Grade 1 English | Irregular Spelling of Words, no phonics rules

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English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Reading Foundation - Irregular Spellings (Questions)

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In the English language, there are many irregular spellings of words that do not follow a certain rule. These rules should be taught to the first graders. They should also be taught irregular spellings of words. In this case, the pronunciation also does not match how the word is spelled. In this quiz, the students will spell words based on pictures and sentences.

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Look at the picture. Which word is spelled correctly?

[ ]	to
[ ]	too
[ ]	ta
[ ]	two

Look at the picture. Which word is spelled correctly?

[ ]	skool
[ ]	schul
[ ]	school
[ ]	schole

Look at the picture. Which word is spelled correctly?

[ ]	watur
[ ]	water
[ ]	watrr
[ ]	watir

Look at the picture. Which word is spelled correctly?

[ ]	people
[ ]	peeple
[ ]	peple
[ ]	pepple

Look at the picture. Which word is spelled correctly?

[ ]	dore
[ ]	doar
[ ]	droe
[ ]	door

Which word best fits into the blank?
____ watermelons are juicy.

[ ]	Thare
[ ]	Their
[ ]	Tear
[ ]	Tare

Which word best fits into the blank?
The ____ hopped across the pond.

[ ]	tode
[ ]	toad
[ ]	tod
[ ]	todd

Which word best fits into the blank?
____ doll is pretty.

[ ]	Yoor
[ ]	Yor
[ ]	Yore
[ ]	Your

Which word best fits into the blank?
He ____ happy.

[ ]	was
[ ]	wus
[ ]	waz
[ ]	wuz

10.

Which word best fits into the blank?
The milk smells bad. It is ____.

[ ]	odd
[ ]	olt
[ ]	old
[ ]	ole

English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Reading Foundation - Irregular Spellings (Answers)

Look at the picture. Which word is spelled correctly?

[ ]	to
[ ]	too
[ ]	ta
[x]	two

The number two is spelled t-w-o.

Look at the picture. Which word is spelled correctly?

[ ]	skool
[ ]	schul
[x]	school
[ ]	schole

School is spelled s-c-h-o-o-l.

Look at the picture. Which word is spelled correctly?

[ ]	watur
[x]	water
[ ]	watrr
[ ]	watir

Water is spelled w-a-t-e-r.

Look at the picture. Which word is spelled correctly?

[x]	people
[ ]	peeple
[ ]	peple
[ ]	pepple

People is spelled p-e-o-p-l-e. The "o" is silent.

Look at the picture. Which word is spelled correctly?

[ ]	dore
[ ]	doar
[ ]	droe
[x]	door

The "oor" sound is pronounced "or."

Which word best fits into the blank?
____ watermelons are juicy.

[ ]	Thare
[x]	Their
[ ]	Tear
[ ]	Tare

Their shows ownership which shows ownership of the fruit.

Which word best fits into the blank?
The ____ hopped across the pond.

[ ]	tode
[x]	toad
[ ]	tod
[ ]	todd

The "oa" sound is pronounced with a long "o" sound.

Which word best fits into the blank?
____ doll is pretty.

[ ]	Yoor
[ ]	Yor
[ ]	Yore
[x]	Your

The "our" sound is pronounced in this word as "or."

Which word best fits into the blank?
He ____ happy.

[x]	was
[ ]	wus
[ ]	waz
[ ]	wuz

Was has an ending that has a "z" sound.

10.

Which word best fits into the blank?
The milk smells bad. It is ____.

[ ]	odd
[ ]	olt
[x]	old
[ ]	ole

The "l" is somewhat silent or not pronounced as much as the other two letters.