KS1 Spelling | Magic E with O Words Quiz

Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - Magic e with o (Questions)

Magic e with o tests KS1 children’s skills using the sound made in words like ‘hope’. The words in this quiz are taken from the National Curriculum.

When there is an e at the end of a word, it changes the vowel into what we call a long vowel sound. The word ‘hop’ goes from ‘o’ to ‘hope’ making the vowel sound longer. Test your spelling skills on these magic e with o words.

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Spell the missing word: This is their holiday _____.

[ ]	home
[ ]	hom
[ ]	hoome
[ ]	hoame

Spell the missing word: She _____ up and had a stretch.

[ ]	woak
[ ]	woke
[ ]	wook
[ ]	wowk

Spell the missing word: He needed a long _____.

[ ]	roap
[ ]	rowp
[ ]	rop
[ ]	rope

Spell the missing word: There was a huge _____ in the road.

[ ]	howl
[ ]	hole
[ ]	hoal
[ ]	hoale

Spell the missing word: This is a picture of a _____.

[ ]	bown
[ ]	bone
[ ]	boone
[ ]	bowne

Spell the missing word: Father Christmas lives in the North _____.

[ ]	Powl
[ ]	Poole
[ ]	Poal
[ ]	Pole

Spell the missing word: _____ birds are scary!

[ ]	Thoase
[ ]	Thoas
[ ]	Those
[ ]	Thoose

Spell the missing word: He slid down the _____ on his skis.

[ ]	sloap
[ ]	sloape
[ ]	slowp
[ ]	slope

Spell the missing word: He has a very large _____.

[ ]	noase
[ ]	noas
[ ]	nose
[ ]	noos

10.

Spell the missing word: They are taking pictures on their _____.

[ ]	phoanes
[ ]	phones
[ ]	phowns
[ ]	phanes

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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - Magic e with o (Answers)

Spell the missing word: This is their holiday _____.

[x]	home
[ ]	hom
[ ]	hoome
[ ]	hoame

The sounds 'ow' and 'oa' both make this o_e sound.

Spell the missing word: She _____ up and had a stretch.

[ ]	woak
[x]	woke
[ ]	wook
[ ]	wowk

If we say woke, it means it's already happened, If it is happening now we say 'she is waking up'.

Spell the missing word: He needed a long _____.

[ ]	roap
[ ]	rowp
[ ]	rop
[x]	rope

Rope is useful to have and there are lots of different knots you can learn!

Spell the missing word: There was a huge _____ in the road.

[ ]	howl
[x]	hole
[ ]	hoal
[ ]	hoale

Holes in the road can be dangerous and can cause cars to break, especially the suspension.

Spell the missing word: This is a picture of a _____.

[ ]	bown
[x]	bone
[ ]	boone
[ ]	bowne

The kneecap is a bone and is actually called the patella.

Spell the missing word: Father Christmas lives in the North _____.

[ ]	Powl
[ ]	Poole
[ ]	Poal
[x]	Pole

Poole is a place near Bournemouth, in England.

Spell the missing word: _____ birds are scary!

[ ]	Thoase
[ ]	Thoas
[x]	Those
[ ]	Thoose

This bird is called an emu and is about six foot tall. That's about the height of a very tall man!

Spell the missing word: He slid down the _____ on his skis.

[ ]	sloap
[ ]	sloape
[ ]	slowp
[x]	slope

The most popular ski resorts are in The Alps.

Spell the missing word: He has a very large _____.

[ ]	noase
[ ]	noas
[x]	nose
[ ]	noos

There isn't a bone between your nostrils, instead there is cartilage.

10.

Spell the missing word: They are taking pictures on their _____.

[ ]	phoanes
[x]	phones
[ ]	phowns
[ ]	phanes

The 'ph' makes a 'f' sound and the word is broken up like this: ph + o + n.