KS1 Spelling | Adding ER to Words Quiz for Year 2

Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Changing the ending to er (Questions)

This 'Changing the ending to er' spelling quiz tests KS1 children on words ending with ‘y’. When adding ‘er’ to words ending with ‘y’ the letter changes to ‘i’ and then you add ‘er’. There will also be other spellings that end with ‘er’ that have been suggested in the National Curriculum.

After doing the KS1 English quiz ‘Adjectives - Adding 'er' and 'est'’ you’ll now know when to use ‘er’ at the end of a word. This quiz will test you on how to spell words that end with ‘er’. Can you spell the missing words?

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Take a copy of this document and use the ____.

[ ]	copyer
[ ]	copier
[ ]	coppier
[ ]	copyier

Are you ____ than you were yesterday?

[ ]	happier
[ ]	hapier
[ ]	happyer
[ ]	happyier

She'll be ok, you're such a ____.

[ ]	worier
[ ]	worryer
[ ]	worryier
[ ]	worrier

Are you feeling ____ today than yesterday?

[ ]	sader
[ ]	sadder
[ ]	sabber
[ ]	sadr

This picture is ____ than the last one!

[ ]	sillier
[ ]	siler
[ ]	sillyer
[ ]	silyer

I've had a nap and am feeling much ____ now.

[ ]	frendlier
[ ]	friendlier
[ ]	friendlyer
[ ]	friendlyier

The ____ the duvet, the ____ I feel.

[ ]	softer and sleepia
[ ]	softer and sleeppier
[ ]	softer and sleeper
[ ]	softer and sleepier

He is ____ but I am ____.

[ ]	louder and lucier
[ ]	louder and luckier
[ ]	louder and lukier
[ ]	louder and lukkier

The ice-cream is much ____ and ____ than I expected.

[ ]	lovelier and tastier
[ ]	lovelyer and tastier
[ ]	lovelier and tastyer
[ ]	lovelyer and tastyer

10.

He is ____ and ____ now!

[ ]	older and grumpyer
[ ]	oldder and grumpier
[ ]	older and grumpier
[ ]	oldier and grumpier

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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Changing the ending to er (Answers)

Take a copy of this document and use the ____.

[ ]	copyer
[x]	copier
[ ]	coppier
[ ]	copyier

More often than not, we call it by its full name: photocopier.

Are you ____ than you were yesterday?

[x]	happier
[ ]	hapier
[ ]	happyer
[ ]	happyier

If a word ends with a 'y' we replace it with an 'i'.

She'll be ok, you're such a ____.

[ ]	worier
[ ]	worryer
[ ]	worryier
[x]	worrier

If you're a worrier, it means you worry about things. This means you think about things and it panics you.

Are you feeling ____ today than yesterday?

[ ]	sader
[x]	sadder
[ ]	sabber
[ ]	sadr

When there is a short vowel sound we double the last letter (the consonant) then add 'er'.

This picture is ____ than the last one!

[x]	sillier
[ ]	siler
[ ]	sillyer
[ ]	silyer

This style of painting is called 'abstract'.

I've had a nap and am feeling much ____ now.

[ ]	frendlier
[x]	friendlier
[ ]	friendlyer
[ ]	friendlyier

Here we write the word friendly and then replace the 'y' with an 'i' and add 'er'.

The ____ the duvet, the ____ I feel.

[ ]	softer and sleepia
[ ]	softer and sleeppier
[ ]	softer and sleeper
[x]	softer and sleepier

The word 'softer' shows you that you don't always need to change the last letter; sometimes you can just add 'er'.

He is ____ but I am ____.

[ ]	louder and lucier
[x]	louder and luckier
[ ]	louder and lukier
[ ]	louder and lukkier

There are lots of symbols that represent luck, like a horseshoe or shamrock.

The ice-cream is much ____ and ____ than I expected.

[x]	lovelier and tastier
[ ]	lovelyer and tastier
[ ]	lovelier and tastyer
[ ]	lovelyer and tastyer

Both these words, lovely and tasty, end with a 'y'.

10.

He is ____ and ____ now!

[ ]	older and grumpyer
[ ]	oldder and grumpier
[x]	older and grumpier
[ ]	oldier and grumpier

It is said that when you get to a certain age, you are allowed to be grumpy sometimes!