The Sound k

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This Sound k spelling quiz informs elementary school children that ‘k’ is used instead of ‘c’ before certain letters.

The sounds ‘k’ and ‘c’ are easily confused, especially as they can make the same noise. To know whether a word is spelled with a ‘k’ we look at the letter following it, so if the letters ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’ are after the letter – it is more than likely going to be spelled with a ‘k’. Test your knowledge on spellings with the ‘k’ sound.

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If you need to spell a word and it has a k/c sound, which letters do we look for to follow that sound?

e, i and a

e, i and y

e, o and y

e, u and y

So if the letter following the k sound is e, i or y it is going to be spelled with the k and not the c letter.

Spell the missing word: Please ____ this locket safe.

cep

ceep

keep

kepe

A locket opens up and you can put pictures of loved ones in. You can wear the locket around your neck and have your loved ones near your heart all day!

Spell the missing word: The princess had to ____ the frog.

kiss

kis

kisc

kess

The idea of kissing a frog and it turning into a prince comes from the book called The Frog Prince by Brothers Grimm.

Spell the missing word: She lives in ____.

Cent

Kent

Ckent

Kcent

Kent is a county in south east England, on the outskirts of London.

Spell the missing word: She dropped a hot cup of tea and it scorched her ____.

scin

sken

skin

skine

When carrying hot drinks, you have to be very careful. If you are burnt, you need to run the burn under a tap for twenty minutes and might even need to go to hospital.

Spell the missing word: These are ____ and they live in Australia.