KS1 Spelling | Year 2 Tricky Words Review Quiz

Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Tricky words 3 (Questions)

This 'Tricky Words 3' spelling quiz uses words taken from the National Curriculum and tests KS1 children on these spellings. All these words are considered tricky because they break the usual sound patterns.

When spelling, many words can be sounded out but there are also lots of words that can’t be broken into sound groups. This quiz is going to test you on those words that are exceptions to the rules. Can you spell the missing words?

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Don't stand ____ the horse.

[ ]	beehinde
[ ]	beahinde
[ ]	behinde
[ ]	behind

These roses are ____.

[ ]	buootiful
[ ]	buoeatifall
[ ]	beautifall
[ ]	beautiful

His ____ helped him fix his bike.

[ ]	father
[ ]	farther
[ ]	faver
[ ]	farthver

He has a small ____ in his hands.

[ ]	plarnt
[ ]	plant
[ ]	plante
[ ]	plarnte

What ____ does the clock say?

[ ]	ower
[ ]	ouwer
[ ]	houwer
[ ]	hour

She has a cube of ____ in her mouth.

[ ]	sugar
[ ]	shugar
[ ]	shuger
[ ]	suger

These ____ are from all over the world.

[ ]	peeple
[ ]	peepal
[ ]	peopel
[ ]	people

The little girl wanted to play hide and seek over and over ____.

[ ]	agen
[ ]	again
[ ]	agein
[ ]	aggain

What lesson do you have ____ your lunch ____?

[ ]	arfter and brake
[ ]	after and brake
[ ]	arfter and break
[ ]	after and break

10.

I ____ ____ Smith that I would hand my homework in tomorrow.

[ ]	toled and Mr
[ ]	told and Mr
[ ]	towld and Mr
[ ]	told and Mrr

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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Tricky words 3 (Answers)

Don't stand ____ the horse.

[ ]	beehinde
[ ]	beahinde
[ ]	behinde
[x]	behind

This is good advice because horses can kick you if you stand behind them.

These roses are ____.

[ ]	buootiful
[ ]	buoeatifall
[ ]	beautifall
[x]	beautiful

This is a very tricky word to spell and the best way to do it is to either make up a rhyme to help you or to memorise it and keep writing it until it sticks in your memory!

His ____ helped him fix his bike.

[x]	father
[ ]	farther
[ ]	faver
[ ]	farthver

If you accidentally write 'farther' then you are saying far away, or farther away from you - in the distance.

He has a small ____ in his hands.

[ ]	plarnt
[x]	plant
[ ]	plante
[ ]	plarnte

Did you know, the Venus flytrap is a plant that eats insects.

What ____ does the clock say?

[ ]	ower
[ ]	ouwer
[ ]	houwer
[x]	hour

The time on a clock is made up of hours, minutes and seconds.

She has a cube of ____ in her mouth.

[x]	sugar
[ ]	shugar
[ ]	shuger
[ ]	suger

We say 'sh' even though it begins with just a 's' - this is a very unusual exception.

These ____ are from all over the world.

[ ]	peeple
[ ]	peepal
[ ]	peopel
[x]	people

There are over seven billion people in the world!

The little girl wanted to play hide and seek over and over ____.

[ ]	agen
[x]	again
[ ]	agein
[ ]	aggain

Young children like to play games over and over again as this helps them learn about the world around them.

What lesson do you have ____ your lunch ____?

[ ]	arfter and brake
[ ]	after and brake
[ ]	arfter and break
[x]	after and break

There are two words that sound the same: break and brake. Brake is something that goes in your car and causes it to stop; break is something that snaps or a time of rest.

10.

I ____ ____ Smith that I would hand my homework in tomorrow.

[ ]	toled and Mr
[x]	told and Mr
[ ]	towld and Mr
[ ]	told and Mrr

All male teachers are called 'Mr' whether they're married or not. This is different to female teachers who can be called Mrs, Miss or Ms.