KS2 Unstressed Vowels Quiz: More English Spelling Fun

English Quiz - Spelling: Unstressed Vowels 02 (Questions)

Get ready for more spelling fun with this KS2 English quiz on unstressed vowels! Remember that tricky sound from the first quiz? It's back for more action! Polysyllabic words (those with many syllables) often hide the unstressed vowel sound, making spelling a bit tricky. But don't worry, with some practice, you'll become a spelling master!

Keep playing our spelling quizzes to boost your skills. Let's dive into the challenge of unstressed vowels together!

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Choose the correct spelling.
We enjoyed our school visit to the Houses of ____.

[ ]	Parlement
[ ]	Parliament
[ ]	Parlimint
[ ]	Parlament

Choose the correct spelling.
At home, he had a large collection of ____ coins.

[ ]	foragne
[ ]	forine
[ ]	foreign
[ ]	foregne

Choose the correct spelling.
In order to become a doctor, it is essential to study ____.

[ ]	medicine
[ ]	medecine
[ ]	medicene
[ ]	medecene

Choose the correct spelling.
At the beginning of year seven, there are many ____ to make new friends.

[ ]	opportuneties
[ ]	oppertunities
[ ]	opportunities
[ ]	oppurtunities

Choose the correct spelling.
We are ____ not playing cricket in this weather!

[ ]	definately
[ ]	definetly
[ ]	defenitely
[ ]	definitely

Choose the correct spelling.
We enjoyed visiting the reptile centre, but were glad the ____ snakes were behind glass.

[ ]	poisonous
[ ]	poisunous
[ ]	poisonus
[ ]	poisinous

Choose the correct spelling.
My auntie spends a lot of her time doing ____ work.

[ ]	volantary
[ ]	volentery
[ ]	volentary
[ ]	voluntary

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The teacher was horrified that he'd accidentally used his ____ marker on the whiteboard.

[ ]	perminent
[ ]	permenant
[ ]	permanent
[ ]	permenent

Choose the correct spelling.
He finished his letter with 'Yours ____' before carefully signing his name.

[ ]	sincirily
[ ]	sincerely
[ ]	sincirely
[ ]	sincerily

10.

Choose the correct spelling.
Stuart preferred working ____ to working in a group.

[ ]	indepindently
[ ]	independently
[ ]	indipendently
[ ]	indipendantly

English Quiz - Spelling: Unstressed Vowels 02 (Answers)

Choose the correct spelling.
We enjoyed our school visit to the Houses of ____.

[ ]	Parlement
[x]	Parliament
[ ]	Parlimint
[ ]	Parlament

We enjoyed our school visit to the Houses of Parliament. The 'Parli-' of 'Parliament' is related to the word 'parley' - both come from the French 'parler', which means 'to speak'.

Choose the correct spelling.
At home, he had a large collection of ____ coins.

[ ]	foragne
[ ]	forine
[x]	foreign
[ ]	foregne

At home, he had a large collection of foreign coins.

Choose the correct spelling.
In order to become a doctor, it is essential to study ____.

[x]	medicine
[ ]	medecine
[ ]	medicene
[ ]	medecene

In order to become a doctor, it is essential to study medicine.

Choose the correct spelling.
At the beginning of year seven, there are many ____ to make new friends.

[ ]	opportuneties
[ ]	oppertunities
[x]	opportunities
[ ]	oppurtunities

At the beginning of year seven, there are many opportunities to make new friends.

Choose the correct spelling.
We are ____ not playing cricket in this weather!

[ ]	definately
[ ]	definetly
[ ]	defenitely
[x]	definitely

We are definitely not playing cricket in this weather! It can be helpful to remember the word 'finite' in 'definite', or to remember that there are two 'i's and two 'e's in 'definite'.

Choose the correct spelling.
We enjoyed visiting the reptile centre, but were glad the ____ snakes were behind glass.

[x]	poisonous
[ ]	poisunous
[ ]	poisonus
[ ]	poisinous

We enjoyed visiting the reptile centre, but were glad the poisonous snakes were behind glass.

Choose the correct spelling.
My auntie spends a lot of her time doing ____ work.

[ ]	volantary
[ ]	volentery
[ ]	volentary
[x]	voluntary

My auntie spends a lot of her time doing voluntary work.

Choose the correct spelling.
The teacher was horrified that he'd accidentally used his ____ marker on the whiteboard.

[ ]	perminent
[ ]	permenant
[x]	permanent
[ ]	permenent

The teacher was horrified that he'd accidentally used his permanent marker on the whiteboard.

Choose the correct spelling.
He finished his letter with 'Yours ____' before carefully signing his name.

[ ]	sincirily
[x]	sincerely
[ ]	sincirely
[ ]	sincerily

You should sign a letter with 'Yours sincerely' when you have addressed a formal letter to a specific person. So it's important to learn how to spell 'sincerely'.

10.

Choose the correct spelling.
Stuart preferred working ____ to working in a group.

[ ]	indepindently
[x]	independently
[ ]	indipendently
[ ]	indipendantly

Stuart preferred working independently to working in a group. 'Depend' has two 'e's and 'dependent' has three 'e's (as does 'independent').