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Year 1 - The Sound ea (bead)
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Year 1 - The Sound ea (bead)

This 'Sound ea (bead)' spelling quiz informs KS1 children of the other sound these two letters make. The ‘ea’ sound can make a sound like ‘eh’ as in ‘head’ but can also make the ‘ee’ sound, as in ‘bead’. This requirement of understanding is stated in the National Curriculum.

The letters ‘ea’ can make two different sounds; this test is on the ‘ee’ sound it makes – like in the word ‘bead’. Test your knowledge on words spelt with ‘ea’.

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1 .
Spell the missing word: Oh my! What a big ____ you have!
beac
beec
beek
beak
Pelicans have the largest beaks or bills out of all the birds.
2 .
Spell the missing word: Chicken is my favourite ____.
meet
maet
meat
meate
The first answer is also said the same way but means you are meeting somebody - it's not something you eat.
3 .
Spell the missing word: You are not strong, you are ____.
reak
weak
reake
weake
You can't grow new muscles but you can make them bigger.
4 .
Spell the missing word: My ____ in the cinema was row 3 number 12.
seat
seate
ceat
sceat
Do you have a favourite film?
5 .
Spell the missing word: You need to retake the test because I saw you ____.
cheate
chaet
cheat
cheet
They say if you cheat - you only cheat yourself. This means if you cheat you will never learn and you will be the one suffering in the end.
6 .
Spell the missing words: I can't wait to ___, ___ the way!
eet and leed
ete and lede
eat and leed
eat and lead
The most a person can survive without food is sixty days but it does depend on the conditions, like weather etc.
7 .
Spell the missing word: It's cold in here, turn up the ____.
heat
heate
heet
heatt
Libya is the hottest country in the world.
8 .
Spell the missing word: Your handwriting is very ____.
gneat
kneat
kneet
neat
Calligraphy is when writing looks like artwork and is usually created with a fountain pen.
9 .
Which of these words makes the 'ea' sound we are doing the quiz on?
deaf
dead
sea
instead
Only the third answer makes the 'ee/ea' sound, the other words make an 'eh' sound.
10 .
Spell the missing word: Last night I had a wonderful ____.
dream
bream
dreem
dweam
It's believed that the idea for the sewing machine came to someone in a dream!
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Finola Waller

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