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Year 1 - The Sound ay

This 'Sound ay' spelling quiz helps KS1 children learn that this sound is always at the end of a word. These tasks will test their knowledge on the ‘ay’ spellings mentioned in the National Curriculum.

The ‘ay’ sound will nearly always be at the end of the word. One exception to this is if you are adding ‘ed’ or ‘s/es’ to show tense. Test your spelling skills with the ‘ay’ sound.

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1.
Spell the missing word: Which ____ do we need to go?
weigh
way
wey
waye
Would you like to climb a mountain one day?
2.
Spell the missing word: I have no money, can you ____.
qay
paye
pay
peay
In 2009 the Royal Mint (people who make money) forgot to write the year on the 20p coins!
3.
Spell the missing word: Which ____ are you coming round to see my new bedroom?
dai
day
dey
deigh
All of these words have the 'ay' sound but only one is an actual word.
4.
Spell the missing word: Do you want to ____ with me?
play
plaey
playe
palay
The sound 'ay' will almost always be at the end of the word.
5.
Spell the missing word: That pot was made out of ____.
klay
clay
cklay
kclay
Clay is found in the ground and, with water, can be moulded into shape. Once you've decided on a shape, you put it in the oven and then it will stay that way forever... or until you accidentally break it!
6.
Spell the missing word: The giant said, "____".
Lay
Laye
Layer
Llay
The giant is the one from Jack and the Beanstalk where he asks his hen to lay golden eggs.
7.
Spell the missing word: Palm trees ____ from side to side.
saway
sray
swaye
sway
Palm trees bend with the wind, or sway. Other trees might be blown over and their roots taken up but palm trees sway and stay!
8.
Spell the missing word: Welcome to our hotel, we hope you enjoy your ____.
stiay
stay
staye
sttay
In the sentence above, the word 'stay' is a noun. It can also be used as a verb - I like to stay in the best hotels.
9.
Spell the missing word: The flowers bloom in ____.
maye
may
May
Maey
Did you notice there were two answers that were spelt the same way? Well, May is a month and so it should always be spelt with a capital letter!
10.
Spell the missing word: They go to church and ____.
prey
praye
prayer
pray
People often get prayer and pray confused. You pray but you may have said a prayer - that's the difference.
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Finola Waller

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