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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The Sound air (Questions)

This 'Sound air' quiz will help KS1 children learn spellings with the three letter digraph 'air'. Each word has been selected from the National Curriculum.

The ‘air’ sound is a three letter digraph. This means that if a word has the ‘air’ sound in it, chances are, it will be spelt with these three letters. This sound is also a word – air is what you breathe! Test your knowledge on these spellings.

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1. Spell the missing word: We went to the ____.
[ ] fayr
[ ] fair
[ ] fairr
[ ] fiar
2. Spell the missing word: She bought a new ____ of shoes.
[ ] paire
[ ] pair
[ ] pairr
[ ] paire
3. Spell the missing word: She climbed one ____ at a time.
[ ] stair
[ ] stairr
[ ] staire
[ ] stiar
4. Spell the missing word: She had long ____ like Rapunzel.
[ ] haire
[ ] hairr
[ ] hair
[ ] haiir
5. Spell the missing word: Please, take a seat on this comfy ____.
[ ] chhair
[ ] chairr
[ ] chare
[ ] chair
6. Spell the missing word: I need to speak to my ____ godmother.
[ ] fairey
[ ] fairie
[ ] fairy
[ ] fairry
7. Spell the missing word: ____ comes from cows.
[ ] Dairey
[ ] Dairy
[ ] Dairie
[ ] Darie
8. Spell the missing word: The tiger went back to his ____.
[ ] layer
[ ] lair
[ ] laire
[ ] lare
9. Spell the missing word: Today we made chocolate _____.
[ ] eclares
[ ] eccles
[ ] eclaires
[ ] eclairs
10. Spell the missing word: Afghan Hounds are particularly _____ dogs.
[ ] hairey
[ ] hairy
[ ] harry
[ ] hayery

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The Sound air (Answers)
1. Spell the missing word: We went to the ____.
[ ] fayr
[x] fair
[ ] fairr
[ ] fiar
Because the word ends in 'air' you don't need to add another 'r' as the 'r' in 'air' counts.
2. Spell the missing word: She bought a new ____ of shoes.
[ ] paire
[x] pair
[ ] pairr
[ ] paire
Up until 1818 shoes were one shape - this meant the left and right shoe were both the same! Nowadays, our right and left shoes fold in slightly with the foot.
3. Spell the missing word: She climbed one ____ at a time.
[x] stair
[ ] stairr
[ ] staire
[ ] stiar
The London Underground station with the most stairs is Covent Garden.
4. Spell the missing word: She had long ____ like Rapunzel.
[ ] haire
[ ] hairr
[x] hair
[ ] haiir
Rapunzel is a fairy tale character who has long hair.
5. Spell the missing word: Please, take a seat on this comfy ____.
[ ] chhair
[ ] chairr
[ ] chare
[x] chair
Do you think it looks comfy?
6. Spell the missing word: I need to speak to my ____ godmother.
[ ] fairey
[ ] fairie
[x] fairy
[ ] fairry
Tinkerbell is probably the most well-known fairy and she was first mentioned in the story of Peter Pan.
7. Spell the missing word: ____ comes from cows.
[ ] Dairey
[x] Dairy
[ ] Dairie
[ ] Darie
If you are allergic to dairy, you are lactose intolerant.
8. Spell the missing word: The tiger went back to his ____.
[ ] layer
[x] lair
[ ] laire
[ ] lare
Tigers, bears and wolves live in lairs.
9. Spell the missing word: Today we made chocolate _____.
[ ] eclares
[ ] eccles
[ ] eclaires
[x] eclairs
The word comes from French and means 'flash of lightning'.
10. Spell the missing word: Afghan Hounds are particularly _____ dogs.
[ ] hairey
[x] hairy
[ ] harry
[ ] hayery
These dogs would need to be brushed every day!