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

Learn the ure spelling in Year 1. Listen for the sound in each word, then pick the correct letters to build confident reading and writing.

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Fascinating Fact:

You can hear ure in picture.

In KS1 English Spelling (Year 1), children practise matching sounds to letter patterns. The ure spelling is one way to write a sound in a word, and spotting it helps with reading and accurate spelling.

Key Terms

Trigraph: Three letters that work together to make one sound.
Phoneme: The smallest unit of sound in a word.
Sound buttons: Marks under letters to show how sounds are grouped when reading.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What sound does ure make in Year 1 phonics?

In Year 1 phonics, ure is often taught as a single sound made by three letters. It can sound like “yoo-uh” in some words, but it may sound different in longer words.

How can I help my child spell words with ure?

Say the word slowly, then split it into sounds. Write each sound in order, and look for the part that needs the ure spelling, then read the whole word back to check it.

Why do different spellings sometimes sound the same?

English has several ways to write similar sounds because words come from different languages and have changed over time. That is why children learn spellings as patterns, not just rules.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

There is the past, present and ____.

[ ]	future
[ ]	phuture
[ ]	futur
[ ]	futyar

2.

He ____ his arm at work.

[ ]	enjured
[ ]	injured
[ ]	injurd
[ ]	indjured

3.

The bank keeps your money ____.

[ ]	sekure
[ ]	seckure
[ ]	securre
[ ]	secure

4.

Can you ____ how tall I am?

[ ]	measure
[ ]	measur
[ ]	meazure
[ ]	meashure

5.

This x-ray shows a ____.

[ ]	frachure
[ ]	fracture
[ ]	frackture
[ ]	fractur

6.

This medicine will ____ your toothache.

[ ]	kure
[ ]	cure
[ ]	cyour
[ ]	coure

7.

He collected the horse ____.

[ ]	mainure
[ ]	mamure
[ ]	nanure
[ ]	manure

8.

Every time she went on holiday, she took a ____.

[ ]	pictchure
[ ]	pikture
[ ]	pickture
[ ]	picture

9.

She is not very ____.

[ ]	mature
[ ]	matchure
[ ]	matture
[ ]	matshure

10.

Once you've prepared the ____, you can pour it into the cupcake cases.

[ ]	micksture
[ ]	mixture
[ ]	mikture
[ ]	mixsture

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

1.

There is the past, present and ____.

[x]	future
[ ]	phuture
[ ]	futur
[ ]	futyar

The future is yet to come and the past is done - the present is a gift!

2.

He ____ his arm at work.

[ ]	enjured
[x]	injured
[ ]	injurd
[ ]	indjured

Injuries can happen anywhere like work, school or home.

3.

The bank keeps your money ____.

[ ]	sekure
[ ]	seckure
[ ]	securre
[x]	secure

Secure means safe and fixed in place.

4.

Can you ____ how tall I am?

[x]	measure
[ ]	measur
[ ]	meazure
[ ]	meashure

We can measure height in centimetres or inches.

5.

This x-ray shows a ____.

[ ]	frachure
[x]	fracture
[ ]	frackture
[ ]	fractur

Fracture means something has broken. A window or a bone can be fractured.

6.

This medicine will ____ your toothache.

[ ]	kure
[x]	cure
[ ]	cyour
[ ]	coure

If you brush and floss your teeth regularly, you will prevent toothache and fillings!

7.

He collected the horse ____.

[ ]	mainure
[ ]	mamure
[ ]	nanure
[x]	manure

Many gardeners add horse manure to their soil as it has great nutrients for plants, vegetables and flowers.

8.

Every time she went on holiday, she took a ____.

[ ]	pictchure
[ ]	pikture
[ ]	pickture
[x]	picture

The first camera was invented over two hundred years ago.

9.

She is not very ____.

[x]	mature
[ ]	matchure
[ ]	matture
[ ]	matshure

This was a hard one! You probably hear this word quite often as it's good to be told you're acting maturely. This means you are acting better or wiser than your age. Being told you're immature is the opposite.

10.

Once you've prepared the ____, you can pour it into the cupcake cases.

[ ]	micksture
[x]	mixture
[ ]	mikture
[ ]	mixsture

A mixture is a mix of things. A mixture could be anything that you mix together!