KS1 Spelling | The Sound GN Quiz for Students in Year 2

Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - The Sound gn (Questions)

This 'The Sound gn' spelling quiz initially tests KS1 children on spellings that start with this phoneme. They are taught not to sound out the ‘g’ just like with the sound ‘kn’. The spellings have been taken from and added to those in the National Curriculum. The second half of this quiz will inform them that these two letters together don't always create this phoneme and will test them on words that have 'gn' where it is not a sound.

There is a sound made by 'gn'. Hundreds of years ago people used to pronounce the ‘g’ in this phoneme: ‘gn’. Nowadays, the ‘g’ is silent and not said. There are also words where these two letters are together and it doesn't make a sound - you'll need to try and spot the difference! Do your best.

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A ____ is a small winged insect.

[ ]	nat
[ ]	nate
[ ]	gnat
[ ]	gnate

The tree had ____ with age.

[ ]	narled
[ ]	gnarled
[ ]	gnarwled
[ ]	gnareled

The dog ____ at the bone.

[ ]	gnawed
[ ]	narwed
[ ]	ngnarwed
[ ]	gnarweded

The two ____ were standing in the garden.

[ ]	nomes
[ ]	gnomes
[ ]	gnoomes
[ ]	gnoams

They are both ____ their teeth together.

[ ]	gnashng
[ ]	gnashin
[ ]	gnashing
[ ]	gmashing

Will you ____ your autograph?

[ ]	sine
[ ]	sign
[ ]	sighn
[ ]	shign

This is my ____ for the new library.

[ ]	deesign
[ ]	designe
[ ]	desine
[ ]	design

Can you ____ this candle?

[ ]	iggnite
[ ]	ignite
[ ]	eegnite
[ ]	iignite

She is ____ him.

[ ]	ignoring
[ ]	ignorring
[ ]	ignoaring
[ ]	ignoreing

10.

This is a very large ____.

[ ]	maggnet
[ ]	magnett
[ ]	magnitt
[ ]	magnet

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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - The Sound gn (Answers)

A ____ is a small winged insect.

[ ]	nat
[ ]	nate
[x]	gnat
[ ]	gnate

If a word has an 'n' sound in this quiz, it'll begin with a silent 'g'.

The tree had ____ with age.

[ ]	narled
[x]	gnarled
[ ]	gnarwled
[ ]	gnareled

This is probably a new word for you - it means something has gone rough or bumpy with age.

The dog ____ at the bone.

[x]	gnawed
[ ]	narwed
[ ]	ngnarwed
[ ]	gnarweded

Gnaw means bite or nibble like a dog.

The two ____ were standing in the garden.

[ ]	nomes
[x]	gnomes
[ ]	gnoomes
[ ]	gnoams

Gnomes are little figures that live in gardens and almost always wear pointy red or blue hats.

They are both ____ their teeth together.

[ ]	gnashng
[ ]	gnashin
[x]	gnashing
[ ]	gmashing

Dennis the Menace's dog is called Gnasher because of his large teeth.

Will you ____ your autograph?

[ ]	sine
[x]	sign
[ ]	sighn
[ ]	shign

If you sign something, you put your name on it.

This is my ____ for the new library.

[ ]	deesign
[ ]	designe
[ ]	desine
[x]	design

We call these blueprints.

Can you ____ this candle?

[ ]	iggnite
[x]	ignite
[ ]	eegnite
[ ]	iignite

For this word the 'g' is sounded out.

She is ____ him.

[x]	ignoring
[ ]	ignorring
[ ]	ignoaring
[ ]	ignoreing

Here you need to spell the word 'ignore' then get rid of the 'e' and add 'ing'.

10.

This is a very large ____.

[ ]	maggnet
[ ]	magnett
[ ]	magnitt
[x]	magnet

Magnets attract metals so glass, plastic, wood etc. won't be pulled up by this large magnet.