KS1 Spelling | Words with the End Sound FF Quiz

Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The End Sound ff (Questions)

The End Sound ff helps KS1 children learn spellings that end in ‘ff’. The spelling rule is outlined in the National Curriculum and states that Year 1 children should know when to use this sound.

If a word ends in a ‘f’ sound, it is most likely going to end with two of that letter: ‘ff’. Normally if the vowel sound before it is short, like an ‘uh’ sound, the next letters will be ‘ff’.

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Why does the word 'puff' end with 'ff'?

[ ]	Because the word begins with a 'p'.
[ ]	Because the 'u' sound is a short vowel sound.
[ ]	Because the 'u' sound is a long vowel sound.
[ ]	Because every word has two f's in them.

The opposite to on, is...

[ ]	uff
[ ]	off
[ ]	offf
[ ]	oof

Spell the missing word: I'll ____ and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!

[ ]	huf
[ ]	hufe
[ ]	huff
[ ]	houf

Spell the missing word: Please ____ the prisoner.

[ ]	cuf
[ ]	cuff
[ ]	kuff
[ ]	kuf

Spell the missing word: Look at the beautiful ____.

[ ]	cliffs
[ ]	clivs
[ ]	kliffs
[ ]	clifs

Spell the missing word: ____ the flowers, do they smell nice?

[ ]	Snif
[ ]	Sniff
[ ]	Snoff
[ ]	Snuff

Spell the missing word: Please ____ out the candle.

[ ]	sunff
[ ]	snuf
[ ]	snuff
[ ]	snnuff

Spell the missing word: What's the ____ that goes inside a teddy?

[ ]	staff
[ ]	staf
[ ]	stuf
[ ]	stuff

Spell the missing word: The ____ on my slippers keep falling off.

[ ]	fuff
[ ]	fluf
[ ]	fuf
[ ]	fluff

10.

Spell the missing word: Please meet the ____.

[ ]	staff
[ ]	staf
[ ]	satff
[ ]	staaff

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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The End Sound ff (Answers)

Why does the word 'puff' end with 'ff'?

[ ]	Because the word begins with a 'p'.
[x]	Because the 'u' sound is a short vowel sound.
[ ]	Because the 'u' sound is a long vowel sound.
[ ]	Because every word has two f's in them.

Any time a word has a short vowel sound, the last letter will be doubled. The word leaf has a long vowel sound (ea) and so, it only has one 'f' at the end.

The opposite to on, is...

[ ]	uff
[x]	off
[ ]	offf
[ ]	oof

The picture is the commonly used sign on computers and means both on and off.

Spell the missing word: I'll ____ and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!

[ ]	huf
[ ]	hufe
[x]	huff
[ ]	houf

This is what the wolf said each time he tried to blow down one of the homes of the three little pigs.

Spell the missing word: Please ____ the prisoner.

[ ]	cuf
[x]	cuff
[ ]	kuff
[ ]	kuf

Handcuffs go on your wrist, and the area at the end of your shirt sleeves is called the cuff. You also have cufflinks that are small pieces of jewellery that go on your shirt cuffs.

Spell the missing word: Look at the beautiful ____.

[x]	cliffs
[ ]	clivs
[ ]	kliffs
[ ]	clifs

In England, the most famous cliffs are The White Cliffs of Dover; there's even a song about them.

Spell the missing word: ____ the flowers, do they smell nice?

[ ]	Snif
[x]	Sniff
[ ]	Snoff
[ ]	Snuff

If you sneeze after sniffing a flower, you may be allergic to them or have hay fever.

Spell the missing word: Please ____ out the candle.

[ ]	sunff
[ ]	snuf
[x]	snuff
[ ]	snnuff

This picture shows a candle snuffer, which works by stopping the oxygen from getting to the fire.

Spell the missing word: What's the ____ that goes inside a teddy?

[ ]	staff
[ ]	staf
[ ]	stuf
[x]	stuff

It's actually called stuffing. Teddy bears are the most common gifts given and are very collectible - there's even a teddy bear museum!

Spell the missing word: The ____ on my slippers keep falling off.

[ ]	fuff
[ ]	fluf
[ ]	fuf
[x]	fluff

In some countries, like Japan, it is polite to take off your shoes when indoors and wear house slippers.

10.

Spell the missing word: Please meet the ____.

[x]	staff
[ ]	staf
[ ]	satff
[ ]	staaff

We call a group of employees 'staff' but you can also have a large staff, which is like a large stick or cane.