KS1 Spelling | The Sound UL Quiz for Year 1 Children

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

This 'Sound ul' spelling quiz introduces KS1 children to ‘ul’, which can sound like ‘al’, like in the word ‘beautiful’. Or, it can be ‘ull’ and make an ‘u-ll’ sound, like in the word ‘bull’. This quiz will include both sounds and spellings that have the ‘ul’ letters.

The letters ‘ul’ can make an al/au sound and if you add another ‘l’ – changing it to ‘ull’ it makes the ‘u+ll’ sound. This quiz will test you on words that have 'ul' in them and as you go, practise how to say these words as the pronunciation might vary. Improve your spelling in this quiz!

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The ____ ran towards the ____.

[ ]	bully and ball
[ ]	bully and bull
[ ]	bully and bul
[ ]	buly and bull

This bird is called a ____.

[ ]	seegull
[ ]	seagull
[ ]	seagul
[ ]	seegul

He broke his arm and said it was very ____.

[ ]	painfall
[ ]	painfull
[ ]	painful
[ ]	painfil

The princess looked ____.

[ ]	beautifullll
[ ]	boooyootifuall
[ ]	beautiful
[ ]	beeyouteafull

____ he will grow up to be an astronaut.

[ ]	Hopefulie
[ ]	Hopefally
[ ]	Hopfully
[ ]	Hopefully

The sweets were ____.

[ ]	wonderful
[ ]	wanderful
[ ]	wunderful
[ ]	winderfull

She thought the play was ____.

[ ]	dull
[ ]	dul
[ ]	doll
[ ]	dule

Please walk ____ across this bridge.

[ ]	carefullie
[ ]	carefuly
[ ]	carfully
[ ]	carefully

He bought her a wonderful Christmas present because he is so ____.

[ ]	foughtful
[ ]	thoughtful
[ ]	thooorttful
[ ]	fightful

10.

Please ____ that ____ box of toys over here.

[ ]	pul and ful
[ ]	pull and full
[ ]	pull and ful
[ ]	pul and full

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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The Sound ul (Answers)

The ____ ran towards the ____.

[ ]	bully and ball
[x]	bully and bull
[ ]	bully and bul
[ ]	buly and bull

It's not a good idea to bully a bull!

This bird is called a ____.

[ ]	seegull
[x]	seagull
[ ]	seagul
[ ]	seegul

Seagulls are usually seen at the seaside, but you can see them inland too.

He broke his arm and said it was very ____.

[ ]	painfall
[ ]	painfull
[x]	painful
[ ]	painfil

If you want to change the word to painfully, you add another 'l' and a 'y'.

The princess looked ____.

[ ]	beautifullll
[ ]	boooyootifuall
[x]	beautiful
[ ]	beeyouteafull

This is a hard spelling but one worth learning as you'll use it a lot in your writing to describe people and things.

____ he will grow up to be an astronaut.

[ ]	Hopefulie
[ ]	Hopefally
[ ]	Hopfully
[x]	Hopefully

This is a tricky word but hopefully you used your phonics skills to help you.

The sweets were ____.

[x]	wonderful
[ ]	wanderful
[ ]	wunderful
[ ]	winderfull

This is not easy, especially as the 'o' sounds like a 'u' in this word.

She thought the play was ____.

[x]	dull
[ ]	dul
[ ]	doll
[ ]	dule

The theatre is where actors perform on stage.

Please walk ____ across this bridge.

[ ]	carefullie
[ ]	carefuly
[ ]	carfully
[x]	carefully

The Millennium Bridge in London is also known as the Wobbly Bridge because when it first opened, it wobbled. It was then closed for two years whilst they fixed the wobble.

He bought her a wonderful Christmas present because he is so ____.

[ ]	foughtful
[x]	thoughtful
[ ]	thooorttful
[ ]	fightful

We are adding the suffix 'ful' onto describing words. When 'ul' is written as a suffix, it changes how it is said - when compared to how it's said with words like 'bull'.

10.

Please ____ that ____ box of toys over here.

[ ]	pul and ful
[x]	pull and full
[ ]	pull and ful
[ ]	pul and full

In the 19th century, children weren't allowed to play with toys on Sundays.