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Year 2 - The Sound a in ‘wallet’
Words sounding like the 'a' in wallet - how many will you get right?

Year 2 - The Sound a in ‘wallet’

This 'The Sound a in wallet’ spelling quiz tests KS1 children on spellings that have this sound, which is similar to that in the word ‘hot’. These words have been taken from the National Curriculum’s recommended spelling list for children in Year 2.

If there is an au/o sound after letters ‘qu’ or ‘w’ it is shown by the letter ‘a’. This quiz will ask you for words where the ‘a’ sound makes the same as in the word ‘wallet’. Can you spell the missing words?

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1 .
What ____ of oranges do you want?
quantitie
quantitey
qantity
quantity
We tend not to weigh oranges, instead we decide how many we want.
2 .
He ____ the best tap dancer in England.
wos
wus
waz
was
Tap dancers have special shoes with metal attached to the bottom to make a tapping noise as they dance.
3 .
These two ____ all the time.
qarral
quarral
quarrel
quarel
Quarrel means argue.
4 .
These men are playing ____.
sqash
squasch
squashe
squash
Squash is a sport and also a verb; you can squash oranges together to make orange squash!
5 .
After her ____ through the fields, she sat down and played on her computer.
wander
wonder
wannder
wanda
Wander and wonder sound the same but mean different things. Wander means walk around and wonder is to think about something.
6 .
Did you make the netball ____?
squade
squad
squaid
sqad
Don't forget, q and u are always together.
7 .
Please ____ your hands.
wosh
warsh
washe
wash
The 'a' sound is different in these words - it makes more of an 'o' sound.
8 .
____ do you get if a horse and donkey have a baby?
Wat
What
Waht
Waat
You get a mule.
9 .
What time does your ____ say?
watsh
watsch
watch
watche
If you are right handed, you will probably wear your watch on your left wrist and vice versa.
10 .
I ____ that toy!
want
whant
whante
wante
There's a saying: I want don't get. This means if you say you want something, that's not very polite and instead you should ask or say please can I have.
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Finola Waller

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