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Year 1 - The Sound oa

The oa sound can pop up in lots of words. Practise hearing oa and choosing the right letters, so your spelling gets quicker and more confident.

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Fascinating Fact:

You can hear oa in road.

In KS1 English Spelling (Year 1), pupils learn common spellings for different sounds. This quiz focuses on the oa sound, so children can spot it in words and spell those words more accurately.

Key Terms

Sound: What you hear when you say a word or part of a word.
Letters: The shapes we write to make words.
Spell: To write a word using the correct letters in the correct order.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is the oa sound in Year 1 phonics?

In Year 1 phonics, oa is a way to spell the long o sound. Children learn to spot oa in words and use it when they hear that sound.

What are some oa words for Year 1?

Some simple oa words for Year 1 are “goat”, “boat”, “coat”, “soap”, and “toad”. Saying the words aloud can help children hear the long o sound.

How do you teach children to spell words with oa?

Say the word slowly and ask your child to listen for the long o sound. Then help them remember that oa is one spelling they can use, and practise with short word lists.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Spell the missing words: He ____ up the ____ with bread.

soaked and soap

soaked and soup

soacked and soup

soaked and soupe

Did I trick you? Did you think the word soup had an 'oa' in it? If you clicked the top answer, it says 'soap', which is something you wash with.

2 .

Spell the missing words: By rubbing the ____ into the sponge, you make it ____.

soap and thoam

soap and fome

soap and foam

soup and foam

Some soaps have a foaming agent inside them that creates the tiny bubbles we call foam.

3 .

Spell the missing word: This is my new ____.

bowt

bote

boot

boat

The sound 'oa' can also be made by the o_e and ow sounds.

4 .

Which answer is perfect?

Baby goats are called cids.

Baby gots are called kids.

Babie goats are called kids.

Baby goats are called kids.

Male goats are called bucks and female goats are called does.

5 .

Spell the missing word: He scored the first ____.

joal

goal

yoal

goale

A goal can be something you score and something you set yourself. You could set yourself the goal to score the most goals in a football match!

6 .

Spell the missing word: How much for a ____ of bread?

loath

loafe

loaf

lofe

We say one loaf of bread, but two loaves of bread.

7 .

Spell the missing words: The ____ drove down the ____.

coash and road

coache and road

coach and roab

coach and road

Schools often hire coaches to take them on trips.

8 .

Spell the missing word: This is a large ____ tree.

oak

oack

oac

oake

Oak trees produce acorns.

9 .

Spell the missing word: There was a rip in her ____.

koat

coat

cowt

cote

Does she remind you of Little Red Riding Hood?

10 .

Spell the missing words: Why does ____ ____ in water?

toast and float

taost and float

toast and floate

toest and float

Toast might float for a little while but the bread will eventually absorb all the liquid and sink.

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author: Finola Waller (MEd, Primary School Teacher & KS1 English Quiz Writer)

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