KS1 Spelling | Year 2 Tricky Words Quiz for Students

Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Tricky words 1 (Questions)

This 'Tricky Words 1' spelling quiz tests KS1 children on words that are frequently used in their vocabulary or writing but are exceptions to the rules or can’t be sounded out.

This quiz is going to test you on spellings that you can’t necessarily sound out. How many of the following spellings do you know? Let's find out!

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He is fixing the lock on the ____.

[ ]	dor
[ ]	dore
[ ]	doore
[ ]	door

He is cleaning the ____.

[ ]	flor
[ ]	flore
[ ]	floore
[ ]	floor

I love this elephant ____ it reminds me how to spell a word.

[ ]	becose
[ ]	becos
[ ]	becuse
[ ]	because

Can you help me ____ my keys?

[ ]	find
[ ]	fined
[ ]	finde
[ ]	phind

The ____ couldn't wait for the school trip.

[ ]	chilldren
[ ]	chilljdren
[ ]	children
[ ]	childrin

Will you ____ this mountain with her?

[ ]	clime
[ ]	clim
[ ]	climb
[ ]	climbe

The ____ popular sport in our school is ____.

[ ]	most and fotball
[ ]	most and footbal
[ ]	moste and football
[ ]	most and football

I ____ ____ strawberries covered in chocolate.

[ ]	only and like
[ ]	ownly and like
[ ]	only and licke
[ ]	only and lik

____ twins are ____.

[ ]	Both and gerls
[ ]	Both and girls
[ ]	Both and girlls
[ ]	Bofh and girls

10.

How ____ is ____ tortoise?

[ ]	oled and this
[ ]	old and thiss
[ ]	old and this
[ ]	old and thies

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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Tricky words 1 (Answers)

He is fixing the lock on the ____.

[ ]	dor
[ ]	dore
[ ]	doore
[x]	door

This word has the 'or' sound but it is spelt 'oor'.

He is cleaning the ____.

[ ]	flor
[ ]	flore
[ ]	floore
[x]	floor

This word is like 'door' as it has the same sound and sound pattern but both words are considered irregular as they don't follow the normal or/oar spellings.

I love this elephant ____ it reminds me how to spell a word.

[ ]	becose
[ ]	becos
[ ]	becuse
[x]	because

The elephant should remind you of this saying which helps you remember how to spell 'because' - it goes: Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants. The first letter of each word spells 'because'.

Can you help me ____ my keys?

[x]	find
[ ]	fined
[ ]	finde
[ ]	phind

People lose their keys so often that there is a special tag which can be attached to them. This is designed to make a noise if you lose them!

The ____ couldn't wait for the school trip.

[ ]	chilldren
[ ]	chilljdren
[x]	children
[ ]	childrin

Children is the plural of child.

Will you ____ this mountain with her?

[ ]	clime
[ ]	clim
[x]	climb
[ ]	climbe

This word has a silent 'b' at the end of it, just like the word 'lamb'.

The ____ popular sport in our school is ____.

[ ]	most and fotball
[ ]	most and footbal
[ ]	moste and football
[x]	most and football

It is also the most-watched sport in the world.

I ____ ____ strawberries covered in chocolate.

[x]	only and like
[ ]	ownly and like
[ ]	only and licke
[ ]	only and lik

When watching Wimbledon, tennis, people often eat strawberries and cream.

____ twins are ____.

[ ]	Both and gerls
[x]	Both and girls
[ ]	Both and girlls
[ ]	Bofh and girls

You can have twins that consist of one boy and one girl but these are called non-identical.

10.

How ____ is ____ tortoise?

[ ]	oled and this
[ ]	old and thiss
[x]	old and this
[ ]	old and thies

Tortoises can live for around a hundred years!