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Writing - Guess the Missing Words

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Writing - Guess the Missing Words

This quiz asks you to read sentences with gaps and choose missing words, often adjectives, to make the sentence sound right and paint a clear picture.

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Fascinating Fact:

Guess the missing words welcomes adjectives, so “The ___ apple is shiny” can be red or green.

In KS1 English, children read sentences with gaps and pick words that make sense. They use meaning, picture clues and adjectives to describe objects clearly and complete each sentence.

  • Adjective: A describing word that tells us more about a noun, such as shiny, red or juicy.
  • Missing words: Words that have been left out of a sentence and need to be chosen and added back in.
  • Sentence meaning: The overall idea of a sentence, which helps you decide which word fits best in the gap.
What is a missing words activity in KS1 English?

A missing words activity shows a sentence with one or more gaps and asks children to choose words that make the sentence sound correct and sensible.

How do adjectives help with missing word sentences?

Adjectives help because they add detail. Children think about what kind of thing the sentence describes and choose an adjective, such as red or shiny, that fits the noun.

How can I help my child practise guessing missing words?

You can read simple sentences aloud, pause before a key word, offer a few choices and ask your child which word sounds right and why it fits the whole sentence.

1 .
'Julius Caesar was ____ great Roman Emperor and conquered many ____' What are the two missing words?
a ---- baths
a ---- countries
a ---- pizza
the ---- olives
The Romans did conquer many countries including England.
2 .
'The Romans lived ____ Rome but part of their job was ____ travel and invade countries.' What are the two missing words?
out ---- two
out ---- three
in ---- to
in ---- out
Their armies were called legions.
3 .
'Romans invented straight roads ____ central heating, which is good ____ us in the winter!' Which two words are missing?
and ---- for
and ---- five
he ---- yes
he ---- no
They also invented concrete and aqueducts.
4 .
Which sentence isn't missing any words?
Rome capital.
This is the colosseum.
Building started in.
Romulus and were the sons.
If a sentence has missing words it can lose all sense and be difficult to understand.
5 .
'A Roman Emperor was ____ that ruled over the ____'. What are the two missing words?
nobody ---- house
nobody ---- school
someone ---- empire
someone ---- rabbits
They weren't called kings and were only men.
6 .
'The Ancient Greeks believed that ____ and goddesses ruled over ____'. What are the two missing words?
gods ---- them
girls ---- them
chickens ---- that
goddesses ---- them
The ruler of all the gods, or the king of gods, was Zeus.
7 .
'They believed all ____ gods lived in a clouded palace ____ Mount Olympus.' What are the two missing words?
she ---- called
if ---- called
the ---- help
the ---- called
Mount Olympus is a real place - it is a mountain in Greece.
8 .
Which answer has TWO missing words?
Zeus had a powerful.
Zeus had a powerful thunderbolt.
Zeus had a called.
Zeus' brother was called Poseidon.
The answer should say 'Zeus had a brother called Poseidon.' Poseidon was god of the seas.
9 .
'Zeus had two children, they were called.' How do we know we are missing two words here?
Because it says there should be two names.
Because the sentence doesn't start with a capital letter.
Because every sentence should have at least ten words.
Because the sentences doesn't end with a full stop.
It says there were two children and should go onto say who they were. Zeus actually had more than two children, he had many - too many to list.
10 .
Which sentence is missing TWO words?
If you at Medusa you would turn to.
Medusa had hair made of snakes.
Medusa was beheaded.
Medusa was beheaded by.
'If you looked at Medusa you would turn to stone!' Luckily Perseus beheaded her.
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Checking your writing makes sense

Author:  Finola Waller (MEd, Primary School Teacher & KS1 English Quiz Writer)

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