KS1 Spelling | Words Ending with EST Quiz for Children

Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - Words ending with est (Questions)

This 'Words ending with est' spelling quiz tests children on this extra syllable and suffix. It may be worth visiting the KS1 English quiz ‘Are you Faster or the Fastest’ so that the child learns when to use ‘er’ or ‘est’ as this quiz will only test them on ‘est’ spellings suggested in the National Curriculum.

Hopefully you know when to add an ‘er’ or ‘est’ suffix to a word. If not, have a look at the KS1 English quiz ‘Are you Faster or the Fastest’. This quiz will ask you to spell the missing ‘est’ words.

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This is the ____ hotel in England.

[ ]	grundest
[ ]	grandest
[ ]	gwandest
[ ]	grandist

This is the ____ toothpaste around!

[ ]	freshest
[ ]	frishest
[ ]	fresshest
[ ]	fresheste

The cheetah is the ____ animal on earth.

[ ]	farstest
[ ]	fastest
[ ]	faistest
[ ]	farsstest

He is the ____ bus driver in Wales.

[ ]	kindest
[ ]	cindest
[ ]	ckindest
[ ]	kcindest

The peregrine falcon is the ____ bird in the air.

[ ]	qwickest
[ ]	qickest
[ ]	quicest
[ ]	quickest

The Dead Sea is the ____ point on Earth.

[ ]	lorest
[ ]	lowest
[ ]	lowrest
[ ]	lorwest

This is the ____ book in the world.

[ ]	oldest
[ ]	olddest
[ ]	olldest
[ ]	oldist

Diamonds are the ____ stones in the world.

[ ]	haddest
[ ]	hardest
[ ]	harddest
[ ]	hawdest

This is the ____ sky in the world!

[ ]	cleerest
[ ]	clearrest
[ ]	clearest
[ ]	klearest

10.

He picked the ____ shirt for the party.

[ ]	darkkest
[ ]	darccest
[ ]	darcest
[ ]	darkest

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Spelling Quiz - Year 1 - Words ending with est (Answers)

This is the ____ hotel in England.

[ ]	grundest
[x]	grandest
[ ]	gwandest
[ ]	grandist

Grand can mean big in size but also wonderful or marvellous.

This is the ____ toothpaste around!

[x]	freshest
[ ]	frishest
[ ]	fresshest
[ ]	fresheste

We are adding an extra syllable onto the word 'fresh' to change or alter the meaning slightly.

The cheetah is the ____ animal on earth.

[ ]	farstest
[x]	fastest
[ ]	faistest
[ ]	farsstest

Often these words end with a double consonant. In the word 'fast', 'st' are the last letters and they are both consonants.

He is the ____ bus driver in Wales.

[x]	kindest
[ ]	cindest
[ ]	ckindest
[ ]	kcindest

There are no words that start with 'ck' or 'kc'. Some words can end with 'ck'.

The peregrine falcon is the ____ bird in the air.

[ ]	qwickest
[ ]	qickest
[ ]	quicest
[x]	quickest

Whenever there is a 'q' there is always a 'u' next to it!

The Dead Sea is the ____ point on Earth.

[ ]	lorest
[x]	lowest
[ ]	lowrest
[ ]	lorwest

The Dead Sea is also called the Salt Sea because it's very salty.

This is the ____ book in the world.

[x]	oldest
[ ]	olddest
[ ]	olldest
[ ]	oldist

The word oldest is the same as eldest but if you use the word eldest, it is normally said before a noun.

Diamonds are the ____ stones in the world.

[ ]	haddest
[x]	hardest
[ ]	harddest
[ ]	hawdest

Diamonds are often used in expensive jewellery.

This is the ____ sky in the world!

[ ]	cleerest
[ ]	clearrest
[x]	clearest
[ ]	klearest

A clear sky means no clouds.

10.

He picked the ____ shirt for the party.

[ ]	darkkest
[ ]	darccest
[ ]	darcest
[x]	darkest

There are lots of words where 'est' can be added - can you think of more?