Spelling: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - The End Sound ss (Questions)

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The End Sound ss is a quiz that helps elementary school children learn the spellings for words that end in ‘ss’.

If a word ends in an ‘s’ sound, it is most likely going to be written like this: ‘ss’. If the vowel sound in the word makes a short sound or noise, then the next letters will be doubled. See if you can get full marks in these spellings.

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Spell the missing word: ____ is my favorite game.

[ ]	Ches
[ ]	Chess
[ ]	Chese
[ ]	Cheese

Spell the missing word: My teacher's name is ____ Jones.

[ ]	Mis
[ ]	Mes
[ ]	Mess
[ ]	Miss

Spell the missing word: Please can I have a ____?

[ ]	ciss
[ ]	cis
[ ]	kis
[ ]	kiss

Spell the missing word: The snake went ____.

[ ]	hess
[ ]	hes
[ ]	hiss
[ ]	his

Spell the missing word: I don't want more, I want ____.

[ ]	less
[ ]	les
[ ]	lass
[ ]	liss

Spell the missing word: Your room is a ____.

[ ]	mis
[ ]	miss
[ ]	mess
[ ]	mes

Spell the missing word: I love her new ____.

[ ]	dess
[ ]	dress
[ ]	dresz
[ ]	drss

Spell the missing word: He is suffering from ____.

[ ]	stess
[ ]	stress
[ ]	stres
[ ]	striss

Spell the missing word: Christians sometimes wear a ____.

[ ]	coss
[ ]	cros
[ ]	cross
[ ]	cruss

10.

Spell the missing word: Vacationing is such ____.

[ ]	bliss
[ ]	blis
[ ]	blisse
[ ]	biss

Spelling: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - The End Sound ss (Answers)

Spell the missing word: ____ is my favorite game.

[ ]	Ches
[x]	Chess
[ ]	Chese
[ ]	Cheese

The vowel sound in chess is very short and so you need to double the last letter.

Spell the missing word: My teacher's name is ____ Jones.

[ ]	Mis
[ ]	Mes
[ ]	Mess
[x]	Miss

If your teacher is female and married, we would call her Mrs not Miss.

Spell the missing word: Please can I have a ____?

[ ]	ciss
[ ]	cis
[ ]	kis
[x]	kiss

When you kiss, your lips use one muscle called the orbicularis oris.

Spell the missing word: The snake went ____.

[ ]	hess
[ ]	hes
[x]	hiss
[ ]	his

Snakes hiss to warn predators off.

Spell the missing word: I don't want more, I want ____.

[x]	less
[ ]	les
[ ]	lass
[ ]	liss

Less than means the same as subtract, take away and minus.

Spell the missing word: Your room is a ____.

[ ]	mis
[ ]	miss
[x]	mess
[ ]	mes

Messy rooms can be dusty too and these can cause problems for anyone with asthma or allergies to dust.

Spell the missing word: I love her new ____.

[ ]	dess
[x]	dress
[ ]	dresz
[ ]	drss

In 2001 the singer Bjork wore a dress that looked like a swan! She is now famous for wearing this dress because nobody liked it.

Spell the missing word: He is suffering from ____.

[ ]	stess
[x]	stress
[ ]	stres
[ ]	striss

Stress is a very serious problem and causes many other issues like headaches and heart attacks.

Spell the missing word: Christians sometimes wear a ____.

[ ]	coss
[ ]	cros
[x]	cross
[ ]	cruss

The cross symbolizes how Jesus died, nailed to a cross.

10.

Spell the missing word: Vacationing is such ____.

[x]	bliss
[ ]	blis
[ ]	blisse
[ ]	biss

The Golden Mile Beach in South Africa is one of the busiest beaches in the world...not quite blissful!