KS2 'W' and 'WH' Quiz: Improve English Spelling Skills

English Quiz - Spelling: w and wh (Questions)

Get ready for a spelling challenge with this KS2 English quiz on words starting with 'w' and 'wh'! Whether it's the weather or deciding whether to play outside, you'll encounter words with these letters. But did you know that in Old English, 'wh' words looked a bit different? Travel back in time with this quiz and explore the fascinating history of language!

Put on your thinking cap and test your spelling skills with words that start with 'w' and 'wh' in this fun quiz.

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Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
____ is coming for tea on ____?

[ ]	Hwo, Whednesday
[ ]	Hwo, Wednesday
[ ]	Who, Whednesday
[ ]	Who, Wednesday

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
I couldn't believe my eyes ____ I saw the ____.

[ ]	when, whale
[ ]	when, wale
[ ]	wen, whale
[ ]	wen, wale

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
____ did you say you ____ yesterday?

[ ]	Where, where
[ ]	Where, were
[ ]	Were, where
[ ]	Were, were

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
We ____ as we walked through the ____ field.

[ ]	wistled, weat
[ ]	wistled, wheat
[ ]	whistled, weat
[ ]	whistled, wheat

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
Harrison took great pride in his daily task, ____ was to ____ up the old grandfather clock.

[ ]	wich, wind
[ ]	wich, whind
[ ]	which, wind
[ ]	which, whind

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
____ idea was it to paint the kitchen walls ____?

[ ]	Hoose, white
[ ]	Hoose, wite
[ ]	Whose, white
[ ]	Whose, wite

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Sophie ____ for a ____ day so that she could try out her new kite.

[ ]	wished, whindy
[ ]	wished, windy
[ ]	whished, whindy
[ ]	whished, windy

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
Eleri ____ how much the moon would ____.

[ ]	wondered, weigh
[ ]	wondered, wheigh
[ ]	whondered, weigh
[ ]	whondered, wheigh

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
We could not imagine ____ the museum's special ____ collection had been sold.

[ ]	why, whisk
[ ]	why, wisk
[ ]	wie, whisk
[ ]	wie, wisk

10.

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
When visiting ____ in the ____, it is best to be prepared for unpredictable ____.

[ ]	Whales, winter, wheather
[ ]	Whales, winter, weather
[ ]	Wales, winter, weather
[ ]	Wales, whinter, wheather

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English Quiz - Spelling: w and wh (Answers)

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
____ is coming for tea on ____?

[ ]	Hwo, Whednesday
[ ]	Hwo, Wednesday
[ ]	Who, Whednesday
[x]	Who, Wednesday

Who is coming for tea on Wednesday?

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
I couldn't believe my eyes ____ I saw the ____.

[x]	when, whale
[ ]	when, wale
[ ]	wen, whale
[ ]	wen, wale

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the whale.

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
____ did you say you ____ yesterday?

[ ]	Where, where
[x]	Where, were
[ ]	Were, where
[ ]	Were, were

Where did you say you were yesterday?

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
We ____ as we walked through the ____ field.

[ ]	wistled, weat
[ ]	wistled, wheat
[ ]	whistled, weat
[x]	whistled, wheat

We whistled as we walked through the wheat field.

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
Harrison took great pride in his daily task, ____ was to ____ up the old grandfather clock.

[ ]	wich, wind
[ ]	wich, whind
[x]	which, wind
[ ]	which, whind

Harrison took great pride in his daily task, which was to wind up the old grandfather clock.

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
____ idea was it to paint the kitchen walls ____?

[ ]	Hoose, white
[ ]	Hoose, wite
[x]	Whose, white
[ ]	Whose, wite

Whose idea was it to paint the kitchen walls white?

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
Sophie ____ for a ____ day so that she could try out her new kite.

[ ]	wished, whindy
[x]	wished, windy
[ ]	whished, whindy
[ ]	whished, windy

Sophie wished for a windy day so that she could try out her new kite.

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
Eleri ____ how much the moon would ____.

[x]	wondered, weigh
[ ]	wondered, wheigh
[ ]	whondered, weigh
[ ]	whondered, wheigh

Eleri wondered how much the moon would weigh.

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
We could not imagine ____ the museum's special ____ collection had been sold.

[x]	why, whisk
[ ]	why, wisk
[ ]	wie, whisk
[ ]	wie, wisk

We could not imagine why the museum's special whisk collection had been sold.

10.

Choose the correct spellings for the sentence.
When visiting ____ in the ____, it is best to be prepared for unpredictable ____.

[ ]	Whales, winter, wheather
[ ]	Whales, winter, weather
[x]	Wales, winter, weather
[ ]	Wales, whinter, wheather

When visiting Wales in the winter, it is best to be prepared for unpredictable weather.