KS1 Spelling | Words Ending with EN and ON for Year 2

Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Ending with en and on (Questions)

This 'Ending with en and on' spelling quiz tests KS1 children on the spellings with words that end with these two digraphs. These spellings are an addition to the curriculum and will be words that are used in Year 2 vocabulary.

Sometimes words end with ‘en’ or ‘on’ and both digraphs sound the same. This quiz will ask you to find the missing words that end in either of these two sounds. See how well you do.

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What will ____ if I don't do my homework?

[ ]	hapen
[ ]	happen
[ ]	happon
[ ]	hapon

He was so full up he had to undo his top ____.

[ ]	butten
[ ]	buten
[ ]	button
[ ]	buton

There are ____ ____.

[ ]	sevon and kittens
[ ]	seven and kittens
[ ]	seven and kittons
[ ]	sevon and kittons

I have ____ him a ____ on how to play the drums.

[ ]	givon and lesson
[ ]	givon and lessen
[ ]	given and lessen
[ ]	given and lesson

I will ____ that ____!

[ ]	fatten and person
[ ]	fatton and person
[ ]	fatton and persen
[ ]	fatten and persen

All of a ____ there was a huge crash!

[ ]	sudden
[ ]	suden
[ ]	suddon
[ ]	sudon

Every human has a ____.

[ ]	sceleton
[ ]	skeleton
[ ]	sceleten
[ ]	skeleten

He was bad and was sent to ____.

[ ]	prisson
[ ]	prissen
[ ]	prison
[ ]	prisen

Summer is my favourite ____.

[ ]	seeson
[ ]	seesen
[ ]	seasen
[ ]	season

10.

The evil man poured ____ over the king's soup.

[ ]	poysen
[ ]	poyson
[ ]	poison
[ ]	poisen

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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Ending with en and on (Answers)

What will ____ if I don't do my homework?

[ ]	hapen
[x]	happen
[ ]	happon
[ ]	hapon

Here the last two letters are 'en'.

He was so full up he had to undo his top ____.

[ ]	butten
[ ]	buten
[x]	button
[ ]	buton

This word ends with 'on'.

There are ____ ____.

[ ]	sevon and kittens
[x]	seven and kittens
[ ]	seven and kittons
[ ]	sevon and kittons

Kittens are baby cats; like puppies are baby dogs.

I have ____ him a ____ on how to play the drums.

[ ]	givon and lesson
[ ]	givon and lessen
[ ]	given and lessen
[x]	given and lesson

Lessen is a word and means to become less, so that wouldn't fit our sentence.

I will ____ that ____!

[x]	fatten and person
[ ]	fatton and person
[ ]	fatton and persen
[ ]	fatten and persen

This is what the witch did in Hansel and Gretel - she fattened them with the aim of eating them after!

All of a ____ there was a huge crash!

[x]	sudden
[ ]	suden
[ ]	suddon
[ ]	sudon

This is a good way to start a sentence: All of a sudden ...

Every human has a ____.

[ ]	sceleton
[x]	skeleton
[ ]	sceleten
[ ]	skeleten

Animals that don't have skeletons are called 'soft-bodied'.

He was bad and was sent to ____.

[ ]	prisson
[ ]	prissen
[x]	prison
[ ]	prisen

If you commit a crime, you could go to prison.

Summer is my favourite ____.

[ ]	seeson
[ ]	seesen
[ ]	seasen
[x]	season

In England, summer is usually hot!

10.

The evil man poured ____ over the king's soup.

[ ]	poysen
[ ]	poyson
[x]	poison
[ ]	poisen

Poison is always symbolised by a skull and two crossbones - this is a sign that tells you straight away it can seriously hurt or kill you!