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Year 1 - The End Sound ss
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Year 1 - The End Sound ss

The End Sound ss is a quiz that helps KS1 children learn the spellings for words that end in ‘ss’. The words are taken from and added to those stated in the National Curriculum.

If a word ends in an ‘s’ sound, it is most likely going to be written like this: ‘ss’. If the vowel sound in the word makes a short sound or noise, then the next letters will be doubled. See if you can get full marks in these spellings.

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1.
Spell the missing word: Holidaying is such ____.
bliss
blis
blisse
biss
The Golden Mile Beach in South Africa is one of the busiest beaches in the world...not quite blissful!
2.
Spell the missing word: I love her new ____.
dess
dress
dresz
drss
In 2001 the singer Bjork wore a dress that looked like a swan! She is now famous for wearing this dress because nobody liked it.
3.
Spell the missing word: Christians sometimes wear a ____.
coss
cros
cross
cruss
The cross symbolises how Jesus died, nailed to a cross.
4.
Spell the missing word: I don't want more, I want ____.
less
les
lass
liss
Less than means the same as subtract, take away and minus.
5.
Spell the missing word: My teacher's name is ____ Jones.
Mis
Mes
Mess
Miss
If your teacher is female and married, we would call her Mrs not Miss.
6.
Spell the missing word: ____ is my favourite game.
Ches
Chess
Chese
Cheese
The vowel sound in chess is very short and so you need to double the last letter.
7.
Spell the missing word: He is suffering from ____.
stess
stress
stres
striss
Stress is a very serious problem and causes many other issues like headaches and heart attacks.
8.
Spell the missing word: The snake went ____.
hess
hes
hiss
his
Snakes hiss to warn predators off.
9.
Spell the missing word: Please can I have a ____?
ciss
cis
kis
kiss
When you kiss, your lips use one muscle called the orbicularis oris.
10.
Spell the missing word: Your room is a ____.
mis
miss
mess
mes
Messy rooms can be dusty too and these can cause problems for anyone with asthma or allergies to dust.
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Finola Waller

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