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

Some words look alike but mean different things. This Year 2 quiz helps children practise tricky spellings like there and their, so writing is clearer and more accurate.

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Fascinating Fact:

“There” and “their” look similar but mean different things. “There” is about a place, and “their” means belonging to them.

In KS1 English Spelling, Year 2 children practise tricky words that are used often in reading and writing. Some tricky words are confusing because they look similar, so pupils learn their meanings as well as the correct spelling.

Key Terms

  • Meaning: What a word tells you, like what it stands for.
  • Pronoun: A word like their that shows who something belongs to.
  • Sentence: A group of words that makes complete sense and ends with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What are tricky words in Year 2 spelling?

Tricky words are common words that are hard to spell because they do not follow simple sound rules, so children learn them by practise and memory.

How can I help my child learn tricky spellings at home?

You can practise a few words each day using “look, say, cover, write, check”, then use each word in a short sentence to make it easier to remember.

Why do some English words have the same sound but different spellings?

English words can come from different languages and change over time, so some words sound alike but have different spellings and meanings.

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1. ____ you pass the baton?
[ ] Cod
[ ] Coud
[ ] Could
[ ] Cud
2. They both caught a ____.
[ ] kold
[ ] coled
[ ] coald
[ ] cold
3. ____ in this picture is special.
[ ] Everybody
[ ] Evrybody
[ ] Everybodie
[ ] Evrybodey
4. Thank you for my flowers, they are very ____.
[ ] prity
[ ] pritty
[ ] pretty
[ ] prety
5. All her ____ were pink!
[ ] cloves
[ ] cloovs
[ ] cloths
[ ] clothes
6. If you read this book you will ____ your test score.
[ ] improve
[ ] inprove
[ ] improove
[ ] improov
7. Would you like a ____ apple or half of one?
[ ] hole
[ ] whole
[ ] wholle
[ ] whol
8. You need to trim the ____.
[ ] grarsse
[ ] grarss
[ ] gras
[ ] grass
9. They went on holiday with their ____.
[ ] pairents
[ ] pearants
[ ] parents
[ ] pairants
10. ____ Jones counted the ____ in the jar once a month.
[ ] Mrs and mony
[ ] Mrses and money
[ ] Mrs and money
[ ] Mrs and monie

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Tricky words 2 (Answers)
1. ____ you pass the baton?
[ ] Cod
[ ] Coud
[x] Could
[ ] Cud
Could, would and should all have the same sound pattern.
2. They both caught a ____.
[ ] kold
[ ] coled
[ ] coald
[x] cold
You can feel cold and you can catch a cold!
3. ____ in this picture is special.
[x] Everybody
[ ] Evrybody
[ ] Everybodie
[ ] Evrybodey
In fact, everybody on the planet is special!
4. Thank you for my flowers, they are very ____.
[ ] prity
[ ] pritty
[x] pretty
[ ] prety
Flowers are a great gift because they look pretty and they smell lovely!
5. All her ____ were pink!
[ ] cloves
[ ] cloovs
[ ] cloths
[x] clothes
Cloth is a material but clothes are something we wear.
6. If you read this book you will ____ your test score.
[x] improve
[ ] inprove
[ ] improove
[ ] improov
If you read books before a test, this is called studying and if you do it the day before a test, we call this cramming.
7. Would you like a ____ apple or half of one?
[ ] hole
[x] whole
[ ] wholle
[ ] whol
They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
8. You need to trim the ____.
[ ] grarsse
[ ] grarss
[ ] gras
[x] grass
Grass is everywhere. Nowadays you can buy artificial grass which is fake grass that you need to hoover instead of mow!
9. They went on holiday with their ____.
[ ] pairents
[ ] pearants
[x] parents
[ ] pairants
This is tricky because there are the words 'pear' and 'pair' but neither spelling pattern is used for this word.
10. ____ Jones counted the ____ in the jar once a month.
[ ] Mrs and mony
[ ] Mrses and money
[x] Mrs and money
[ ] Mrs and monie
If a woman is called Mrs it means they are married.
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