KS1 Spelling | The Sound ER Quiz for Year 1 Students

Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The Sound er (within words) (Questions)

This 'Sound er' spelling quiz tests KS1 children on these two letters as a sound within words and not as a suffix. The spellings have been taken from and added to those in the National Curriculum.

The letters ‘er’ can be added to the end of words to alter the meaning but it is also a sound within words. This sound is stressed, which means you can hear the ‘er’ sound within the words (unlike when it’s a suffix). How many of these ‘er’ spellings do you know?

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Which answer has not got a spelling mistake?

[ ]	She wore a white dress to hur wedding.
[ ]	She wore a white dress to hir wedding.
[ ]	She wore a white dress to har wedding.
[ ]	She wore a white dress to her wedding.

Spell the missing word: It's the end of ____.

[ ]	turm
[ ]	term
[ ]	termn
[ ]	terrm

What's the missing word: A ____ is a doing word?

[ ]	noun
[ ]	adverb
[ ]	verb
[ ]	abverb

Spell the missing word: You are a very famous ____.

[ ]	pirson
[ ]	person
[ ]	persan
[ ]	persson

Spell the missing word: There is a ____ of elephants.

[ ]	heard
[ ]	hered
[ ]	herde
[ ]	herd

Spell the missing word: The parrot sat on his ____.

[ ]	perrch
[ ]	perch
[ ]	persch
[ ]	perche

Spell the missing word: This floor is covered in ____.

[ ]	jerms
[ ]	germs
[ ]	germes
[ ]	jearms

Spell the missing word: He is here to ____ you.

[ ]	serve
[ ]	serv
[ ]	serrv
[ ]	serrve

Spell the missing word: He is a computer ____.

[ ]	expert
[ ]	ecspert
[ ]	exppert
[ ]	exspert

10.

Spell the missing word: This is a ____.

[ ]	vern
[ ]	verne
[ ]	fern
[ ]	ferne

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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The Sound er (within words) (Answers)

Which answer has not got a spelling mistake?

[ ]	She wore a white dress to hur wedding.
[ ]	She wore a white dress to hir wedding.
[ ]	She wore a white dress to har wedding.
[x]	She wore a white dress to her wedding.

It's very traditional to wear a white wedding dress.

Spell the missing word: It's the end of ____.

[ ]	turm
[x]	term
[ ]	termn
[ ]	terrm

In England the summer holidays begin at the end of June or early July. In Australia their longest holidays start in December as that is when their summer starts.

What's the missing word: A ____ is a doing word?

[ ]	noun
[ ]	adverb
[x]	verb
[ ]	abverb

The last answer isn't a real word. A verb is a doing word and an adverb adds detail to how the verb is happening.

Spell the missing word: You are a very famous ____.

[ ]	pirson
[x]	person
[ ]	persan
[ ]	persson

Famous people often walk on red carpets!

Spell the missing word: There is a ____ of elephants.

[ ]	heard
[ ]	hered
[ ]	herde
[x]	herd

Elephants can live for over seventy years!

Spell the missing word: The parrot sat on his ____.

[ ]	perrch
[x]	perch
[ ]	persch
[ ]	perche

Parrots are popular pets and considered to be very intelligent creatures.

Spell the missing word: This floor is covered in ____.

[ ]	jerms
[x]	germs
[ ]	germes
[ ]	jearms

A sneeze carries germs at 100 miles an hour - that's a quick way to catch a cold!

Spell the missing word: He is here to ____ you.

[x]	serve
[ ]	serv
[ ]	serrv
[ ]	serrve

This is a picture of a butler who helps their employer with daily household issues.

Spell the missing word: He is a computer ____.

[x]	expert
[ ]	ecspert
[ ]	exppert
[ ]	exspert

Nearly every job relies on computers or modern technology. Think about the jobs you see or know - do any of them not involve a computer?

10.

Spell the missing word: This is a ____.

[ ]	vern
[ ]	verne
[x]	fern
[ ]	ferne

A fern plant is flowerless.