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

This 'Sound ur' spelling quiz teaches KS1 children words with that sound. The letters ‘ur’ make the same sound as that made from ‘er’ and ‘ir’. The words in this quiz have been taken from and added to those in the National Curriculum.

The sound ‘ur’ can be placed anywhere within a word. Words can begin with this sound and it can be in the middle or end of a word. Can you spell the missing ‘ur’ words?

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1. It's your ____.
[ ] turn
[ ] tern
[ ] tirn
[ ] torn
2. He ____ his nose when he fell over.
[ ] hurte
[ ] hurt
[ ] hurtt
[ ] hourt
3. These people are inside a ____.
[ ] churckh
[ ] khurch
[ ] shurch
[ ] church
4. The day before Friday is ____.
[ ] Tharsday
[ ] Fursday
[ ] Thursdey
[ ] Thursday
5. This ____ works in Smith's Hospital.
[ ] nurs
[ ] nurse
[ ] nursce
[ ] nurese
6. Keep the pin away from the balloon or it'll ____.
[ ] durst
[ ] burst
[ ] durste
[ ] burste
7. If you stroke her ____, she'll ____.
[ ] phur and purr
[ ] fur and pur
[ ] fur and purr
[ ] furr and purr
8. Oil the pan or the chicken will ____.
[ ] durn
[ ] durne
[ ] burn
[ ] burne
9. Her hair is not straight; it is ____.
[ ] curly
[ ] curlie
[ ] culey
[ ] curley
10. This ____ loves to ____.
[ ] surfar and surf
[ ] surfer and surf
[ ] surfa and surf
[ ] surfur and surf

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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - The Sound ur (Answers)
1. It's your ____.
[x] turn
[ ] tern
[ ] tirn
[ ] torn
'Er' and 'ir' both make the same sound as 'ur'.
2. He ____ his nose when he fell over.
[ ] hurte
[x] hurt
[ ] hurtt
[ ] hourt
If you break your nose and get it fixed, it's called rhinoplasty.
3. These people are inside a ____.
[ ] churckh
[ ] khurch
[ ] shurch
[x] church
Many churches have colourful windows - these are called stained glass windows.
4. The day before Friday is ____.
[ ] Tharsday
[ ] Fursday
[ ] Thursdey
[x] Thursday
Every day of the week should begin with a capital letter.
5. This ____ works in Smith's Hospital.
[ ] nurs
[x] nurse
[ ] nursce
[ ] nurese
In the background of this picture we can see a newborn baby, which means this lady might actually be a midwife (someone that specialises in babies).
6. Keep the pin away from the balloon or it'll ____.
[ ] durst
[x] burst
[ ] durste
[ ] burste
Rubber balloons were invented by an Englishman called Michael Faraday.
7. If you stroke her ____, she'll ____.
[ ] phur and purr
[ ] fur and pur
[x] fur and purr
[ ] furr and purr
Cats that can purr can't roar; and cats that can roar can't purr!
8. Oil the pan or the chicken will ____.
[ ] durn
[ ] durne
[x] burn
[ ] burne
There are lots of different types of oil like vegetable, sunflower, rapeseed and coconut.
9. Her hair is not straight; it is ____.
[x] curly
[ ] curlie
[ ] culey
[ ] curley
Some people have naturally curly hair but if you don't, you can plait it or use curling tongs.
10. This ____ loves to ____.
[ ] surfar and surf
[x] surfer and surf
[ ] surfa and surf
[ ] surfur and surf
Surfing is very popular in Hawaii, Cornwall and California.