Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - The Sound ue (Questions)

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This 'Sound ue' spelling quiz will test elementary school children on this digraph. To help you, think of the word ‘due’ and know that this sound is pronounced like the alphabet name for ‘u’.

If a word ends with a u/ue/ew sound it is likely to be shown be either ‘ue’ or ‘ew’. This quiz will be looking at words with the ‘ue’ sound in them. Can you spell the missing words?

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This is the color ____.

[ ]	bloo
[ ]	blue
[ ]	blew
[ ]	blewe

The detective searched for a ____.

[ ]	clue
[ ]	klue
[ ]	cklue
[ ]	cloeu

A piece of paper cannot be folded in half more than seven times - ____ or false?

[ ]	chrue
[ ]	true
[ ]	twue
[ ]	twrue

He was ____ then sent back into the wild.

[ ]	wescued
[ ]	reskued
[ ]	rescueb
[ ]	rescued

The day after Monday is ____.

[ ]	Tuesda
[ ]	Tuesday
[ ]	Tueday
[ ]	Tuessday

Can I borrow your ____.

[ ]	jlue
[ ]	galue
[ ]	glue
[ ]	gilue

They've just ____.

[ ]	arrgued
[ ]	argueb
[ ]	arggued
[ ]	argued

The shop was having a sale which meant everything was great ____.

[ ]	value
[ ]	vallue
[ ]	vailue
[ ]	valiue

Can she borrow a ____ to blow her nose?

[ ]	tisue
[ ]	tissue
[ ]	tiessue
[ ]	tiszue

10.

I'm ____ to play pool. I'm just waiting for a wooden ____.

[ ]	dgue and cue
[ ]	jue and cue
[ ]	due and cue
[ ]	due and kue

Spelling: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - The Sound ue (Answers)

This is the color ____.

[ ]	bloo
[x]	blue
[ ]	blew
[ ]	blewe

Phonetically, these all say 'blue' but only one is spelled correctly. There is a word 'blew' but it means to have blown.

The detective searched for a ____.

[x]	clue
[ ]	klue
[ ]	cklue
[ ]	cloeu

If you aren't sure if this word begins with a 'k' or 'c', write it both ways and see which one looks most familiar.

A piece of paper cannot be folded in half more than seven times - ____ or false?

[ ]	chrue
[x]	true
[ ]	twue
[ ]	twrue

It's true - try it. It has to be a square piece of paper though.

He was ____ then sent back into the wild.

[ ]	wescued
[ ]	reskued
[ ]	rescueb
[x]	rescued

Foxes are nocturnal animals, this means their eyes are designed to see in the night.

The day after Monday is ____.

[ ]	Tuesda
[x]	Tuesday
[ ]	Tueday
[ ]	Tuessday

Tuesday is the second day of the week.

Can I borrow your ____.

[ ]	jlue
[ ]	galue
[x]	glue
[ ]	gilue

Super glue is super sticky so be careful. If you do get stuck, nail polish remover might be able to help you unstick.

They've just ____.

[ ]	arrgued
[ ]	argueb
[ ]	arggued
[x]	argued

This is also called having an argument. When you change it to argument, you lose the 'e'.

The shop was having a sale which meant everything was great ____.

[x]	value
[ ]	vallue
[ ]	vailue
[ ]	valiue

A sale is normally shown by what percentage has been taken off.

Can she borrow a ____ to blow her nose?

[ ]	tisue
[x]	tissue
[ ]	tiessue
[ ]	tiszue

We blow our noses with tissues as it's softer than toilet paper.

10.

I'm ____ to play pool. I'm just waiting for a wooden ____.

[ ]	dgue and cue
[ ]	jue and cue
[x]	due and cue
[ ]	due and kue

In some places, to show you want to play on the pool or snooker table next, you rest a pound on the side. This shows that you're next in line.