KS1 Spelling | The Sound SK, ST and SS Quiz for Year 2

Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - a + sk, ss and st (Questions)

This ‘a + sk, ss and st’ spelling quiz informs KS1 children that when you say words with ask/ass/ast the ‘a’ sound is an ‘ar’ sound instead and is written as such. This Year 2 spelling quiz will test children on these words.

The letter ‘a’ is pronounced ‘ah’ but if it comes before ‘sk/ss/st’ it changes to ‘ar’. This quiz will ask you to spell words where the ‘a’ sound has been changed to ‘ar’. Can you spell the missing word?

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I will ____ you to ____ me the cup.

[ ]	arsk and pass
[ ]	ask and pass
[ ]	ask and parss
[ ]	arsk and parss

The ____ did not enjoy the ____.

[ ]	class and task
[ ]	class and tasc
[ ]	clarss and task
[ ]	klass and task

Careful, there is a ____ of milk on the ____.

[ ]	glass and grass
[ ]	glas and gras
[ ]	glass and grasse
[ ]	glarss and grass

In the desert, a shadow is easily ____.

[ ]	kast
[ ]	cast
[ ]	carst
[ ]	karst

This dog loves his ____.

[ ]	masster
[ ]	masta
[ ]	master
[ ]	mastter

He has a ____ array of fruit.

[ ]	varste
[ ]	vaste
[ ]	varst
[ ]	vast

Stand back from the ____!

[ ]	blast
[ ]	blarst
[ ]	blarste
[ ]	blaste

____ the ____.

[ ]	Pass and flasck
[ ]	Pass and flasc
[ ]	Pas and flask
[ ]	Pass and flask

That's the ____ time I ask you; that was a ____.

[ ]	last and disarster
[ ]	last and disaster
[ ]	larst and disaster
[ ]	last and disasta

10.

Please ____ the ____.

[ ]	pass and mask
[ ]	pass and marsk
[ ]	parss and mask
[ ]	parse and marsk

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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - a + sk, ss and st (Answers)

I will ____ you to ____ me the cup.

[ ]	arsk and pass
[x]	ask and pass
[ ]	ask and parss
[ ]	arsk and parss

The words sound like 'ar' but they don't have the letter 'r' in them.

The ____ did not enjoy the ____.

[x]	class and task
[ ]	class and tasc
[ ]	clarss and task
[ ]	klass and task

Here the 'ar' sound is said before the 'sk' and 'ss' letters.

Careful, there is a ____ of milk on the ____.

[x]	glass and grass
[ ]	glas and gras
[ ]	glass and grasse
[ ]	glarss and grass

Milk is good for the bones because it contains lots of calcium which makes bones stronger.

In the desert, a shadow is easily ____.

[ ]	kast
[x]	cast
[ ]	carst
[ ]	karst

A shadow is formed whenever there is light and an object sitting in the way of the rays.

This dog loves his ____.

[ ]	masster
[ ]	masta
[x]	master
[ ]	mastter

Remember, this word is pronounced m+ar+st+er.

He has a ____ array of fruit.

[ ]	varste
[ ]	vaste
[ ]	varst
[x]	vast

The word vast means great amount or large space.

Stand back from the ____!

[x]	blast
[ ]	blarst
[ ]	blarste
[ ]	blaste

Rockets work by burning fuel and gases.

____ the ____.

[ ]	Pass and flasck
[ ]	Pass and flasc
[ ]	Pas and flask
[x]	Pass and flask

A flask can keep liquids hot or cold - it works on keeping the liquid the same temperature as when you put it in.

That's the ____ time I ask you; that was a ____.

[ ]	last and disarster
[x]	last and disaster
[ ]	larst and disaster
[ ]	last and disasta

When dealing with electricity, it's always best to get a professional electrician to help.

10.

Please ____ the ____.

[x]	pass and mask
[ ]	pass and marsk
[ ]	parss and mask
[ ]	parse and marsk

The Ancient Greeks used to wear masks in their plays to show emotions and express what the character was like - this was able to be seen from afar.