KS1 Writing | Guess the Missing Letter and Spot Mistakes

English Quiz - Writing - Guess the Missing Letter (Questions)

Writing - Guess the Missing Letter asks KS1 children to read a word carefully and figure out which letter is missing. This will hopefully encourage them to edit their work. Self-editing is mentioned in the National Curriculum for Year 2 pupils. This quiz adds another feather in their English and literacy cap!

There are 26 letters in the alphabet but some letters have run away. Have a look at the words and see if you can find the missing letter.

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Which letter is missing from this word: paintin_?

[ ]	n
[ ]	e
[ ]	g
[ ]	s

Which letter is missing from this word: 'Arti_t'?

[ ]	n
[ ]	h
[ ]	s
[ ]	p

Which letter is missing from this word: 'dra_ing'?

[ ]	r
[ ]	w
[ ]	i
[ ]	s

Which letter is missing in the word: 'fo_tball'?

[ ]	t
[ ]	a
[ ]	u
[ ]	o

Which letter is missing in the word: 'traine_s'?

[ ]	s
[ ]	t
[ ]	i
[ ]	r

Which letter is missing from the word: 'coac_'?

[ ]	n
[ ]	h
[ ]	e
[ ]	s

Which letter is missing in the word: 'ra_n'?

[ ]	i
[ ]	y
[ ]	l
[ ]	e

Which letter is missing from the word: sno_?

[ ]	e
[ ]	w
[ ]	r
[ ]	o

Which letter is missing from the word: 'sunshin_?

[ ]	n
[ ]	i
[ ]	u
[ ]	e

10.

Which letter is missing from the word: 'w_nd'?

[ ]	y
[ ]	i
[ ]	n
[ ]	o

English Quiz - Writing - Guess the Missing Letter (Answers)

Which letter is missing from this word: paintin_?

[ ]	n
[ ]	e
[x]	g
[ ]	s

Claude Monet is a very famous artist who was born in 1840; his most famous painting is called Water Lilies and the Japanese bridge.

Which letter is missing from this word: 'Arti_t'?

[ ]	n
[ ]	h
[x]	s
[ ]	p

An artist is somebody that paints or draws.

Which letter is missing from this word: 'dra_ing'?

[ ]	r
[x]	w
[ ]	i
[ ]	s

A drawing can only be done with a pencil, pen or crayon. If you use paint then you are painting.

Which letter is missing in the word: 'fo_tball'?

[ ]	t
[ ]	a
[ ]	u
[x]	o

Words that have 'oo' in them can be prounced like a 'u' as in foot or 'oo' as in tooth.

Which letter is missing in the word: 'traine_s'?

[ ]	s
[ ]	t
[ ]	i
[x]	r

In England we call them trainers but in America they are called sneakers.

Which letter is missing from the word: 'coac_'?

[ ]	n
[x]	h
[ ]	e
[ ]	s

A coach is somebody that trains you; you could call them trainers - but they don't go on your feet!

Which letter is missing in the word: 'ra_n'?

[x]	i
[ ]	y
[ ]	l
[ ]	e

When water falls from the sky it's either called rain, hail, sleet or snow - depending on how it looks.

Which letter is missing from the word: sno_?

[ ]	e
[x]	w
[ ]	r
[ ]	o

When it's snowing people drive slower because it's hard to see and the ground becomes very slippery.

Which letter is missing from the word: 'sunshin_?

[ ]	n
[ ]	i
[ ]	u
[x]	e

The sun isn't a planet, it is a star.

10.

Which letter is missing from the word: 'w_nd'?

[ ]	y
[x]	i
[ ]	n
[ ]	o

We have lots of different names for wind like gust, gale, breeze, storm or hurricane.