NCERT Solutions for Class 5th English Chapter 1 C. Encircle the word that is spelt correctly — Let us Learn
Book page 5 Updated on2026-09-19
Q1.
Encircle the word that is spelt correctly. One has been done for you.
1. watter / water / weter
Answer
water — this one is already done for you in the book.
watter is wrong — it has a double t, which is not there.
weter is wrong — the first vowel is a, not e.
Say it and spell it: wa–ter. Two beats, one t.
Q2.
2. vegatables / veggetables / vegetables
Answer
vegetables
vegatables is wrong — the second vowel is e, not a.
veggetables is wrong — there is only one g.
Break it up: ve–ge–ta–bles. The word hides the smaller word table at the end.
Papa could not cut the vegetables without his spectacles, so this word comes from the poem itself.
Q3.
3. balloon / baloon / ballon
Answer
balloon
baloon is wrong — it is missing one l.
ballon is wrong — it is missing one o.
Remember: A balloon is double trouble — double l and double o: ba–ll–oo–n.
Q4.
4. hause / house / houze
Answer
house
hause is wrong — the vowels are ou, not au.
houze is wrong — it ends with se, not ze.
Tip: The letters ou give the “ow” sound here — the same ou as in mouse, round and shout.
Q5.
5. elephant / elefant / ellephant
Answer
elephant
elefant is wrong — the “f” sound here is written ph, not f.
ellephant is wrong — there is only one l.
Why ph: Some English words spell the “f” sound with ph — elephant, phone, photo, alphabet. These words came into English from Greek, and the spelling stayed.
Q6.
6. spactacles / spektacles / spectacles
Answer
spectacles
spactacles is wrong — the first vowel is e, not a.
spektacles is wrong — the “k” sound is written with c, not k.
Break it up: spec–ta–cles. This is our chapter word — the thing Papa lost.
Q7.
7. karpenter / carpenter / carpainter
Answer
carpenter
karpenter is wrong — the word begins with c, not k.
carpainter is wrong — there is no ai in it. That spelling has crept in from the word painter, which is a different job.
Meaning: A carpenter is the person who makes things out of wood — doors, chairs, cupboards.
Q8.
8. fruitt / friut / fruit
Answer
fruit
fruitt is wrong — there is only one t at the end.
friut is wrong — the i and the u have swapped places. The correct order is u first, then i.
Say it slowly: f–r–u–i–t. The u comes before the i, just as in juice and suit.
Q9.
9. receive / recieve / raceive
Answer
receive
recieve is wrong — the e and the i are the wrong way round.
raceive is wrong — the first vowel is e, not a.
The old rule that helps: “i before e, except after c.” In receive the letters come straight after a c, so it is ce–i, not ci–e. The same happens in ceiling and deceive.
Q10.
10. prinsipal / principal / princpal
Answer
principal
prinsipal is wrong — the “s” sound in the middle is written with c, not s.
princpal is wrong — a vowel is missing. There must be an i after princ.
Do not mix these two up: the principal is the head of a school — remember, the principal is your pal. A principle is a rule you live by.