KS1 Spelling | The Sound WH Quiz for Children in Year 1

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

This 'Sound wh' spelling quiz tests KS1 children on spellings that begin with this sound. The movement for this is to have your hand to your mouth and then blow it away, like you’ve just blown away a wish.

Sometimes the ‘w’ sound has a silent ‘h’ with it – ‘wh’. This digraph will usually start a word. Improve your spelling by playing this quiz.

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____ did dinosaurs exist?

[ ]	Wen
[ ]	When
[ ]	Whin
[ ]	Whan

____ is the Eiffel Tower?

[ ]	Were
[ ]	Wer
[ ]	Where
[ ]	Wher

This car has four ____.

[ ]	weels
[ ]	wheels
[ ]	wheals
[ ]	whills

____ you were gone, I tried your pizza.

[ ]	While
[ ]	Rile
[ ]	Wrile
[ ]	Wrhile

____ do tides form?

[ ]	Y
[ ]	Wy
[ ]	Why
[ ]	Whi

____ ocean is the largest?

[ ]	Rich
[ ]	Witch
[ ]	Which
[ ]	Wich

This is a blue ____.

[ ]	whale
[ ]	wail
[ ]	whal
[ ]	whaile

____ do crocodiles eat?

[ ]	Wat
[ ]	Whate
[ ]	Whut
[ ]	What

Can you ____ that secret to me please?

[ ]	whispur
[ ]	wispa
[ ]	whispar
[ ]	whisper

10.

____ the cream whilst I ____ the eggs.

[ ]	Whipp and whisk
[ ]	Whip and whisk
[ ]	Whip and wiske
[ ]	Whipp and whisc

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

____ did dinosaurs exist?

[ ]	Wen
[x]	When
[ ]	Whin
[ ]	Whan

When is a question word, this means that at the end of a sentence there will be a question mark.

____ is the Eiffel Tower?

[ ]	Were
[ ]	Wer
[x]	Where
[ ]	Wher

It's in Paris, France.

This car has four ____.

[ ]	weels
[x]	wheels
[ ]	wheals
[ ]	whills

There used to be a car with only three wheels called a Reliant Robin.

____ you were gone, I tried your pizza.

[x]	While
[ ]	Rile
[ ]	Wrile
[ ]	Wrhile

The first pizza ever documented was in 997 AD.

____ do tides form?

[ ]	Y
[ ]	Wy
[x]	Why
[ ]	Whi

Tides are created by the pull from the moon and sun. Gravitational forces pull the sea making the waves.

____ ocean is the largest?

[ ]	Rich
[ ]	Witch
[x]	Which
[ ]	Wich

The largest ocean in the world is the Pacific Ocean, which covers more than one third of the Earth's surface.

This is a blue ____.

[x]	whale
[ ]	wail
[ ]	whal
[ ]	whaile

The blue whale is the largest creature to live on earth. Their hearts weigh the same as most cars!

____ do crocodiles eat?

[ ]	Wat
[ ]	Whate
[ ]	Whut
[x]	What

They eat almost any living animal they can get their jaws into including boars, deer, snakes and cattle. They will even eat humans given the chance!

Can you ____ that secret to me please?

[ ]	whispur
[ ]	wispa
[ ]	whispar
[x]	whisper

A Wispa is a chocolate bar made by Cadbury.

10.

____ the cream whilst I ____ the eggs.

[ ]	Whipp and whisk
[x]	Whip and whisk
[ ]	Whip and wiske
[ ]	Whipp and whisc

Do you like baking cakes or just eating them?