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

This 'Sound ou' spelling quiz asks KS1 children to spell words with that sound. To help you teach this sound, think of the word ‘cloud’ and use that as your reminder on how it should be said. All the spellings in this quiz have been taken from the recommended list in the National Curriculum, for Year 1 children.

The only high frequency word that ends with the letters ‘ou’ is ‘you’. However, the sound in the word ‘you’ is different to how the ‘ou’ should sound. It’s an exception to the rules. Other than in this word, the ‘ou’ is pronounced like ‘ow’ – as in “Ow, you just hurt me!” These spellings will all include the ‘ow’ sound. Can you spell the missing words?

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1. Your teeth are inside your ____.
[ ] mouve
[ ] mouf
[ ] mouffe
[ ] mouth
2. The ____ comes out of these speakers and travels ____ the room.
[ ] souned and around
[ ] sound and arround
[ ] sound and around
[ ] sound and awound
3. The ____ was not very ____.
[ ] mouse and loud
[ ] mouce and loud
[ ] mouse and louwed
[ ] mousse and loud
4. They were very ____ of their new ____.
[ ] pwoud and house
[ ] proud and house
[ ] proude and house
[ ] proud and hous
5. The ____ coin is very ____.
[ ] pound and wround
[ ] pound and round
[ ] pound and wound
[ ] pounde and round
6. The pirate ____ the treasure!
[ ] found
[ ] thound
[ ] founed
[ ] thouned
7. I can ____ to ten!
[ ] kount
[ ] count
[ ] counte
[ ] counet
8. Please don't ____; I've got a headache.
[ ] schout
[ ] sout
[ ] shoute
[ ] shout
9. Don't forget to take the rubbish ____.
[ ] owt
[ ] out
[ ] oute
[ ] ouwt
10. Will you teach me ____ Julius Caesar?
[ ] abowt
[ ] abbout
[ ] about
[ ] aboute

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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The Sound ou (Answers)
1. Your teeth are inside your ____.
[ ] mouve
[ ] mouf
[ ] mouffe
[x] mouth
The hardest part of the human body is called enamel, which is on your teeth.
2. The ____ comes out of these speakers and travels ____ the room.
[ ] souned and around
[ ] sound and arround
[x] sound and around
[ ] sound and awound
If you have speakers all over the room, then this is called surround sound.
3. The ____ was not very ____.
[x] mouse and loud
[ ] mouce and loud
[ ] mouse and louwed
[ ] mousse and loud
If you have more than one mouse, the word changes to mice.
4. They were very ____ of their new ____.
[ ] pwoud and house
[x] proud and house
[ ] proude and house
[ ] proud and hous
People save up for years to buy a house but most people only save a deposit. This means they save a small amount of money and borrow the rest from a bank, which is called getting a mortgage.
5. The ____ coin is very ____.
[ ] pound and wround
[x] pound and round
[ ] pound and wound
[ ] pounde and round
This coin was made in 1983 and replaced one pound bank notes.
6. The pirate ____ the treasure!
[x] found
[ ] thound
[ ] founed
[ ] thouned
Pirates wore bandanas to keep their hair off their face and catch the sweat whilst working. Practical and fashionable... if you're a pirate!
7. I can ____ to ten!
[ ] kount
[x] count
[ ] counte
[ ] counet
Once you can count to ten, you learn to add single digits together then number bonds.
8. Please don't ____; I've got a headache.
[ ] schout
[ ] sout
[ ] shoute
[x] shout
Headaches can happen when you're ill and often when you're dehydrated (not had enough water).
9. Don't forget to take the rubbish ____.
[ ] owt
[x] out
[ ] oute
[ ] ouwt
In England, we place our rubbish in our bins outside and dustbin men come and collect them once a week.
10. Will you teach me ____ Julius Caesar?
[ ] abowt
[ ] abbout
[x] about
[ ] aboute
There is so much you can learn about this Roman Emperor but let's start with the basics: his full name was Gaius Julius Caesar.