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Year 1 - The Sound ow (how)

Can you spot the ow sound? This Year 1 spelling quiz helps you hear the sound in words and choose the right letters to spell them.

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Fascinating Fact:

You can hear ow in town.

In KS1 English Spelling (Year 1), children practise listening carefully to sounds in words and matching them to the correct letters. In this quiz, ow is used to make the sound you hear in words like how, now and down.

Key Terms

  • Sound: What you hear in a word when you say it aloud.
  • Digraph: Two letters that work together to make one sound, such as ow.
  • Segmenting: Splitting a word into its sounds to help you spell it.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What sound does ow make in Year 1 spelling?

In Year 1 spelling, ow often makes the sound in “how” and “cow”. Children learn to spot that sound in words and choose the letters ow to spell it.

What are some ow words like how?

Some simple ow words are “how”, “now”, “cow”, “down”, “town” and “brown”. Saying each word clearly helps you hear the ow sound.

How do you teach a child to spell ow words?

Say the word slowly, tap the sounds, then write the letters that match. Read the finished word back to check it sounds right.

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1 .
____ old do you have to be to get a birthday card from the King?
How
Who
Howe
Whow
The answer is 100. When you reach 100 years old, the King will send you a birthday card.
2 .
Turn that ____ upside down.
phrown
phrowne
frown
frowne
If you turn a frown upside down, you are changing it to a smile!
3 .
The bear let out an angry ____.
jrowl
growl
gworl
gwowl
Bears use growling as a way of communicating; often it means stay away from me.
4 .
Is this lift going up or ____?
bown
bowne
down
downe
Another word for a lift is elevator.
5 .
Sloths have ____ fur.
browne
brorn
bworn
brown
There are around 300 moths that live in their fur! Yuck!
6 .
Be careful when you go to London, it can get quite ____.
crowdeded
crowde
crowd
crowded
It can be busy in London because there are more than 9 million people living there!
7 .
Will you join me on a shopping trip into ____?
towen
town
towne
towner
A town is larger than a village but not as big as a city.
8 .
Bring that ____ here ____!
owle and now
owl and now
owl and know
owl and nowe
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9 .
She had a ____ at her party.
clown
clowne
klown
klowne
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10 .
Learn to swim, so you don't ____.
brown
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dorown
durown
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Finola Waller (MEd, Primary School Teacher & KS1 English Quiz Writer)
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