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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Tricky words 5 (Questions)

This 'Tricky Words 5' spelling quiz tests KS1 children on words taken from the National Curriculum. All these words are tricky to spell because they are exceptions to the rules or consist of rarely-used sounds.

This quiz is on words that don’t necessarily follow sound patterns and so can’t be sounded out. Improve your spelling of tricky words in this quiz.

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1. This is a statue of Alexander the ____.
[ ] Grate
[ ] Grait
[ ] Great
[ ] Grayt
2. They loved their gym ____.
[ ] clarss
[ ] klarss
[ ] klass
[ ] class
3. Have you lost your ____?
[ ] miend
[ ] mind
[ ] minde
[ ] mighnd
4. This little girl is not my ____.
[ ] chiyled
[ ] chiled
[ ] child
[ ] childe
5. ____ you like to come on holiday with me?
[ ] Would
[ ] Wood
[ ] Wod
[ ] Wud
6. Don't let go! ____ on tight!
[ ] Whold
[ ] Holed
[ ] Holled
[ ] Hold
7. Would you like some of my ____?
[ ] stake
[ ] staik
[ ] stayke
[ ] steak
8. Can you ____ your identity?
[ ] prove
[ ] proove
[ ] proov
[ ] pruve
9. Do you know ____ facts about turkeys?
[ ] eny
[ ] eni
[ ] ani
[ ] any
10. ____ can name a country and an animal by saying one word?
[ ] Hoo
[ ] Who
[ ] Whoo
[ ] Whue

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

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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Tricky words 5 (Answers)
1. This is a statue of Alexander the ____.
[ ] Grate
[ ] Grait
[x] Great
[ ] Grayt
The letters 'ea' sounds the same as 'ee' but for this word it makes an 'ai' sound. Very tricky!
2. They loved their gym ____.
[ ] clarss
[ ] klarss
[ ] klass
[x] class
You have to be over sixteen years old to join a gym.
3. Have you lost your ____?
[ ] miend
[x] mind
[ ] minde
[ ] mighnd
This is something people say when they are shocked at another person's actions or behaviour.
4. This little girl is not my ____.
[ ] chiyled
[ ] chiled
[x] child
[ ] childe
Normally, for an 'i' to make it's alphabet name it needs to be joined by another vowel or followed by a magic e but not for this word as it's an exception!
5. ____ you like to come on holiday with me?
[x] Would
[ ] Wood
[ ] Wod
[ ] Wud
The first two answers are real words - can you put them into two different sentences?
6. Don't let go! ____ on tight!
[ ] Whold
[ ] Holed
[ ] Holled
[x] Hold
Roller coasters can be made from wood or steel.
7. Would you like some of my ____?
[ ] stake
[ ] staik
[ ] stayke
[x] steak
This meal is called a 'surf and turf' because the prawns are from the sea (surf) and the steak is from the land (turf).
8. Can you ____ your identity?
[x] prove
[ ] proove
[ ] proov
[ ] pruve
If you want to travel to a different country you have to show proof of who you are, usually in the form of a passport.
9. Do you know ____ facts about turkeys?
[ ] eny
[ ] eni
[ ] ani
[x] any
I do - the wobbly bit under a turkey's chin is called a caruncle.
10. ____ can name a country and an animal by saying one word?
[ ] Hoo
[x] Who
[ ] Whoo
[ ] Whue
Turkey! It's an animal and a country!