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Year 2 - Tricky words 3
Certain words won't play by the rules and need to be learned off by heart. Here are ten to test you.

Year 2 - Tricky words 3

This 'Tricky Words 3' spelling quiz uses words taken from the National Curriculum and tests KS1 children on these spellings. All these words are considered tricky because they break the usual sound patterns.

When spelling, many words can be sounded out but there are also lots of words that can’t be broken into sound groups. This quiz is going to test you on those words that are exceptions to the rules. Can you spell the missing words?

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1 .
These ____ are from all over the world.
peeple
peepal
peopel
people
There are over seven billion people in the world!
2 .
Don't stand ____ the horse.
beehinde
beahinde
behinde
behind
This is good advice because horses can kick you if you stand behind them.
3 .
He has a small ____ in his hands.
plarnt
plant
plante
plarnte
Did you know, the Venus flytrap is a plant that eats insects.
4 .
I ____ ____ Smith that I would hand my homework in tomorrow.
toled and Mr
told and Mr
towld and Mr
told and Mrr
All male teachers are called 'Mr' whether they're married or not. This is different to female teachers who can be called Mrs, Miss or Ms.
5 .
His ____ helped him fix his bike.
father
farther
faver
farthver
If you accidentally write 'farther' then you are saying far away, or farther away from you - in the distance.
6 .
What lesson do you have ____ your lunch ____?
arfter and brake
after and brake
arfter and break
after and break
There are two words that sound the same: break and brake. Brake is something that goes in your car and causes it to stop; break is something that snaps or a time of rest.
7 .
She has a cube of ____ in her mouth.
sugar
shugar
shuger
suger
We say 'sh' even though it begins with just a 's' - this is a very unusual exception.
8 .
What ____ does the clock say?
ower
ouwer
houwer
hour
The time on a clock is made up of hours, minutes and seconds.
9 .
The little girl wanted to play hide and seek over and over ____.
agen
again
agein
aggain
Young children like to play games over and over again as this helps them learn about the world around them.
10 .
These roses are ____.
buootiful
buoeatifall
beautifall
beautiful
This is a very tricky word to spell and the best way to do it is to either make up a rhyme to help you or to memorise it and keep writing it until it sticks in your memory!
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Finola Waller

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