KS1 Spelling | The Sound OR After W Quiz for Year 2

Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - The Sound or after w (Questions)

This 'The Sound or after w' spelling quiz identifies the pattern when these letters are combined. It tests KS1 children on this sound. The words in this spelling quiz have been taken from and added to those in the National Curriculum.

The letters ‘or’ mostly make the sound that’s in the word ‘born’. However, when the letters ‘or’ follow a ‘w’ it changes how it is said and makes an ‘er’ sound. This quiz will test you on spellings where the ‘or’ follows a ‘w’. Can you spell the missing words?

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You need to spell the missing ____.

[ ]	wored
[ ]	wurd
[ ]	word
[ ]	worde

He helped him with his ____.

[ ]	wurk
[ ]	work
[ ]	worke
[ ]	wowk

He held three ____ in his hands.

[ ]	worm
[ ]	werm
[ ]	worms
[ ]	woerms

This is what our ____ looks like.

[ ]	werled
[ ]	worled
[ ]	world
[ ]	worlde

How much is this painting ____?

[ ]	woerth
[ ]	worthe
[ ]	worfe
[ ]	worth

Is he a ____ knight?

[ ]	wurthy
[ ]	worthie
[ ]	worhey
[ ]	worthy

She was the ____ witch!

[ ]	worst
[ ]	worste
[ ]	worset
[ ]	worsst

They ____ God every Sunday.

[ ]	worshipe
[ ]	worship
[ ]	worshipp
[ ]	worsip

The internet is used ____.

[ ]	worldwyde
[ ]	worldwidde
[ ]	worldwidd
[ ]	worldwide

10.

This is a carpenter's ____.

[ ]	workshup
[ ]	workshopp
[ ]	workshop
[ ]	workshope

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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - The Sound or after w (Answers)

You need to spell the missing ____.

[ ]	wored
[ ]	wurd
[x]	word
[ ]	worde

That's what this quiz is all about - finding the missing word!

He helped him with his ____.

[ ]	wurk
[x]	work
[ ]	worke
[ ]	wowk

Most schools give homework every week - this will happen all the way until you leave school!

He held three ____ in his hands.

[ ]	worm
[ ]	werm
[x]	worms
[ ]	woerms

You might have clicked on 'worm' but there is more than one and so you need to add an 's' to show this.

This is what our ____ looks like.

[ ]	werled
[ ]	worled
[x]	world
[ ]	worlde

We call it our world, our planet or Earth.

How much is this painting ____?

[ ]	woerth
[ ]	worthe
[ ]	worfe
[x]	worth

Some paintings are worth millions of pounds!

Is he a ____ knight?

[ ]	wurthy
[ ]	worthie
[ ]	worhey
[x]	worthy

Worthy means you deserve something or have good qualities.

She was the ____ witch!

[x]	worst
[ ]	worste
[ ]	worset
[ ]	worsst

There is a series of books called The Worst Witch and they are written by Jill Murphy - have you read any of them?

They ____ God every Sunday.

[ ]	worshipe
[x]	worship
[ ]	worshipp
[ ]	worsip

This is normally done in a church.

The internet is used ____.

[ ]	worldwyde
[ ]	worldwidde
[ ]	worldwidd
[x]	worldwide

That's why it's called the world-wide-web: www.

10.

This is a carpenter's ____.

[ ]	workshup
[ ]	workshopp
[x]	workshop
[ ]	workshope

The elves also work in a workshop when they make the toys for Christmas!