KS1 Spelling | The Sound OO Quiz for Students in Year 1

Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The Sound oo (book) (Questions)

This 'Sound oo (book)' spelling quiz teaches KS1 children the other sound this digraph makes. This sound can be either oo/ew or oo/u/uh and the best way for children to learn is to try and say the word both ways and see which one is most familiar or sounds like a word they’ve heard before.

The digraph ‘oo’ can make two sounds. This quiz will ask you to spell ‘oo’ words where the sound is the same as ‘u/uh’, like in the word ‘book’. Improve your spelling on words with this ‘oo’ sound.

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Which word has the sound we are looking at?

[ ]	pool
[ ]	moon
[ ]	took
[ ]	fool

Spell the missing word: Quick, I think I see Big____.

[ ]	fut
[ ]	foot
[ ]	foote
[ ]	phoot

Spell the missing word: Fetch some ____ for the fire.

[ ]	would
[ ]	woode
[ ]	wod
[ ]	wood

Spell the missing word: I got a sticker for ____ work.

[ ]	god
[ ]	goode
[ ]	good
[ ]	jood

Spell the missing word: ____! I think I can see the Loch Ness Monster!

[ ]	Lock
[ ]	Locke
[ ]	Look
[ ]	Looke

Spell the missing word: The earthquake ____ the house.

[ ]	schook
[ ]	shooke
[ ]	shchook
[ ]	shook

Spell the missing word: Peter Pan was not afraid of Captain ____.

[ ]	Hook
[ ]	Hooke
[ ]	Hoouk
[ ]	Houk

Spell the missing word: Please will you ____ me sausage and mash?

[ ]	kooc
[ ]	cook
[ ]	kook
[ ]	cooc

Spell the missing word: He was covered in ____ because he went up the chimney.

[ ]	coot
[ ]	scoot
[ ]	soot
[ ]	soote

10.

Spell the missing words: I love my ____ jumper, I think I ____ _____ in it!

[ ]	woolly, look and kool
[ ]	woolly, loock and cool
[ ]	woolly, look and cool
[ ]	wroolly, look and cool

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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The Sound oo (book) (Answers)

Which word has the sound we are looking at?

[ ]	pool
[ ]	moon
[x]	took
[ ]	fool

The other three answers make an ew/oo sound. We are looking at words with the u/oo sound like in 'took'.

Spell the missing word: Quick, I think I see Big____.

[ ]	fut
[x]	foot
[ ]	foote
[ ]	phoot

We aren't really sure if Bigfoot is real or not. He is like the Loch Ness Monster - we don't really know if either exist.

Spell the missing word: Fetch some ____ for the fire.

[ ]	would
[ ]	woode
[ ]	wod
[x]	wood

Fire used to keep us warm and give us light. Nowadays we have central heating and electricity.

Spell the missing word: I got a sticker for ____ work.

[ ]	god
[ ]	goode
[x]	good
[ ]	jood

Teachers love giving out stickers and children love receiving them! How many have you been given this year?

Spell the missing word: ____! I think I can see the Loch Ness Monster!

[ ]	Lock
[ ]	Locke
[x]	Look
[ ]	Looke

The Loch Ness Monster lives in Scotland and we aren't sure if he or she really exists!

Spell the missing word: The earthquake ____ the house.

[ ]	schook
[ ]	shooke
[ ]	shchook
[x]	shook

An earthquake happens when the plates underground move and rub together.

Spell the missing word: Peter Pan was not afraid of Captain ____.

[x]	Hook
[ ]	Hooke
[ ]	Hoouk
[ ]	Houk

Captain Hook is called this because he has a hook for a hand!

Spell the missing word: Please will you ____ me sausage and mash?

[ ]	kooc
[x]	cook
[ ]	kook
[ ]	cooc

We also call this bangers and mash.

Spell the missing word: He was covered in ____ because he went up the chimney.

[ ]	coot
[ ]	scoot
[x]	soot
[ ]	soote

When a fire burns, it leaves a black mark and residue which is called soot.

10.

Spell the missing words: I love my ____ jumper, I think I ____ _____ in it!

[ ]	woolly, look and kool
[ ]	woolly, loock and cool
[x]	woolly, look and cool
[ ]	wroolly, look and cool

If you wear a wool jumper you may look cool but you definitely won't feel it. Cool means cold and with that jumper you'll feel warm and snuggly!