pillion, placid, platypus, pledge, plenteous, pliers, possessed, potential, poverty, practice pragmatic, practice, predatory, predecessor, preface, presence, preservative, presume, prison, probably, proceed, prophecy, prophet, protest, protractor, provident, prowess, punctuation, purview, Quantum, quarrelsome, Rainforests, raven, reciprocal, rectitude, reef, referee, refined, reign, rein reliable, relieved, relinquish, rendition, repellent, repose, resort, respiratory, responsibility, restore restrain, resurgent, retain, retarded, revamp, revealing, rhea rigorous, rustle, résumé, Saffron, sarcastic saunter, saute, scalpel, scavenger, scent, sceptic, scorn, scoundrel, scribble, scruffy, scythe, seasoning, sensor sentimental, serious, serpentine, servile, sewing, shimmered, shocking, shortage, shuffle siege, significant, situation, snare snuggle, solace, solemn, spanner, sparkling, spate, specialist, spirit, sprawling, squalid, stationary, stationery, sternly, stingy, stomp, strife, struggle, suffocate, superlative, survey, swivel, synthesiser, Tangible, tarnish, tasteless, taunt, temper tempting, tenable, tentacle, tenure, thoroughly, thoughtless, threadbare, threshold, thrilled, thrive, tiresome, tolerate, tonne, topography, toucan, traditional, transition, transpire, treason, treasury, trombone, tsunami, turmoil, tuxedo, twinge, Ultra, unconfined, undergrowth, unleash, unravel, unremarkable, unsteady, unusual, unwind, uproar, utilise, Vacillate, valediction, vase, vegetation, vertical, vicarious, violet, vocalise, Wary, windpipes, withdraw, wither, withhold, withstand, woodwind, worthy, wreath, wrench

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 correct word for the blank: A strap or rope placed around the head of a horse or other animal, used for leading or tethering it is called a __________.
	a) harness		b) rein
	c) halter		d) bridle

Q.2	Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 u e p t n r c u
	a) 76231584		b) 51378426
	c) 68341527		d) 31574862

Q.3	Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word: ava___________
	a) liable		b) lanche
	c) nues		d) ricous

Q.4	Which of the options rhymes with the word that you can fill in the blank correctly? He was unrecognisable after he shaved his __________.
	a) shared		b) stirred
	c) heard		d) geared

Q.5	Choose the correct word for the given image:
	a) fastner		b) waiststrip
	c) tieknot		d) drawstring

Q.6	Choose the correct option for the blanks: 1. A truck hit a ___________ car outside the office this morning. 2. The teacher distributed the ___________ to the children.
	a) stationery/stationary		b) stationery/stationery
	c) stationary/stationary		d) stationary/stationery

Q.7	Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
	a) peir		b) byre
	c) bier		d) heir

Q.8	Choose the correct prefix and suffix to make a meaningful word: ______ like ______ 1. un 2. dis 3. mis 4. hood 5. ly 6. able
	a) 1 and 5		b) 2 and 5
	c) 3 and 6		d) 1 and 4

Q.9	Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
	a) keal		b) teal
	c) peal		d) zeal

Q.10	Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence: They ensure that the milk you get is absolutely pure and safe by adhearing to all safety procedures from collection to delivery.
	a) absolutely and adhearing		b) only procedures
	c) procedures and delivery		d) only adhearing

Your Score: 0/10

Additional Preparation Resource

1. CREST International Spell Bee (Winter) competition Worksheets Package for class 5 - 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 5.