KS1 Spelling | Words with J, G or DGE Year 2 Quiz

Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - J, g or dge? (Questions)

This 'J, g or dge' spelling quiz tests KS1 children on these letters and trigraph that sound the same but are used to spell different words. All the words have been taken from the National Curriculum.

If a word begins with the g/j sound it will never be with the ‘dge’ letters. These three letters are only used at the end of a word. However ‘j’ and ‘g’ can be at the beginning of a word. All these missing words will have these sounds in them; can you spell them?

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Can you ____ your name ____?

[ ]	change and badje
[ ]	chanje and badge
[ ]	change and badge
[ ]	chandge and bajge

He sat on the ____ of his seat whilst watching the ____ trick.

[ ]	edge and magic
[ ]	edje and magic
[ ]	edge and majic
[ ]	edge and madgic

I am in ____ of the ____.

[ ]	chardge and giraffe
[ ]	charge and jiraffe
[ ]	charje and giraffe
[ ]	charge and giraffe

It takes a lot of ____ to make ____.

[ ]	enerjy and fudge
[ ]	energy and fudge
[ ]	energy and fudje
[ ]	enerdgey and fudge

There are hidden ____ in this ____.

[ ]	gems and villadge
[ ]	gems and villaje
[ ]	gems and village
[ ]	jems and village

Can you ____ the ____ bull coming your way?

[ ]	dodge and hudge
[ ]	dodge and huje
[ ]	dodge and huge
[ ]	dodje and huge

What is the ____ of that ____?

[ ]	age and giant
[ ]	age and jiant
[ ]	age and giante
[ ]	age and gient

May I ____ you on your ____.

[ ]	join and joj
[ ]	join and jog
[ ]	join and gog
[ ]	goin and jog

Your pen has made a ____ in your ____ pocket.

[ ]	buldge and jaket
[ ]	bulge and gacket
[ ]	bulge and jacket
[ ]	buldge and jacket

10.

They had to ____ the ____ as it wasn't safe.

[ ]	adjust and bridg
[ ]	adjust and bridj
[ ]	adjust and bridge
[ ]	adgust and bridge

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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - J, g or dge? (Answers)

Can you ____ your name ____?

[ ]	change and badje
[ ]	chanje and badge
[x]	change and badge
[ ]	chandge and bajge

Some people call badges, pins.

He sat on the ____ of his seat whilst watching the ____ trick.

[x]	edge and magic
[ ]	edje and magic
[ ]	edge and majic
[ ]	edge and madgic

If you are a magician you become part of the "magic circle" where you promise not to reveal any magician secrets.

I am in ____ of the ____.

[ ]	chardge and giraffe
[ ]	charge and jiraffe
[ ]	charje and giraffe
[x]	charge and giraffe

Giraffes are the tallest land animals in the world.

It takes a lot of ____ to make ____.

[ ]	enerjy and fudge
[x]	energy and fudge
[ ]	energy and fudje
[ ]	enerdgey and fudge

Fudge is quite hard to make as you have to melt sugar, which burns easily.

There are hidden ____ in this ____.

[ ]	gems and villadge
[ ]	gems and villaje
[x]	gems and village
[ ]	jems and village

Gems are precious stones.

Can you ____ the ____ bull coming your way?

[ ]	dodge and hudge
[ ]	dodge and huje
[x]	dodge and huge
[ ]	dodje and huge

The letter 'j' will never follow 'd'.

What is the ____ of that ____?

[x]	age and giant
[ ]	age and jiant
[ ]	age and giante
[ ]	age and gient

In fairy tales, giants are usually mean characters.

May I ____ you on your ____.

[ ]	join and joj
[x]	join and jog
[ ]	join and gog
[ ]	goin and jog

In the word 'jog' you have the 'g' sound as a 'hard' sound (not a j/g/dge sound).

Your pen has made a ____ in your ____ pocket.

[ ]	buldge and jaket
[ ]	bulge and gacket
[x]	bulge and jacket
[ ]	buldge and jacket

A suit is normally a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt.

10.

They had to ____ the ____ as it wasn't safe.

[ ]	adjust and bridg
[ ]	adjust and bridj
[x]	adjust and bridge
[ ]	adgust and bridge

Bridges can be for cars, trains or even walkers!