KS1 Spelling | Words with Two Vowels Quiz for Year 1

Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - Two Vowel Spellings (Questions)

This Two Vowel Spellings quiz will test KS1 children on phonic sounds that are made up of two vowels, like ai, ee, ea, etc. All words have been taught in previous quizzes and taken from the recommended spelling list in the National Curriculum.

A digraph is a sound made by two letters; a vowel digraph is two vowels together that make one sound. This quiz is going to ask you to spell words with two vowels. Good luck!

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Which of these words is spelt incorrectly?

[ ]	rain
[ ]	spoil
[ ]	affraid
[ ]	point

Which of these words is spelt incorrectly?

[ ]	boil
[ ]	spoon
[ ]	dream
[ ]	meen

Which of these words is spelt incorrectly?

[ ]	proud
[ ]	instead
[ ]	steadey
[ ]	sheep

Which of these words is spelt incorrectly?

[ ]	cheif
[ ]	piece
[ ]	fried
[ ]	mouse

Which of these words is spelt incorrectly?

[ ]	Tuessday
[ ]	oak
[ ]	coach
[ ]	field

Spell the missing word: He is painting the ____.

[ ]	seiling
[ ]	ceiling
[ ]	cealing
[ ]	sealing

Spell the missing word: Sunflowers bloom in ____.

[ ]	August
[ ]	Awgust
[ ]	Aogust
[ ]	Aurgust

Spell the missing word: This is a scary ____.

[ ]	dinosoor
[ ]	dinosuar
[ ]	dinosaur
[ ]	dinosoer

Which sentence is spelt perfectly?

[ ]	This tree has a woden trunk.
[ ]	This tree has a wooden trunk.
[ ]	This trea has a wooden trunk.
[ ]	This tre has a woden trunk.

10.

Which sentence is spelt perfectly?

[ ]	She touk the spoon and put it on her nose.
[ ]	She tok the spoon and put it on her nose.
[ ]	She took the spoon and put it on her noose.
[ ]	She took the spoon and put it on her nose.

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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - Two Vowel Spellings (Answers)

Which of these words is spelt incorrectly?

[ ]	rain
[ ]	spoil
[x]	affraid
[ ]	point

The word 'afraid' should only have one 'f' and means scared.

Which of these words is spelt incorrectly?

[ ]	boil
[ ]	spoon
[ ]	dream
[x]	meen

The last word doesn't exist, but the word 'mean' does.

Which of these words is spelt incorrectly?

[ ]	proud
[ ]	instead
[x]	steadey
[ ]	sheep

Steady doesn't have an 'e' after the 'd' and means careful and slow.

Which of these words is spelt incorrectly?

[x]	cheif
[ ]	piece
[ ]	fried
[ ]	mouse

A chief is a leader.

Which of these words is spelt incorrectly?

[x]	Tuessday
[ ]	oak
[ ]	coach
[ ]	field

Tuesday is the second day of the week. Do you know the other six days?

Spell the missing word: He is painting the ____.

[ ]	seiling
[x]	ceiling
[ ]	cealing
[ ]	sealing

This spelling was shown in the quiz that tested you on the 'ei' sound.

Spell the missing word: Sunflowers bloom in ____.

[x]	August
[ ]	Awgust
[ ]	Aogust
[ ]	Aurgust

August is the eighth month of the year - do you know the month that follows August?

Spell the missing word: This is a scary ____.

[ ]	dinosoor
[ ]	dinosuar
[x]	dinosaur
[ ]	dinosoer

This dinosaur is called a Tyrannosaurus Rex but we shorten it to T-Rex.

Which sentence is spelt perfectly?

[ ]	This tree has a woden trunk.
[x]	This tree has a wooden trunk.
[ ]	This trea has a wooden trunk.
[ ]	This tre has a woden trunk.

This picture shows the roots as well but most of the time, roots are underground and out of sight securing the tree in place.

10.

Which sentence is spelt perfectly?

[ ]	She touk the spoon and put it on her nose.
[ ]	She tok the spoon and put it on her nose.
[ ]	She took the spoon and put it on her noose.
[x]	She took the spoon and put it on her nose.

Spoons stay on your nose when you use friction or a bit of water and a good dose of gravity!